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Lake County Board of Health approves vault-system wastewater variance for Alpenflow campground
Summary
The Lake County Board of Health on March 10 approved a variance allowing vault-style onsite wastewater treatment for the Alpenflow campground, conditioning approval on campground permit approval, engineering compliance with Colorado Regulation 43, routine pumping and licensed septage service, annual third-party inspections, recordkeeping, and posted sanitation contact information.
A majority of the Lake County Board of Health voted March 10 to grant a variance that will allow vault-style onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) for the proposed Alpenflow campground, conditioned on the campground obtaining its conditional use permit and several installation and maintenance requirements.
A board member said during deliberations that “the applicant has demonstrated that the proposed vault system will provide equal or greater protection of public health and the environment when compared with a conventional OWTS system under the specific circumstances presented at this site,” framing the board’s rationale for approving the variance.
Ann, a Lake County Community Planning and Development staff member, told the board the county had followed up with Jeff Davis on well-permit options for parcels larger than about 35 acres. Ann summarized three potential permitting paths: a domestic well permit (covering up to three households and an acre of irrigation), a commercial-exempt well permit monitored by flow meter and limited to about 108,400 gallons…
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