Bill would change septic system enforcement Seymour Tribune

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican state lawmakers are seeking to overhaul Indiana’s septic system laws and make it easier for new residential sewage disposal mechanisms to be installed or replaced. But environmental advocates say at least one of the proposals advancing through the Statehouse could lead to more failed septic systems and increased pollution across Indiana. House Bill 1647 would grant Hoosier property owners the ability to override local health department decisions about new septic system installations and existing systems that have failed as long as they have a paid consultant who agrees with them. It also makes it easier for installers…