Recordnet.com: Lode residents fear new septic rules will backfire (2:11 p.m.)Thursday December 18, 2008 - 9:36 AM Go to: eSanJoaquin.com BUSINESSES | JOBS | CARS | HOMES 30° Weather | Traffic Local News Crime/911 Government Education Commuting Growth Environment Urban Affairs Columnists Nation/World Obituaries Archive Sports Home Sports Columnists Outdoors Thunder Lightning Ports Cougars Motorsports College Sports Prep Sports Raiders 49ers Pro Sports Entertainment Home Local Entertainment Going Out Events Calendar Music Dining Getaways TV Listings Games Lifestyle Home Wine Food Home & Garden Health Religion Family Pets Youthink Vintage Celebrations Business Home Columnists Real Estate Agriculture Retail Personal Finance / Stocks On the Job Opinion Home Editorial Letters to the Editor Op/Ed Columnists Submit a Letter to the Editor Special Reports Home News Features Sports Multimedia Interaction Home Forums Blogs Photos Photo Archive Suggest a Poll Poll Archive Submit a Photo Buy a Photo Marketplace Home Autos Careers Homes Classifieds Your Town Home Stockton Lodi Tracy Manteca Lathrop Calaveras County Lockeford/Clements Ripon Escalon Linden Relocation Guide Subscription Services Contact Us Advertise with Us Jobs @ the Record Submit News Submit an Event Submit Photo Submit Letter Record Rewards Card Lode residents fear new septic rules will backfire (2:11 p.m.) Print this Article Email this Article Text Size: A | A | A By The Record December 17, 2008 5:12 PM SAN ANDREAS -- Rural Californians are balking at the cost of proposed state rules intended to force them to keep their septic tank discharges out of the water the rest of the state drinks. During one of a series of 11 public workshops, officials and residents from the Mother Lode told state water pollution officials the proposed rules may actually make the problem worse because low-income mountain residents afraid of big repair bills will simply ignore the rules and avoid contact with government agencies. Read Thursday’s Record for more on this story by staff writer Dana M. Nichols. HOME Reader reactions have moved Click here to view all reader reactions (1) These discussions and our forums are not moderated. We rely on users to police themselves, and flag inappropriate comments and behavior. You need not be registered to report abuse. In accordance with our Terms of Service, we reserve the right to remove any post at any time for any reason, and will restrict access of registered users who repeatedly violate our terms. View all Comments (1) MELVINDecember 17, 2008 05:54 PM i from the government and i here to help-run RUN RUN RUN TOTO RUN full message Browse News Forum | Browse all Forums | Report Abuse Ads by Google Go Back to News Share Today's Most Viewed Woman carjacked at gunpoint Driver may have tried to kill self, child Investigators say robbers hit home for drugs Projects in jeopardy This Week's Most Viewed UPS truck stolen; home invasion follows Man with gun fatally shot after police pursuit of suspect ends at his home Bidder's market: Foreclosed homes go on the auction block in Stockton Death for Choyce This Month's Most Viewed Teen's troubled life South Stockton sees second homicide in less than a day Crime Stoppers -- Published Nov. 24, 2008 Police search for boy’s aunt in torture case (1:27 p.m.) Photo Galleries More Galleries Raiders vs New England Patriots Week in Photos: Dec. 9-15 Special ReportsMore Reports Multimedia More Judging The Record's cookie contest Choyce sentenced to death St. Mary's 36, Pleasant Grove 14 Reader Interaction Read our blogs written by Record staff. Send us your snapshots for publication in our readers’ photo galleries. Submit events for our online calendar. Sign up for text-message alerts Sign up for e-mail alerts Share your thoughts about Record articles in our forums. Write a letter to the editor. Suggest a poll question. Have a story idea? Tell us about it! SEARCH RECORDNET.COM HOMES AUTOS JOBS TRAVEL StocktonAcampoClements Escalon Farmington French Camp Lathrop Latrobe Linden Lockeford Lodi Manteca Mountain House Ripon Thornton Tracy Woodbridge --Max Price-- $100,000$200,000$300,000$400,000$500,000$600,000$700,000$800,000$900,000$1,000,000--No Max-- Used New New & Used Click here to view our 14-Day Archive Featured Cars from ValleyAutoFinder.comFeatured Homes from ValleyHomeFinder.comTerms of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright | Contact Us | Advertise | About Us | Jobs @ The Record | Site Map | eSanJoaquin.com | ElegantMagazine.com | ValleyAutoFinder.com | ValleyHomeFinder.com | ValleyJobFinder.com | SJCrime.com Copyright © 2007 San Joaquin Media Group, a subsidiary of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. For more info contact webmaster@recordnet.com