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Custer County Board of Health approves vault septic variance for Lake Dewey cabin
Summary
The Custer County Board of Health on Aug. 11 approved a variance allowing a vault-style septic system for a Lake Dewey summer cabin that sits on a lot too small for a full system; the board required the vault be tied to the property, comply with the county's 1,500-gallon requirement, include an alarm, and submit annual pump receipts.
The Custer County Board of Health on Aug. 11 approved a variance that lets a Lake Dewey summer cabin install a vault-style septic system instead of a full onsite system, a move intended to bring the property into compliance with county rules.
The board's action helps an elderly couple's family get a decades-old dry cabin into compliance after county staff notified the owners that dry cabins are no longer allowed in Colorado. Planning and zoning director Elena Crawford explained the existing cabin, built in the early 1970s, sits on a lot smaller than one acre and the site configuration around the well "won't allow enough room" for a complete septic system, so the owner sought a vault variance.
Crawford told the board the daughter handling the estate, identified in the meeting as…
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