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Clallam County advances on-site septic code rewrite; draft goes to prosecutor, public hearing planned
Summary
Environmental health staff presented a draft overhaul of the county on-site sewage code incorporating state WAC updates, new holding-tank rules, tightened subdivision flow limits and incentives for repairs; legal review continues before a public hearing.
Jen Garcelon, environmental health staff for Clallam County Health and Human Services, briefed the Board of Health on March 8 that a draft update to the county's on-site septic code is near completion and is under review at the prosecuting attorney’s office.
Garcelon said the draft adopts many changes the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) now requires statewide, clarifies existing requirements, and adds several items intended to make application and enforcement clearer for residents, designers and installers. Key changes summarized to the board include a new holding-tank permitting pathway, revised minimum lot-area requirements for subdivisions, stricter rules on splitting sewage flows, and clarified inspection and licensing rules.
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