When the Florida Legislature ended its session in the spring, the effort to approve Senate Bill 1664 failed. The Legislation would have required local governments to develop remediation plans for onsite wastewater systems as part of broader plans to manage water quality in the watersheds that feed Florida’s springs.
As it is in other parts of the country, the issue in Florida is nitrogen. Various groups are urging residents to abandon their septic systems and hook up to municipal sewer services, and the state has some money available to assist. However, the bill was confusing.
“We never truly understood what the intent
