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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Worcester County reaffirms opposition to septic system changes

The Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to send a letter opposing state legislation to re-establish pre-treatment requirements for septic systems outside watershed areas.

Bob Mitchell, county environmental programs director, presented background on the measures SB 266 and HB 281, which look to reinstitute septic system regulations the Hogan administration abolished last November through its Regulatory Reform Commission.

Among the commission’s multitude of findings was that the state’s 2012 expansion of stringent septic system requirements could add as much as $15,000 to the cost of building a home or business by requiring all new systems to employ nitrogen-reduction technology.

“This is basically undoing the work of the Regulatory Reform Commission and re-instating pre-treatment of septic outside of the critical area,” he said.

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4 comments:

  1. Our liberal legislators have the uncanny ability to pass legislation that impacts poor people more than the affluent. When are the voters going to figure it out.

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  2. It's a money grab from the West side of the ditch to corner septic tank business. Mathias is protecting the Shore, right? Hah!

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  3. This is one reason why there is no development happening in Maryland environmentalists control this state.

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  4. Hence why i wont build.

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