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Council adopts updated wastewater rules by reference after health board approval
Summary
Missoula City Council adopted an ordinance incorporating the Missoula City‑County Health Board’s updated Regulation 1 (wastewater treatment and disposal systems), allowing new on‑site wastewater systems in engineered "fill" under DEQ criteria; the county previously approved the change.
The Missoula City Council on Aug. 25 voted 10-0 to revise Missoula Municipal Code Chapter 8.02 by incorporating the Missoula City‑County Health Board’s updated Regulation 1 concerning wastewater treatment and disposal systems.
Charlie Shane, environmental health manager and sanitarian with Missoula Public Health, presented the update, saying it aligns local code with recent changes to Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) rules that permit new on‑site wastewater treatment systems in engineered fill in specific circumstances. Shane explained that local regulation must…
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