Jackson County adopts rewritten private-sewage ordinance, allows limited shared systems

Aug 25, 2026

The Jackson County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 25 approved Ordinance 3-23, a comprehensive rewrite of the county's private sewage disposal rules that consolidates and repeals two older ordinances, tightens installer certification and recordkeeping, and permits shared systems only at board-of-health discretion in hardship cases.

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The Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 25 to adopt Ordinance 3-23, a fully revised private sewage disposal ordinance intended to replace two existing county rules. The board approved the third and final reading and repealed ordinances 88 and 250 by voice vote.

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