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Bedford County creates temporary oversight board for decentralized wastewater systems
Summary
The county approved a planning‑commission proposal to form a seven‑member board for one year to review and set guidelines for alternative (decentralized) wastewater systems in subdivisions and other new developments.
Bedford County commissioners voted to form a seven‑member decentralized wastewater system oversight board on a one‑year term, approving a planning‑commission recommendation intended to add local review and enforcement for alternative wastewater systems used in subdivisions and some single‑house installations.
The planning commission proposed the board after discussions about gaps in oversight for decentralized systems that developers currently may select without substantive county review. Planning commission representative Mr. Yockey told commissioners the planning commission is revising subdivision regulations and wants a separate board to review final plats and utility arrangements for decentralized systems: "I'm representing the planning commission." The board would review final…
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