An interim report on Florida’s plans to develop passive strategies for nitrogen reduction for onsite sewage systems has been issued. The study is in response to legislative action in 2008 creating a 3- to 5-year project to reduce nitrogen in the state’s bodies of water. There are 2.3 million onsite systems in the state serving about one third of the population, according to the report, which also acknowledges several other ways that nitrogen gets into soils and water. The report is available online at www.myfloridaeh.com/ostds/pdfiles/ forms/InterimReport.pdf. Two bills affecting onsite systems in Florida are under consideration. House bill AB 727
