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Commissioners ask state to allow county to contract with TDEC for septic regulation oversight
Summary
Williamson County commissioners approved Resolution 32624 asking the Tennessee Legislature to allow the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to contract directly with counties so the county could opt in to oversight of subsurface sewage disposal regulations; commissioners cited high local septic costs and said the change would preserve local review.
The Williamson County Board of Commissioners voted to approve Resolution 32624, asking the Tennessee Legislature to amend the Tennessee Code Annotated to permit the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to contract directly with county governments to regulate subsurface sewage disposal systems.
Commissioner (speaking for the resolution) said the current statute allows TDEC to contract only with local health departments or boards of health, which are appointed bodies, and the change would add county government as an option so the county could choose whether to accept…
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