{"id":9311,"date":"2012-06-07T00:01:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T05:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=9311"},"modified":"2012-06-06T23:46:42","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T04:46:42","slug":"lee-county-looking-into-new-ordinance-that-mandates-inspecting-septic-tanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/06\/lee-county-looking-into-new-ordinance-that-mandates-inspecting-septic-tanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County Looking Into New Ordinance That Mandates Inspecting Septic Tanks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Two years ago, execution of a state law mandating the inspections bogged down as the Legislature worked on revisions. Gov. Rick Scott has signed a law that repealed the 2010 legislation and replaced it with one that gives most counties the option to institute an inspection program meeting state standards or go without one.<\/p>\n

This county\/state program would mean a $300 to $500 charge every five years for every home with a septic tank and possibly several thousand dollars for repairing or replacing a defective tank.<\/p>\n

County Commissioner Ray Judah said he\u2019d like to see areas in close proximity to waterways get inspected first because that will pay off with improved water quality.<\/p>\n

\u201cTourism is a $65 billion industry statewide and it\u2019s all dependent on clean water,\u201d Judah said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to want to start with the hot spots.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it could help protect water quality and the tourism industry that depends on it, advocates say.<\/p>\n

Roland Ottolini, director of the county\u2019s Natural Resources Division, said \u0093We\u2019re still working on the details (of this proposed ordinance) because it\u2019s a complex system.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the county ordinance has to comply with state guidelines, so everyone with a septic tank would be inspected once every five years \u2014 although how the rotation is set up hasn\u2019t been determined, he said.<\/p>\n

For one thing, it\u2019s not known exactly where the oldest septic tanks are situated, Ottolini said. \u201cWe\u2019re working on that kind of database.\u201d<\/p>\n

If approved by the county commission, the program would be administered by the state Health Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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