General Assembly overrides the Governor’s Veto of SB166

Last week the general assembly voted to override 5 of Governor Coopers vetoes. Among them was SB166 which would have changed building codes of new construction but there were also retroactive requirement regarding septic systems that would have placed many NC homeowners in incredibly difficult positions if they were in need of a septic repair.

Thankfully with this decision the provision that local environmental health officials have had of being able to use their best professional judgement was brought back without restrictions. This is great news for property owners who under the law would have been required to abandon existing septic systems that may have only needed minor repairs, regardless if local officials could have recommended a repair in place and move to a designated repair area to install a brand new system if their existing system was in need of repair.