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Senate committee hears cleanup bill for NHDES wastewater authority and eliminates certain fees
Summary
Sen. Denise Rishardi and NHDES testified on SB 443, a statutory cleanup clarifying DES authority over industrial wastewater discharges and sewer connection permitting and removing outdated fees; senators pressed questions about subsurface/septic interactions and whether eliminating fees creates budget gaps.
Senator Denise Rishardi (R), representing District 9, introduced Senate Bill 443 as a cleanup and clarification measure for New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) wastewater programs.
Rishardi said the bill removes outdated, unused and confusing statutory language, clarifies DES authority over industrial discharges and sewer connections, and eliminates fees associated with the industrial…
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