It seems there is now a question about the amount that the state is willing to spend to reimburse four residents who acted to protect their homes (i.e. bought filters rather than waiting for the state to get around to it...) in Broad Run Farms:

THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT of Environmental Quality announced last month that it would finance filtration systems for the residents with TCE in their wells. Jeff Steers, regional director of the Northern Regional Office, had said the department, however, could not use the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund for reimbursement purposes.

Steers said Monday that his department has since researched the matter and decided the state can reimburse the county government if the county pays for the reimbursement. Virginia will only cover the costs that we would have incurred had we done the installation, he said. Steers estimated the tally at $3,000 to $4,000. Homeowners have to present receipts to be compensated.

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