AUSTIN, Minn. – Mower County says an effort launched two years ago to protect local waterways and underground drinking water sources is proving to be helpful. The Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (SSTS) initiative began in January 2020 aimed at bringing countywide septic systems into compliance. Mower County Environmental Services says it issued 128 permits for new SSTS in 2021, bringing 112 of those properties into compliance, with 128 new SSTA in 2020.
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