An interim report on Florida’s plans to develop passive strat-egies for nitrogen reduction for onsite sewage systems was released in February. The study is in response to legislative action in 2008 creating a 3- to 5-year project to reduce nitrogen in the state’s bodies of water. There are 2.3 million onsite systems in the state serving about one-third of the population, according to the report, which also acknowledges several other ways that nitrogen gets into soils and water. The report is available online at www.myfloridaeh.com/ostds/pdfiles/forms/InterimReport.pdf. Two bills affecting onsite systems in Florida are under consideration. House bill AB 727 and
