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Chaffee County Board of Health adopts graywater regulation banning installations in floodplains, requiring sustainable landscape treatment
Summary
The Board of Health adopted Regulation 86 to permit graywater systems in the unincorporated county with design requirements including sustainable landscape treatment and a prohibition on installations in floodplains; the presenter said she completed graywater installation certification and will coordinate with municipalities.
The Chaffee County Board of Health approved Regulation 86 on graywater control after staff who completed graywater installer certification presented edits and design requirements intended to protect public health and the environment.
"A big part of the graywater is actually the sustainable landscape on the outside...that's a big part of the design, so you're not overusing the water, underusing it," the presenter (Speaker 6) said. The presenter said she added regulations requiring sustainable landscape design as part of the system and added an explicit prohibition on installing graywater systems in floodplains.
Presenter (Speaker 6) described attending a CSU training and visiting demonstration systems, and said the county will encourage municipalities to opt out if they wish but will move forward in unincorporated areas via the LWTS program. Commissioners asked about suitability of plants at local elevation and were told the presenter will include plant lists and design guidance with the application.
A motion to adopt Regulation 86 for graywater control was made, seconded and approved by the board.
What’s next: staff will reach out to municipalities, prepare application materials including plant lists and design requirements, and monitor early installations.
