A familiar plea: Don’t raise our septic system costs

Some in Ohio are expressing alarm over the state considering rule changes for septic design and installation for the first time since 1977. Does this sound familiar? It should if you’ve been watching Florida in recent years, which has seen homeowners and state legislators criticize efforts to institute a minimal five-year inspection rule for all onsite systems.We’re going to be reporting on the Ohio situation in an upcoming Rules and Regs feature in Onsite Installer. But as a brief preview, a survey by the Ohio Department of Health indicates that 31 percent of systems statewide need to be repaired or