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Resident urges county to block proposed wastewater dump, cites environmental worries
Summary
A resident at a Daggett County Commission meeting urged commissioners to stop a proposal for a facility that would handle wastewater, saying it could spill into a nearby canal and create nuisance smells; county staff directed him to planning-and-zoning records and public-hearing procedures.
A resident who identified himself as Mike urged the Daggett County Commission to block a proposed zone change and conditional-use permit for a facility he said would handle wastewater and potentially pollute nearby canals.
Mike told the commission neighbors were preparing to be "more proactive" and asked for transparency about permits and environmental reviews. He said he spoke with contractors who plan to start sewer-pond work May 1 and warned, "They're gonna dump human waste. And it's gonna smell and it's gonna be messy." He also named neighbors who would be affected, including Bob Slawski, and questioned who would pay for long-term maintenance and waste containment.
County planning and zoning staff and commissioners responded that the immediate step is a zone-change request before the planning-and-zoning body, with a conditional-use permit to follow if the proposed use falls outside standard permitted uses. Staff advised Mike to request public records from the town for permits the county does not hold and said the county is following statutory public-notice requirements. "We follow the statutes," planning/zoning counsel said, adding the county treats all applicants the same.
The commission did not take a vote on the proposal during the meeting. Commissioners encouraged residents to participate in the upcoming planning-and-zoning hearing, noting residents may ask the planning-and-zoning chair for extended speaking time and that public comment is a formal part of the process.
