Troubling choices loom if Murray Bridge council doesn’t build east side sewer system

Exclusive: Councillors have been told they may be forced to build household septic systems and recoup the costs, or even declare homes uninhabitable.

Troubling choices loom if Murray Bridge council doesn’t build east side sewer system
Murray Bridge's councillors listen to a staff presentation about the proposed east side wastewater system last week. Photo: Peri Strathearn.

Residents could be forced to pay for new septic systems or even evicted from their homes if the Murray Bridge council does not build a sewer system on the east side.

That’s the troubling advice that has been put to councillors as they prepare to decide whether to push ahead with the deeply unpopular plan.