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Montezuma County declines to join state enforcement over former 49 Squares composting site
Summary
County staff told commissioners that the certificate of designation for the former 49 Squares site has been revoked and that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) plans enforcement; county counsel and staff recommended the county not become a co‑plaintiff and the board agreed not to take the matter up further.
Montezuma County officials discussed a long-running compliance problem at a former composting facility identified in the packet as the 49 Squares site and decided not to join CDPHE in a formal enforcement action.
County staff said the county revoked the site's certificate of designation after learning the property had been sold. A county legal advisor told the board CDPHE intends to initiate an enforcement proceeding — administratively or in district court — alleging violations of the Solid Waste Act and said CDPHE wants to know whether the county wants to “get on board” with enforcement.
The county legal advisor summarized CDPHE’s…
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