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Key Peninsula residents urge Pierce County to allow homeowner septic inspections, criticize enforcement
Summary
Residents and residents' groups told the council the health department's current septic inspection enforcement is punitive and that Pierce County should permit homeowner inspections so lower-income households can avoid costly contractor fees.
Several Key Peninsula and Burley Lagoon area residents urged the Pierce County Council during the Jan. 7 community forum to permit homeowner septic-system inspections and to revise enforcement practices they say disproportionately target low- and fixed-income residents.
Speakers described a local enforcement approach that they characterize as selective and costly. They said the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department requires inspections by certified companies that charge…
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