Environmental groups urge rapid-infiltration basins and more testing for disposal options
Save Blackwater River and other commenters urged the council to explore rapid-infiltration basins (RIBs) and other alternatives to spray fields, saying RIBs can be far more efficient and reduce land needs; council asked staff to include additional borings/testing options and to seek answers from DEP.
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At the public microphone, Dave Samples of Save Blackwater River and other speakers urged the council to expand evaluation of disposal alternatives for Sprayfield 4, including rapid-infiltration basins (RIBs) and man-made wetlands. Samples said RIBs are far more efficient than spray fields and could reduce the need for additional land acquisitions; he urged a robust alternatives analysis and additional geotechnical borings.
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