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The letter that the Utah planning division gave to the Utah Division of Health was pertaining to concern of the former on the sewage disposal system being observed in the developing areas of the county. The commissioners inquired if there is anything in line about researches that can point out the septic tanks that have gone beyond safety level in developing recreational spots. They also tried to get some available information which can be helpful in the planning department in the approval process.
The feedback from the Deputy Director of the local health office was about not having plans for big changes at the moment that will affect the environment or the citizens in an awful way. Additionally, he said they have not stopped being concerned with the correct disposal of human and pet wastes, mentioning the guidelines in the Utah State code of Waste minimum requirements for wastewater in Utah. These protocols will somehow decrease the installation of underground sewages and they will only be done in areas where the soil is in ample amounts. The standard variety of soil is anything that can isolate wastewater well from surface and ground water allowing the wastes to stay deep in the ground until appropriately purified.
A certain number of places in the Utah County are considered bordering when it comes to the ability of the state to comply with the requirements of the code. If the public officials and the residents of Utah County start to have a burden about the employment of individual wastewater disposal systems, the county will accept more stringent demands pertaining to the state code. The goal of these provisions is to establish limits to the expansion of the lots where systems like these could be placed. They can be a notch stricter about the soil classification, set a better separation of wastewater from ground and surface waters, and reinforce other boundaries that are deemed important to prevent health problems.
In order to increase the likelihood of limiting the use of septic tanks and drain fields is the cooperation of the county officials with the local health division especially when they witness any inconsistency in one property pertaining to the requirements. Even if it is obvious that the person fails to meet the specifications of the Code of Waste Disposal Regulations, local officials will still be seen, and this is common throughout the state, to be criticizing the local health agency for not giving permission to the individual to put up wastewater system in a given property. It is not a secret that the Deputy director has not stopped speaking of the need to reinforce the requirements and that this is needful of local cooperation.
There is a research that needs to be done to establish the safety level for the septic tanks and absorption systems, according to the State Division of Health. He assures Utah County through his writing that their help will be given to the best of their ability in case there will be a study and investigation happening in the future. He believes the present rules are fine as long as they are reinforced.
