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Committee reviews S.212 to create general permits for water and sewer connections
Summary
Lawmakers and agency staff discussed S.212, which would direct the Agency of Natural Resources to create a general permitting pathway for potable water and wastewater connections to speed and simplify routine development permits; members pressed agency staff on fees, municipal roles and system capacity.
Speaker 1 introduced S.212 as legislation directing the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) to develop a general permit for routine potable water supply and wastewater system connections, a change intended to simplify permitting and reduce costs for common projects.
The bill grew from Act 47 (2024), Speaker 1 said, and would let licensed designers certify that a connection meets published standards instead of requiring a full individual permit review each time. Speaker 4, an agency technical presenter, told the committee the general-permit approach aims to reduce review time and costs for low-risk connections while preserving ANR oversight for larger or higher-risk projects.
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