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Board accepts petition to review on-site sewage setbacks after implementation issues reported
Summary
The Board accepted a petition to review WAC 246-272A-0210 minimum horizontal separations after local health jurisdictions reported the recent change (surface water setback increase from 100 to 200 feet) has unintentionally restricted development along large rivers; staff will file a CR-101 to begin rulemaking to clarify setbacks measured from ordinary high-water marks.
The State Board of Health voted Jan. 14 to accept a petition for rulemaking that asks the Board to clarify recent revisions to on-site sewage setbacks (WAC 246-272A-0210, Table IV) after several local jurisdictions reported implementation challenges. The change in the rule text increased surface-water setbacks from 100 feet to 200 feet; petitioners and local environmental-health directors said the revision has been applied to large rivers and lakes regardless of the actual drinking-water…
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