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Board of Health approves variance for vault septic at 16 Hillside Drive; applicant must maintain operation contract

3729554 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

After a public hearing, the Chaffee County Board of Health approved a variance to allow a vault (holding) septic tank at 16 Hillside Drive because lot size and neighboring well setbacks make a conventional soil-treatment area infeasible; the approval includes required operation and maintenance provisions and an alarm set at 75% capacity.

Chaffee County's Board of Health voted to grant a variance allowing installation of a wastewater vault tank at 16 Hillside Drive after a public hearing and staff recommendation.

Health staff (Chad) summarized that the lot lacks sufficient space to install a conventional on-site wastewater treatment system (OWTS) with a soils treatment area while meeting setback requirements from neighboring wells. Chad recommended approval of a vault tank fitted with a…

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