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Public commenters, WSDOT and rural groups urge revisions to critical‑area mapping, septic rules and mitigation options
Summary
The committee took public comment at the start of its July 16 meeting on items appearing later on the agenda, principally the proposed critical areas ordinance updates and their mapping and permitting effects.
The committee took public comment at the start of its July 16 meeting on items appearing later on the agenda, principally the proposed critical areas ordinance updates and their mapping and permitting effects.
Mike Thomas of North Bend told the committee he was “greatly concerned about the intersection of critical aquifer recharge areas mapping … and onerous requirements on septic replacements.” He said more than 2,000 septic systems in North Bend could face elevated replacement costs if mapped in a critical aquifer recharge area and said “there is no evidence that these septic systems are…
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