Raised Bill No. 418, introduced in the General Assembly, concerns the regulation of certain sewage disposal systems. The bill proposes to amend subsection (g) of section 22a-430 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes, effective from passage. The amendment involves the delegation of authority by the Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to the Commissioner of Public Health to issue permits or approvals for small community sewerage systems and household and small commercial subsurface sewage disposal systems. The bill specifies that the Commissioner of Public Health will establish minimum requirements for these systems and the procedures for local health directors or registered sanitarians to issue permits or approvals.

The bill also includes changes to the capacity limits for the systems under regulation. The existing regulations, as of July 1, 2024, will apply to systems with a capacity of up to ten thousand gallons per day, an increase from the previous limit of seven thousand five hundred gallons per day. Additionally, the bill states that any permits denied by the Commissioner of Public Health or local health authorities can be appealed, and any permits granted after October 1, 1977, will be considered equivalent to a permit issued under subsection (b) of the same section. The purpose of the bill is to update the regulations to apply to larger systems and to make technical changes to the existing legal framework.