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Board approves waiver of Gloucester sewer-application fees tied to HRSD septic-to-sewer grant program
Summary
The county approved an ordinance waiving local sewer application fees for property owners who participate in a Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) grant program that reimburses eligible homeowners for septic-to-sewer conversion costs; the board voted with one recorded no.
Gloucester County supervisors voted Oct. 7 to adopt an ordinance waiving county sewer application fees for property owners who participate in a Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) grant program designed to reduce nonpoint source pollution by incentivizing connections to public sewer.
Katie Lague, director of public utilities, told the board HRSD received a $1.18 million Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) grant intended to reimburse residential property owners who properly abandon septic systems and connect to sewer in targeted areas of Gloucester Point. HRSD agreed to waive its facility charges and is encouraging localities to waive their separate…
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