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Panel reviews bill to let towns perform technical review of water/sewer connections to speed housing development
Summary
Legislative staff walked through a bill to allow limited municipal delegation to perform technical review of water and wastewater service connections (not septic), citing Act 147 study; the draft would require municipal capacity and retain ANR oversight and a $500 ANR application fee for delegated connections.
Legislative Council staff and the sponsor discussed a bill intended to streamline permitting for connections to public water and sewer systems, with the goal of speeding construction and lowering costs for housing and development projects. The staff said the proposal flows from an Act 147 study that examined delegation and efficiency.
"The state has a total water supply and wastewater system permit," Michael Grady of the Office of Legislative Council said in his walkthrough, explaining that connections…
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