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Commentary: DHEC must pause septic tank permitting in SC coastal counties
Sunday, February 4, 2024By Amy Armstrong, Faith Rivers James and Andrew Wunderley Originally published in the Post & Courier Over the past year, our community has come to better understand the way outdated septic tank policies and inaction threaten our health and pollute our waterways. Despite these concerns and pending legal action by our organizations, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is moving forward with approving more detrimentally placed septic near our waterways, without undertaking the…