Provisions of Substitute Senate Bill 110 became effective Sept. 17, 2010, requiring the state Department of Health to adopt statewide onsite rules by Jan. 1, 2012. They must:• Require a site evaluation for proposed onsite installations.• Allow failing systems to be repaired instead of replaced.• Include vertical separation reductions for subsurface drains, pretreatment, and soil elevation.• Establish reasonable maintenance requirements.• Require bonding for installers, service providers and septage haulers, and set standards for inspecting septage-hauling tanks.• Ensure septic and related tanks are structurally sound and watertight.The Ohio Onsite Wastewater Association will advise the rule advisory committee.New MexicoAt least 78 percent
