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Public health recommends prohibiting individual graywater reuse for now, with metro‑district carve‑out
Summary
Elbert County public health staff told commissioners that, because of staffing and oversight limits, they will recommend the county opt out of allowing individual homeowner graywater reuse under the recent state law while considering exceptions for metro districts or providers that can manage oversight.
At a Feb. 11 work study, Marissa Ginger and Public Health Director Sarah McIntosh briefed commissioners on the state’s new graywater allowance and recommended the county prohibit individual homeowner graywater reuse for the time being because of oversight capacity concerns.
Ginger summarized how graywater (laundry, shower, sink water) can be reused in plumbing for toilet flushing or irrigation and noted Denver Public Health materials that list…
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