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Missoula County adopts updated wastewater rule to allow engineered septic systems in fill
Summary
Missoula County commissioners adopted a resolution to replace Regulation 1 of the Missoula City-County Health Code to allow on-site wastewater systems in engineered fill consistent with Montana DEQ Circular 4, following a Health Board recommendation and no public opposition during the hearing.
Missoula County commissioners on July 30 adopted a resolution to replace the county—s Regulation 1, allowing on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems to be installed in engineered fill when they meet Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Circular 4 design standards.
Public health manager Charlie Shane told the board the DEQ revised Circular 4 after a 2023 legislative directive to allow certain new on-site systems in engineered fill. "DEQ recently changed their rules in that circular we just mentioned to allow new on-site wastewater systems in fill," Shane…
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