Delegation approves drafting of septic-exemption bill backed unanimously by BOCC The Washington County delegation voted to draft a septic-system bill that would allow the local health department to exempt households from certain septic regulations if compliance would be unduly burdensome or physically impractical; the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to support it.

The Washington County delegation just took a significant step towards easing septic regulations, allowing local health officials to grant exemptions where compliance is impractical.

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