HB 3287-S2 - DIGEST |
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/11/06) |
Finds that nitrogen is an important factor in creating low-dissolved oxygen in Hood Canal. The legislature further finds that inputs of nitrogen to Hood Canal from on-site sewage systems are uncertain due to insufficient data and studies. Therefore, the legislature finds that improved data on the contribution of nitrogen from on-site sewage systems to Hood Canal would allow stakeholders to focus and prioritize resources. |
Directs the Puget Sound action team and the Hood Canal coordinating council to contract for a study in the Hood Canal to: (1) Improve data and knowledge of the loading of nitrogen from on-site sewage systems to ground water; |
(2) Determine the local scale efficiency of nitrogen removal from on-site sewage systems; and |
(3) Improve data and knowledge of the loading of nitrogen from all ground water sources to Hood Canal. |
Requires the Puget Sound action team and the Hood Canal coordinating council to report their findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2007. |