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Commissioners press legal route after reports of leaking septic tank near county lake
Summary
County officials discussed a year‑long sanitation complaint in which a private septic tank reportedly leaked into a lake. Commissioners reviewed KDHE notices, discussed interim pumping to reduce public‑health risk and asked county counsel to advise on enforcement including fines, citations, or condemnation.
Bourbon County commissioners addressed a persistent sanitation complaint Dec. 15 involving a septic tank that county staff say has not been maintained for roughly a year and has been discharging into nearby land and toward a county lake.
Commissioners said KDHE notices were issued (April 5 and Oct. 7), each allowing 30 days for correction; staff reported…
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