ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland Senate committee has signed off on a bill to limit where new septic systems can be installed.
Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee Chairwoman Joan Carter Conway said the committee supported the measure in a 7 to 4 vote Friday afternoon.
The bill, sponsored by Gov. Martin O'Malley, failed to gain traction last year and was altered to create a tiered system local governments would use to determine what areas are eligible to put new septic systems.
Proponents of the legislation say septic systems for individual homes cause more pollution than public water and sewer systems.
Conway, a Baltimore Democrat, said the committee significantly amended the bill Friday and expects lengthy debate on the Senate floor.
Western shore targets the Eastern shore it's time to secede.
ReplyDeleteIf I recall correctly, the Salisbury municipal waste water treatment plant has contributed MUCH more pollution to the bay than any private septic system around here.
ReplyDeleteBut, since they are a gov't entity, they are allowed to while the rest of us shoulder all the responsibility/blame for the bay's condition?
Did those legislators actually look at the performance logs of all the sewage plants in the upper bay before signing off on this?
Any idea on what the new limits are going to be??
ReplyDeleteAnd what studies were cited that showed a need to create the new limits?
2:46, are you joking; of course no one looked at or studied anything. our current crop of liberal leaders are "knee jerk", believe anything they hear and choke us with more and more regulations and tax dollars. this is all they know.
ReplyDeleteso basically this lends alot of land useless to developement by individuals and thereby lowering value. Unless of course you are a big deep pocketed developer who can afford to build a treatment plant in a planned neighborhood. I wonder who is really behind this?
ReplyDeleteThis has nothing to do with pollution. You will see once people notice that all the "certified" developers that can meet the new requirements will come from the Western Shore.
ReplyDeleteYep, 4:32 and if you or I want to build a home for our child on an extra lot we may have next to our own homes or subdivide and sell as a buildable lot-forget it!
ReplyDeleteThis is a crock! I wonder who wrote this bill? No doubt the $700 an hour lobbyists hired by big developers to get the little local builders out of their way.
ReplyDeleteThen after the land is devalued they will be able to buy it cheap and be able to afford to build a treatment facility. Then comes the requirment that all the houses in the area connect (and pay) like what happened in West OC many years ago.
Its all about taking your property rights away.
ReplyDeleteFeces is a natural waste product of every living person and animal.
ReplyDeleteFarmers spread it on their fields every season to improve their harvest.
Before plumbing was invented, people would dig a trench and deposit their waste in that. No chemicals. No storage tank.
Since the earth is over populated it's probably necessary to treat the sewerage now to lessen the impact on the earth.
And the chemicals that they use to treat she sewage is what damages the area where it is released, not so much the sewage itself.
I met an MDE employee the other night. I took the opportunity to discuss our Salisbury WWTP. He seemed to know much about, he was informed, we had a good conversation and I have no reason not to believe him. He told me that the MDE is not allowed at Salisbury's WWTP? What's up with that?
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