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Senate committee endorses new general permit to streamline water and wastewater connections
Summary
A Senate committee approved S.212 to create a new general permit and consolidate connection-fee categories, with DEC estimating about a $100,000 revenue impact and fiscal staff warning that mapping under Act 181 and repeal of exemptions make precise estimates uncertain.
Brian Redmond, director of the Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division at the Department of Environmental Conservation, told a Senate committee that S.212 would create "a new type of general permit for water supply and wastewater connection permits" intended to cut administrative processing time and cost. He said the bill consolidates existing fee categories into three new ones and reduces fees under the proposed schedule.
Why it matters: The committee was focused on the fiscal implications. Redmond said DEC is projecting "roughly…
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