A county health department in central Ohio is having trouble giving away cash to replace failing septic systems. The Fairfield County Health Department, near the Columbus metro area, is reaching out to low-income homeowners to try and hand out $160,000 in grant money to replace onsite systems before the offer expires next summer, the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette reported on Tuesday.
According to the newspaper account, only four or five homeowners have called to ask about the program, which will foot the entire system replacement bill for the lowest-income residents. There are 17,500 septic systems in the county.
The grants would cover the full
