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Evers, Broxson Behind Bills To Stop Septic Tank Inspection Law
December 3, 2010
North Escambia’s legislative members are standing behind bills that seek to repeal the septic tank inspection program signed into law by Governor Charlie Crist earlier this year.
A bill was filed in the Florida Senate Wednesday by Greg Evers, whose district includes northern Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
“These are very difficult times for Floridians and we should be looking for ways to reduce the burden of government, not require people to pay more into a bureaucratic, one-size-fits-all program, said Evers. “This bill is the first step in the right direction to reverse this concerning law. SB 168 will repeal all the septic tank inspection provisions that were passed into law during the 2010 regular session and return to a sensible approach of fixing only failing systems – an approach that was already codified in law.”
Over the Florida House, HB13 is sponsored by Marti Coley, with co-sponsors that include Clay Ford and Doug Broxson, whose district also includes northern Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The bill is the first co-sponsored by Broxson since his election in November.
“This is an issue that the counties need to resolve locally, the state doesn’t need to dictate a solution,” Broxson said. “The local governments can investigate this matter and determine if there are any pollution problems in their county.”
Earlier this month, the Legislature put a six month hold on the law that would require property owners to pay for inspections on their septic tanks every five years.
The septic tank inspection requirement, which opponents say could cost property owners $500 per inspection, was part of a larger environmental bill scheduled to kick in January 1 to improve water quality in Florida’s freshwater springs. Crist signed the springs bill (SB 550) in the spring, so it took a new bill to delay its scheduled January 1 implementation until July.
“Eliminating this government overreach remains my top priority,” Coley, the sponsor of the House bill, said. “I filed legislation to repeal this burdensome requirement altogether in the 2011 regular session. Government should be lifting financial burdens from homeowners, not placing more on them. I’m committed to making sure that some commonsense is put back in our environmental regulations.”
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11 Responses to “Evers, Broxson Behind Bills To Stop Septic Tank Inspection Law”
Yes, possible ground contamination from septic tanks when present is not good, but it sure seems like a relatively small issue when compared to our high level nuclear waste problem that we are currently facing here in the U.S. Amd our government is wanting to build even more nuclear power plants that will produce even more nuclear waste for us to figure out what to do with. This is CRAZY!
Currently, the U.S has no permanent disposal site for the more than 75,000 metric tons of high level nuclear waste that are stacked up at 122 temporary sites in 39 states, according to DOE reports. United States taxpayers have already paid about $20 billion to build a high-level nuclear waste storage facility at Yucca Mountain in the desert of Nevada, which that is now possibly scrapped because of conflicts.
I worry more about the bigger issues like being exposed to radiation from possible leaks and/or accidents, possible terrorism strikes and etc…than I do about about a few leaks from septic tanks. Yes, I’m sure there are septic tanks that need addressing, but I bet that % is much lower than that of those that are working properly. Please Government, get you priorities straight and focus first on the BIG issues at hand. When you can do that, then you can tackle the smaller ones.
Information found at these links below:
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20100922/ARTICLES/9221000
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0322/The-nuclear-waste-problem-Where-to-put-it
TO FLORIDIAN. FLORIDA WATERS ARE NOT BEING POLLUTED OR CONTAMINATED BY SEPTIC TANK SYSTEMS ON ANY MASSIVE SCALE IN COMPARISON TO AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL RUNOFF/POLLUTION. YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE FAR LEFT LIBERALS WHO THINK GOVERNMENT IS THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING. iF IT WAS REALLY GREAT LEGISLATION, THEN YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO PAY ANY AND ALL EXPENSES INCURRED BY ANY FLORIDA HOMEOWNER . PLEASE POST ADDRESS FOR ALL SEPTIC TANK RELATED INVOICES TO BE SENT TO
Thank all our legislators who are for repealing this law and support them every chance we get! I want to thank all the people who signed the petition to repeal this law (SB550)! And if you think the septic tanks are a problem, you’d better look at the sewer lines all across the state that have leaks! Look at all the bad things that go into the drains along our roads! This all goes somewhere that we wish it wouldn’t!
If you think the septic tanks are a problem, then you’d better look at all the leaking sewr lines in Pensacola and the rest of Florida!
You are absolutely correct, bwayne!!!
Thank you so much Mr. Evers & Mr. Broxson for listening to the people concerns and taking action in our favor. I totally support that our precious WATER resource needs to be protected, but there are many other ways to go about it other than attacking the little people. Especially the little people who aren’t even doing anything to contaminate it in the first place.
As far as WATER goes, my family and I cannot enjoy drinking our water anymore because of the overwhelming horrible taste of lime and other chemicals. When we first moved her in 1995, Bratt,Florida had the best tasting water I had ever tasted, I couldn’t get enough. Now I have to force myself to drink it.! We can’t spray off our vehichles anymore, because it leaves permanant spots that will not come off no matter what you do. WHY? Because we are drinking a chemical that is used in concrete. The number of people in my area (young & old) are experiencing health issues with kidney stones, which seems to be very common thing now.
Did you know that the most common mineral in ground water is calcium carbonate (lime), which is also a primary ingredient in making concrete and cement. If you have ever seen a large stalagmite or stalactite in a limestone cavern, you can visualize how this hard rock forms, one drop at a time in a cave… or on the inside of your arteries, a kidney stone, in your joints, etc. Another way of actually seeing these mineral deposits is to pour water from your kitchen sink into a pan. Put that pan of water in the sun and let it evaporate. Or if you are in a hurry, boil it. Either way, once the water has evaporated, you will find a solid coat of mineral deposits left on the side and bottom of the pan. These are the same deposits left in your arteries and the rest of your body.
http://www.waoy.org/14.html
We get our fresh water from the Florida sand and gravel aquefer that is fed from the Appalachian Mountains. Depending on your elevation, it is 35-100′ below ground level, and protected by a impenetrable clay layer. If the tank is above the clay, nothing goes to the fresh water source. The law is just another example of a Tallahassee money grab, based on problems in the south and central areas of the state, where lots with septic tanks line the inland shores and canals of the area….and they want us to help pay for their mistakes.
If you are on a well and like drinking yours and your neighbors toilet waste, I guess this is a good thing. And, if you live near a lake, spring or river and it turns green, and one day fish die and you get sick from swimming, and you like this, it is a good thing. Of course, the cost to taxpayers to try to fix the aquifer and clean up the drinking water will be a lot more than a few hundred dollars every 5-7 years. But, penny wise pound foolish is the way we operate these days.
THANKS, Mr. Evers & Mr. Broxson. Here is hoping that this law is not just delayed but KILLED.
I am thankful for this effort. I certainly hope it is effective.
I haven’t met Mr. Evers yet, however I have talked to Doug Broxson several times and I’m a pretty good judge of character; I believe that he will do everything in his power to turn our state around into a positive direction.
Mr. Evers and Mr. Broxon are bringing sanity to government. There may be hope, yet…