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Falmouth committee and Board of Health discuss triggers, timing and fairness for requiring advanced septic systems
Summary
Committee members and Board of Health liaisons debated how to target advanced innovative/alternative (IA) septic requirements within geoboundaries and watersheds, weighing triggers such as new construction, substantial improvement, title transfer, system failure and time triggers, and recommending assessed‑value metrics and staggered implementation to avoid late bulk conversions.
FALMOUTH — The Water Quality Management Committee spent the latter part of the meeting mapping proposed regulatory triggers for requiring advanced septic systems and considering fairness and implementation mechanics across geoboundaries and the larger watershed.
Board of Health crosswalk: Committee materials noted the Board of Health is considering home‑rule regulation to require advanced IA systems for new construction and substantial improvements in watersheds with TMDLs and nitrogen‑impaired water…
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