A new state Legislature is in office in Florida, and one of the early bills introduced in Tallahassee would establish inspection standards for onsite wastewater systems.
HB 85 came from Rep. Will Robinson, R-Bradenton, who says one of his campaign issues was solving the problem of the Indian River Lagoon. The lagoon is formed by the Indian River where it runs between the mainland and barrier islands on the state’s eastern shore. It stretches about 100 miles from about Orlando south to near Miami, and it has been plagued by algae blooms in part attributed to untreated wastewater from onsite
