Committee debates technical design standards, soils testing and effluent limits

Apr 9, 2026

Committee members discussed soil-based application rates, drip spacing, reserve-area requirements and numeric effluent targets (BOD, TSS, TKN, nitrogen) and recommended county validation of soil reports by retained specialists at developer expense.

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Committee members reviewed numeric and design standards for decentralized wastewater systems and debated how stringent local limits should be compared with state guidance.

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