Yearlong drive to improve Mower County septic systems concludes on Tuesday
Major changes to county ordinance to be voted on.
Posted: Jan 7, 2021 12:18 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
AUSTIN, Minn. – Mower County commissioners are scheduled to vote on proposed changes to county septic system rules.
It’s the conclusion of a year-long initiative to bring septic systems across the county into compliance with health and safety ordinances.
“Poorly functioning septic systems are threats to human health and the environment,” says Angela Lipelt, Mower County’s Environmental Services Supervisor. “These proposed revisions will better help us find and fix systems that likely are not removing pathogens, nutrients and other chemicals from wastewater before it enters our groundwater, lakes and streams.”