Florida’s Senate Environmental Preservation Committee approved a measure that would limit mandatory onsite inspections to counties with first-magnitude springs. The bill (SB 820) is an alternative to an all-out repeal of a 2010 law requiring septic tank inspections every five years.
A House committee unanimously accepted a proposal by the state Department of Environmental Protection to bypass stricter federal water pollution rules and apply state standards. The proposal still must be approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and withstand a legal challenge from a statewide environmental advocacy group.
Minnesota
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a more concise onsite inspection form that
