Much-delayed onsite wastewater laws for California take effect May 13. The new policies follow years of work in response to AB-885, which was passed by the California legislature in 2000. The original deadline for the regulations was January 1, 2004. After objections over the one-size-fits-all laws originally proposed, the state Water Resources Control Board developed a tiered, risk-based approach to set standards and minimum operating requirements for onsite wastewater systems.ColoradoThe Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is planning “sweeping” changes to its laws for septic tanks and drainfields to make them more flexible. State officials also say the regulations
