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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 455B.172, Code 1995, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. A county board of health shall not 1 4 have the authority to require replacement of a private sewage 1 5 disposal system if repairs can be made which would be 1 6 compatible with the existing system and would allow the system 1 7 to operate in a manner which would continue to protect the 1 8 environment and the public health and safety of the citizens 1 9 of the state. 1 10 Sec. 2. Section 455B.172, subsection 4A, is repealed at 1 11 such time as the department of natural resources becomes the 1 12 only governmental agency authorized to adopt standards for 1 13 private sewage disposal systems and inspection and enforcement 1 14 of private sewage disposal systems becomes uniform statewide. 1 15 The department of natural resources shall notify the Code 1 16 editor when the repeal of section 455B.172, subsection 4A, 1 17 becomes effective. 1 18 Sec. 3. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 1 19 takes effect upon enactment. 1 20 EXPLANATION 1 21 Currently, section 455B.172, subsections 1 through 4, grant 1 22 the authority for regulation of private water supplies and 1 23 private sewage disposal systems to each county board of health 1 24 and require that the standards that each county adopts must be 1 25 at least as stringent as the standards adopted by the 1 26 environmental protection commission. This bill limits the 1 27 authority of a county board of health to require replacement 1 28 of a private sewage disposal system if repairs can be made 1 29 which would be compatible with the existing system and if the 1 30 repairs would allow the system to operate so as to protect the 1 31 environment and the public health and safety of the citizens 1 32 of the state. A "private sewage disposal system" is defined 1 33 as a system which provides for the treatment or disposal of 1 34 domestic sewage from four or fewer dwelling units or the 1 35 equivalent of 16 individuals on a continuing basis. 2 1 The bill provides that section 455B.172, subsection 4A, is 2 2 repealed at such time as the department of natural resources 2 3 becomes the only governmental agency authorized to adopt 2 4 standards for private sewage disposal systems and inspection 2 5 and enforcement of private sewage disposal systems becomes 2 6 uniform statewide. The bill has an immediate effective date. 2 7 LSB 2182YH 76 2 8 js/cf/24
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