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Committee reviews Senate Bill 2267 to centralize on-site wastewater rules under DEQ
Summary
The House Natural Resources Committee on Oct. 12 heard a briefing on Senate Bill 2267, which would make the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) the sole state agency responsible for developing statewide on-site wastewater rules, licensing installers and enforcing those rules.
The House Natural Resources Committee on Oct. 12 heard a briefing on Senate Bill 2267, which would make the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) the sole state agency responsible for developing statewide on-site wastewater rules, licensing installers and enforcing those rules.
DEQ representative Michael Glott said the bill would “give the DEQ the sole responsibility for the development of the code and licensing,” and would move authority away from local public health units. Glott said the proposal includes a one-time appropriation of $99,500 for the next biennium to pay DEQ costs for rule development and temporary staff time and would allow DEQ to collect licensing fees to fund operations.…
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