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Sewer, water tests clear; ambulance calls and ditch fires prompt caution
Summary
Town staff reported sewer discharges were documented and submitted to DEQ and water samples returned clean. Council also heard that ambulance calls are up to about 250 this year and that recent haystack/ditch fires have prompted warnings and possible water restrictions in nearby Mountain View.
Town utility staff told the council on Feb. 10 that sewer discharges between Jan. 14 and Jan. 27 were documented and reports submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Speaker 4 said water samples taken Jan. 16 "came back clean" and said he planned to run the month's samples at the end of the week or the following week.
Separately, Speaker 2 reported the ambulance service had already handled about 250 calls so far this year and warned that with low snowpack and recent ditch/haystack fires the community could face a challenging spring. Mountain View attendees were reported to be considering water restrictions. Speakers urged residents to be careful with burning in ditches after a near miss reported in a nearby valley.
No new utility restrictions or changes were enacted during the meeting; staff reported routine sampling and regulatory submissions were current as recorded in the transcript.
