Broomfield Board of Health adopts onsite wastewater regulations and updates environmental health fees

The Broomfield Board of Health voted unanimously at its March 5 meeting to adopt new onsite wastewater treatment system (OWTS) regulations and to approve an updated Environmental Health Fee Schedule.

Environmental Health Manager Mike Solter presented both items. For the OWTS regulations, Solter offered the proposed regulatory language and the board raised no questions before Board Member Savita Ginde moved to approve Resolution No. 2026-01; Board Member Elizabeth McCutchon seconded. Chair Eugenia Valdez declared the motion approved; the recorded approvers were Ginde, Zachary Lustgarten, McCutchon and Valdez.

On the fee schedule, Solter explained proposed changes to permit and licensing fees. Board Member Zachary Lustgarten asked for clarification about the 50% late application fee for temporary events; Solter said the 50% fee applies to the license (application) fee when an application is submitted fewer than ten days before an event. Lustgarten also asked whether plan-review is assessed in addition to the application fee; Solter replied that plan-review costs are rolled into the application/license fee and not charged separately. Board Member Elizabeth McCutchon moved to approve Resolution No. 2026-02; Ginde seconded, and Chair Valdez declared the motion approved with the same vote roster.

Why it matters: The OWTS regulations set standards for onsite wastewater systems that can affect property owners and installers; the fee schedule determines licensing costs and late fees for regulated activities, including temporary events.

Implementation and records: The resolutions were adopted by formal motion (Resolution Nos. 2026-01 and 2026-02). The transcript does not specify effective dates or administrative implementation timelines; those details were not provided at the meeting and are listed as not specified in board records.