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Dye tests find failing systems; health department and county to pursue compliance under illicit-discharge ordinance
Summary
Staff described an illicit-discharge investigation using dye tests that identified five failing systems; four homeowners have contacted the health department and staff said the county will issue orders under the illicit-discharge ordinance if health enforcement is exhausted.
Howard County stormwater staff reported results from illicit-discharge dye testing conducted near Sycamore and Hickory Lane and said five systems tested positive for sewage reaching a ditch or conduit. Staff wrote an illicit-discharge investigation report and provided it to the health department for enforcement action.
Staff said four of the five property owners have contacted the health department after receiving letters; one homeowner had not yet been reached at the time of the report. Two properties had existing septic permits and will be…
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