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Committee hears bill to require soil morphology tests and professional engineers for septic approvals
Summary
House Bill 200 would allow soil morphology (soil analysis) in place of percolation tests for septic systems and specify that a professional engineer perform the analysis; local public health authorities testified in favor and the state public advocate urged follow‑up from state agencies.
Representative Bill Faulkner introduced House Bill 200 to the Missouri House Committee on Local Government, saying the measure would permit detailed soil morphology testing for on‑site septic systems and require that a professional engineer perform soil analyses for certain installations.
Why it matters: Representative Faulkner and multiple witnesses told the committee that percolation tests provide limited information about seasonal water tables and long‑term soil behavior; an in‑ground soil morphology test…
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