The County Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to have the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority (WWTA) to regulate and operate decentralized sewage systems.
The vote came after three commissioners - David Sharpe, Greg Beck and Warren Mackey -were in favor of a motion to defer the vote until May 14 to allow the WWTA board more time to refine its regulations on the decentralized units.
More local developers are turning to the systems since much of the rural part of the county is not yet reached by sewage lines.
Commissioner Gene-o Shipley, who had a long plumbing career, had pushed for the resolution, saying he was concerned that the new systems could ... (click for more)