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Elbert County approves Class 2 composting facility for Richard Lands Compost LLC in Kiowa
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a special-use by review for a Class 2 composting facility at 15585 County Road 166 (case SUR-2023-1558) with conditions addressing odor control, groundwater monitoring, road use and recordation. Neighbors raised concerns about dust, traffic and property values.
The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners approved a special-use by review (SUR-2023-1558) permitting a Class 2 composting facility operated by Richard Lands Compost LLC at 15585 County Road 166, Kiowa.
County staff said the 39.25-acre site will accept agricultural and vegetative wastes including large-animal manure, bedding, woody waste and yard material, and that the engineering design and operations plan was reviewed and approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Planner Danny Klebanner told the board the facility’s design includes an approximately 8-acre composting pad, stormwater impoundment for contact water reuse, three groundwater monitoring wells sampled…
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