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Resident warns Bulloch County commissioners septic system demand outpacing local disposal
Summary
A local septic-services contractor told the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners the county faces rapidly rising demand for septic permits and limited local disposal capacity, and commissioners asked him to present fuller data at a follow-up meeting.
Keith Hamilton, a local septic-services contractor and resident of 11111 Arcova Road, addressed the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners during public comment to warn that septic-system demand and off‑site disposal are straining local capacity.
Hamilton said the county has seen rapid growth and that “in 40 years, our population has tripled,” and he reported his estimate that Bulloch County has about 55,000 residential septic tanks and has averaged roughly 500 new septic permits per year in recent years. He said county pumpers remove an estimated 1,600 tanks per year and out‑of‑county haulers take about 800 more, meaning…
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