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Working group urges code‑style approach to on‑site wastewater rules, proposes nitrogen thresholds and training requirements
Summary
A multi‑stakeholder sewage disposal working group recommended a package of 20 reforms including a codes‑and‑standards advisory model for technical rules, nitrogen‑sensitivity mapping, thresholds for when enhanced nitrogen removal is required, increased training and certification for local sanitarians and installers, data collection improvements, and homeowner financing for failing systems.
A multi‑stakeholder working group convened under 2025 legislation delivered detailed recommendations to the Public Health Committee calling for a systems change in how Connecticut regulates on‑site wastewater systems.
Co‑chairs John Guskowski (planning consultant), Jim Paris (Homebuilders & Remodelers Association) and local health director Sonia Brinkworth presented a package the group framed as an integrated set of reforms rather than independent changes. Core recommendations included:
• Create a permanent technical advisory body (modeled on the Department of Administrative Services codes & standards committee) to review and vote on…
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