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Lawmakers approve bill to ease wastewater permit backlog after rural lawmakers warn of crippling costs
Summary
The House approved Senate Bill 305 to change how the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issues certain wastewater permits after rural lawmakers said a recent general-permit approach left some small communities facing costly compliance orders.
The Colorado House approved Senate Bill 305 on third reading after lawmakers described cases in which rural communities were hit by new wastewater permit requirements that local officials said effectively made already-built facilities noncompliant.
"We have communities that were just hit with a $15,000 new facility bill that are still paying off work that was done five years ago and still have $10,000,000 left to pay," Representative Richardson said on the floor, describing…
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