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Committee tables resolution to ban residential decentralized wastewater systems after extended public comment
Summary
After extensive public comment and expert testimony, the Rules & Legislative Committee voted to table a proposed resolution that would prohibit residential decentralized wastewater systems ("STEP" systems) until planning and zoning review and other steps are completed.
The Rules & Legislative Committee voted to table a proposed resolution that would have prohibited residential decentralized wastewater systems — including septic tank effluent pumping (STEP) systems — countywide until Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) standards and monitoring were considered improved.
Commissioners and dozens of residents, builders and industry representatives spoke during a lengthy public‑comment period. Opponents of the prohibition argued a countywide ban would reduce property values and restrict development options. Chuck Craig, a District 1 resident, urged the committee to clarify whether the resolution would cover single homes that use a pump to move…
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