The Nebraska legislature approved an interim study resolution to examine the Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act, and the general adoption and enforcement of installation standards. The study, which will make no recommendations, is based on concerns that the Department of Environmental Quality has failed to increase its management of installations, service, and repair, and to educate the public on the risks associated with hiring contractors who underbid others by not complying with installation standards.Since most field work is done by the Department of Health and Human Services under a memorandum with the DEQ, the study
