Caughron said the state’s sewage laws are being rewritten. In the meantime, he said counties are developing their own policies and regulations by picking and choosing the former laws that were good. Some of those laws include using watertight concrete or a plastic tank, he said.
“We hope to reassure residents that if they want to build a home, there are a number of (existing) lots that can use the old rules (and using the existing infrastructure) that have been used for years,” he said.
On new lots that have been split, the property owner would have to follow the newer rules regarding septic systems, such has having longer leach lines and a soil analysis done, he said.
Caughron, who has 21 years experience in commercial and residential systems, said there are a number of lots in Warren County that are part of sanitary sewer systems, but also added there are lots of homes, even in the populous Mason area, that remain on septic systems.
Caughron also said the number of bedrooms in a home will determine the population and water flow of the lot and how much it will load the soil. It also determines the size of the leach field or mound system that would be needed for the lot.
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