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Commissioners urge state DEQ to meet with local health department on alternative septic systems
Summary
Commissioners discussed alternative Level 3 packed‑bed septic systems that reduce nitrogen and urged DEQ and the local health department to coordinate acceptance so the systems can be used at sites including Cambridge Lake and Brays area.
County commissioners and staff discussed alternative “Level 3” septic systems that use packed‑bed filters with wood chips to reduce nitrogen discharge and could be helpful at locations such as Cambridge Lake, John Valley and the Brays area.
A commissioner said those systems can reduce nitrogen levels “from the 30 nitrogen they're measuring, clear down to 10…
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