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Cooke City/Silver Gate seeks regional support to install community sewer system as tourism strains private systems
Summary
Cooke City representatives said failed on‑site septic systems and summer visitor loads force a community sewer solution; the project has multiple funding sources and an EDA award but still needs additional grants to complete a roughly $14.7 million buildout.
Deb Purvis, representing the Cooke City/Silver Gate County Water and Sewer District, told the subcommittee that the unincorporated community of Cooke City (about 63 year‑round residents) receives more than 200,000 visitors during summer months and has no public wastewater treatment system. Purvis quoted the Park County sanitarian that failed on‑site septic systems have created a public‑health hazard.
Cooke City has pursued…
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