In a letter published in The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds is asking the Vermont House of Representatives to act on a water quality bill and an outdated septic system capacity statute. According to Pat Suozzi, author of the letter and president of the lakes protection group, Vermont’s antiquated limitations on septic system design capacity don’t reflect today’s new, innovative, alternative systems.
In 2023, the Vermont Senate passed Senate Bill 146, but the House Committee on Environment and Energy has not acted on it. The bill clarifies how indirect discharges of wastewater are permitted, including
