Bill > H750

This bill proposes to amend existing Massachusetts law, specifically Section 27A of Chapter 21, to allow the Department of Environmental Protection (the "department") to approve loans for costs associated with failed septic systems, particularly those failing due to a lack of nutrient attenuation, which refers to the system's inability to filter out nutrients like nitrogen. These loans would be available for systems located in areas identified as nitrogen-impaired embayments, watersheds, or nitrogen-sensitive areas, and also for denitrifying wastewater treatment projects undertaken by small developers or homeowners who own two or more lots in such sensitive areas, with the condition that the system does not handle more than 10,000 gallons of wastewater per day.