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DEQ and local sanitarians back bill to resolve septic 'mixing zone' conflict
Summary
Rep. Courtney Sprunger presented HB180 to reconcile local health mixing‑zone approvals under Title 50 with sanitation/subdivision requirements under Title 76; DEQ and county sanitarians supported grandfathering legally permitted drainfields and requiring future mixing zones to remain within parcel boundaries.
Representative Courtney Sprunger opened the hearing on House Bill 180, saying a longstanding conflict between local health approvals of septic mixing zones (MCA Title 50) and sanitation/subdivision review (Title 76) was forcing property owners to abandon legally permitted drain fields when dividing land. Sprunger said the bill would grandfather legally permitted mixing zones created before the bill's effective date and align state and local rules…
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