House requires public facilities to meet same water-discharge standards as private operators
House Bill 23-43 requires publicly operated facilities that raise game to follow water-discharge guidelines like private facilities; the bill passed unanimously on final passage (97–0–1) after members cited nitrate contamination concerns in Centralia.
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The House passed substitute House Bill 23-43, directing that publicly operated facilities that raise game comply with the same water-discharge guidelines required of private operations. Sponsors framed the measure as addressing localized contamination and ensuring public agencies are held to the same standards as private entities.
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