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Deschutes County officials weigh in on bill creating groundwater "concern areas" and funding for septic repairs
Summary
Deschutes County commissioners and staff discussed Senate Bill 1154 on April 4, a proposed rewrite of Oregon’s groundwater quality law that would create a new “groundwater quality concern area” category and trigger assessments and prioritized funding for septic-system repair.
Deschutes County commissioners and staff discussed Senate Bill 1154 on April 4, a proposed rewrite of Oregon’s groundwater quality statute that would establish a new “groundwater quality concern area” designation and set in motion assessments, interagency committees and targeted funding for on-site septic repairs.
County Natural Resources staff described the bill as a substantive overhaul of existing groundwater quality law that directs the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to declare a groundwater concern area when contamination thresholds are met. The designation would prompt an agency assessment, creation of a local voluntary…
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