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Subcommittee asks VDH to develop guidance for on-site sewage systems and private wells; bill reported unanimously

2167416 · January 29, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 2309, as substituted, directs the Virginia Department of Health to develop guidance on permit solutions for on-site sewage systems and private wells and to require local statements describing the nature of public-health or environmental risk; the subcommittee reported the substitute 8–0.

House Bill 2309, sponsored by Delegate Hodges, requires the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to develop guidance on permitting solutions for on-site sewage systems (commonly referred to in testimony as septic systems) and for private wells. The substitute adopted by the subcommittee clarifies terminology (using “on-site sewage system” and “private well”),…

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