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Rio Rico resident says septic line severed, seeks county help after years of delay
Summary
A Rio Rico resident told the board she has been without indoor plumbing since July after a neighbor severed a 4.5‑inch septic pipe that runs through the neighbor's property; she said county requirements and a property sale have impeded required perk/percolation testing and repairs.
Susan Phobian told the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 5 that a severed septic line has left her without household plumbing since July 19 and that county processes have so far prevented a repair. "Since July 19, I have not had plumbing in my home," Phobian said during the public comment period.
Phobian described finding a four‑and‑a‑half‑inch white plastic septic pipe cut and capped on a neighbor’s property while the…
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