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Bill to allow sewer hookups outside UGAs centers on Lake Stevens landfill; advocates split
Summary
House Local Government Committee members heard public testimony on House Bill 1097, which would allow limited extensions of urban governmental services into rural areas in four narrowly defined circumstances, including to connect a landfill or a failing on‑site sewage disposal system when an existing sewer system is within an estimated quarter mile.
House Local Government Committee members heard public testimony on House Bill 1097, which would allow limited extensions or expansions of urban governmental services into rural areas in four narrowly defined circumstances, including to connect a landfill or a failing on-site sewage disposal system when an existing sewer system is within an estimated quarter mile.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Sam Lowe (39th District), told the committee the measure is narrowly targeted to address public‑health and environmental harms from hauling wastewater from a 40‑acre closed landfill near Lake Stevens. “The site currently collects 4,000,000 gallons of wastewater each year, and that wastewater is trucked across the county several times a week,”…
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