State senators propose help for homeowners with septic systems

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Capri Cafaro

WARREN — Two state senators feel they have created legislation that will help homeowners with septic systems that may need to be updated under state mandates.

Sen. Capri Cafaro of Liberty, D-32nd, and Sen.Timothy Grendell of Chesterland, R-18th, introduced Senate Bill 100 to the public during a press conference today. The proposed legislation will address sewage system laws and establish a loan system for residential upgrades.

Cafaro, who is the Senate Minority Leader, said legislation took effect in 2005 that changed the way by which septic system dangers are calculated. She said the result of that legislation was more than 30 calls per day to her office from concerned citizens asking if they had to change their system and complaining about the cost to do so.

A moratorium was placed on the legislation governing the septic systems, but it will end June 30. Cafaro and Grendell hope to pass the legislation they are jointly sponsoring before the moratorium ends and the current legislation again takes effect.

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