Water and Sewer

Four Valdosta homes experienced flooding.

The chair of the Senate Agriculture, Environment and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee said a “big focus” will be getting homes and businesses off septic systems.

Tallahassee and Leon County leaders announced a plan Thursday to help more residents switch from septic to sewer hookups. The proposal would improve quality of life for those residents, pave the way for more development and help to protect nearby water sources.

The county's administrator says steps are underway to increase sewer capacity and allow building in the affected area to resume.

Florida officials want to know what Wakulla County residents think of septic to sewer projects. They’ve given Wakulla County money to hire a firm to do a series of four surveys. The firm, Dewberry Engineers, will collect data from the surveys and give a report back to county and state officials.

Tallahassee City Commissioners have adopted a tentative budget for the 2018 fiscal year. The spending plan totals about $743 million. There’s no increase…