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Kittitas County board approves amendments to allow advanced septic systems in high groundwater areas
Summary
The Board of Health and Board of County Commissioners approved changes to Kittitas County code that allow review of higher-treatment on-site sewage systems on lots with groundwater less than 4 feet from surface, aligning local rules with Washington State Department of Health standards.
Chelsea Leffers, public health director for Kittitas County, asked the boards to adopt amendments to Kittitas County Code chapter 13.08.0.08 to allow greater regulatory flexibility for on-site sewage systems on lots with high groundwater.
The change removes language that categorically disqualified lots with a low mean groundwater level from individual sewage disposal systems and replaces it with a provision allowing the health officer to accept detailed site plans and approved advanced on-site sewage system (OSS) designs prior to final subdivision approval.
The change matters because, as Leffers said, “the current language does not reflect advances…
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