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Montana lawmaker seeks streamlined septic approvals where groundwater is absent
Summary
Rep. Lou Jones introduced House Bill 923 to let the Department of Environmental Quality adopt alternate review rules for septic systems in areas where usable groundwater does not exist, aiming to reduce cost and delay while retaining environmental safeguards.
Representative Lou Jones, sponsor of House Bill 923, told the House Natural Resources Committee that the bill would authorize the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to adopt tailored rules for septic-system reviews in parts of eastern Montana where usable groundwater is absent. “Were giving DEQ a smart tool to acknowledge whats obvious to everyone on the ground in those areas and give families out there a far more efficient pass to get in their system approved,” Jones said.
The measure responds to complaints from county sanitarians and residents who face the states existing…
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