Builders, Septic Industry Target Manatees Ruling

Builders, septic industry target manatees ruling | Santa Rosa Press Gazette

By Jim Saunders The Florida Home Builders Association, the Florida Onsite Wastewater Association and the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association on Monday urged the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a decision by U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza that included placing a moratorium on constructing and installing septic tanks around the northern Indian River Lagoon, which is primarily in Brevard County. Mendoza sided with th…

Builders, septic industry target manatees ruling

TALLAHASSEE — Saying the case has “significant implications for home construction and the economy,” home builders and the septic-system industry this week backed the Florida Department of Environme

Builders, Septic Industry Target Manatees Ruling

TALLAHASSEE — Saying the case has “significant implications for home construction and the economy,” home builders and the septic-system industry this week backed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in its appeal of a federal judge’s decision that required additional…