Maine LD1550 directs the Department of Health and Human Services to amend rules to reduce nutrient pollution from septic systems.
Maine LD1550 directs the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its subsurface wastewater disposal rule. The amendment must address short circuiting by reducing nutrient loading from septic tank effluent through natural processes. The changes apply only to soil profiles that pose a high risk of short circuiting due to sand or gravel layers or bedrock fractures. The department must ensure that suitable land for disposal fields remains suitable after the rule changes.
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