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Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

I am writing this letter in response to the letter to the editor that James Geis wrote in the October 26th edition of the Sundance Times.

I guess I am a little confused. The rules from DEQ for land application for septic systems waste were adopted by Crook County in 2018, so for almost six years, how has the waste that has been pumped been disposed of if it was not legally land applied on the landowner’s property, and if it was not hauled to a legal disposal site?

If the rules for land application for septic system waste have been changed and adopted by the county and your private...