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House advances bill standardizing septic approvals, requiring written directives from local boards of health
Summary
House Bill 658 would adopt DEQ circular standards for on‑site wastewater (septic) approvals, require local boards of health to set out written directives for applicants, and protect existing, functioning subsurface systems from retroactive county rule changes; it passed second reading amid divided debate.
Representative Jay Hinkle sponsored House Bill 658 to codify a uniform standard for subsurface on‑site wastewater treatment systems (septic systems), increase transparency in local board of health approvals, and shield systems that are functioning and not failing from retroactive local rule changes.
Hinkle said the bill draws on a DEQ circular that was developed with input from sanitarians, private consultants, engineers and DEQ staff and that the circular captures the soil types and practical designs used…
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