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Committee raises concept to study nitrogen runoff rules for residential development
Summary
The Public Health Committee voted to raise a concept to study possible requirements to reduce nitrogen runoff tied to residential developments; members said the idea is a work in progress and recommended further interagency review with public health and environment officials.
The Public Health Committee raised a concept to consider requirements aimed at reducing nitrogen runoff from residential developments during its Feb. 19 meeting.
Committee co-chair Senator Amar said the move is intended to allow a hearing and further study: “So it's worthy to look at, how, what is the right amount and is there opportunity to address this and fix this from a public health perspective?”
The concept would examine links between human activity, nitrogen in water systems and public-health and environmental impacts.…
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