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DEQ presents rewrite of on-site septic rules; committee approves IDAPA 58.01.03 revisions
Summary
The Department of Environmental Quality proposed a rewrite of on-site septic (subsurface sewage) rules to reduce regulatory burden, add clarity, update technical requirements, and move some technical guidance into rule. The committee approved the rulemaking after questions about setbacks, bonding, tank sizes and other changes.
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) presented a comprehensive rewrite of rules governing on‑site decentralized wastewater disposal (IDAPA 58.01.03) and the Senate Environment and Energy Committee approved the proposed docket.
DEQ Surface and Wastewater Division Administrator Mary Ann Nelson summarized the rewrite as a 0‑based regulatory review intended to reduce regulatory burden, remove archaic language, simplify permitting, and move some requirements from the Technical Guidance Manual (TGM) into rule where they are de facto requirements. "The goal of this rule making is to perform a critical and comprehensive review of…
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