This is great news for the 50,000+ property owners located in this 3 county area as well as all septic tank owners throughout the State of Florida. The State had originally proposed that all septic systems located in this area be upgraded to the new $15,000+ systems at the time of replacement, home remodeling, or within 18 months of a sale. Additional proposals would take the program statewide.
The Florida Department of Health was planning on implementing this program as soon as August 2009 even though the legislature had got the process rolling for further scientific studies on the issue.
The whole issue surrounds high nitrogen levels in the Wekiva River which flows out of the Northwest Orange County area. High nitrogen levels are causing plants and wildlife to struggle. However there is a big controversy on whether it is truly septic systems causing the problem or whether it is fertilizer being used on lawns and farms in the area. The Realtor associations, investor associations, many homeowner's associations, and all 3 county commissions of Orange, Seminole, and Lake County have made big objections to implementing this rule without doing the studies first. After all why make people spending an extra $15,000+ for a new system when the studies are incomplete and possibly just plain wrong.
Fortunately, the governor signed the new state budget into law yesterday and part of the budget will require that Department of Health to back off until these studies are completed - probably next year sometime. Here is one take that the Orlando Sentinel had on the issue last week.
Fantastic news for everyone that owns a home in the area. Now flush away!
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