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Huerfano County opts out for now of graywater program, asks staff to study limited options
Summary
After public comment and a health‑department briefing, the Huerfano County Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 26‑04 to prohibit county adoption of a graywater regulatory program at this time while directing the building authority and the health department to study lower‑impact options such as laundry‑to‑landscape and return recommendations to the board.
Huerfano County commissioners voted Jan. 6 to refrain from adopting a countywide graywater regulatory program immediately and instead asked the building authority and the health department to study possible lower‑impact options and report back.
The measure, recorded in Resolution 26‑04, follows extended public comment from residents who urged the board not to impose a blanket ban on graywater reuse. Tommy Newkirk, who identified himself as a Huerfano County resident, told the board that “rainwater reuse, when done responsibly, is fundamentally a water conservation tool,” and warned that a total ban would…
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