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DEQ adopts emergency rules to preserve septic‑installer licensing after statutory shift
Summary
Following legislation shifting on‑site wastewater installer authority from local public health to the Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ adopted emergency rules to avoid a licensing gap, maintain consumer protections, and begin a state licensing program while it develops a full rule package for 2026.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) told the Administrative Rules Committee that Senate Bill 2267 transferred authority for licensing on‑site wastewater installers (septic system installers) from local public health boards to the DEQ and temporarily invalidated some local rules. Deputy Director Karl Rockman said the emergency rules were necessary to prevent a lapse in oversight…
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