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Resident requests septic-variance discussion for well-head protection zone
Summary
Taylor Arndt, a county resident living in a Zone A well-head protection area, asked the commission to place his denied variance request for a new septic system on a future agenda, saying sealed holding tanks are not a reasonable long-term option for his family of five.
At the July 21 meeting, resident Taylor Arndt asked the commission to schedule further discussion of his variance request with the Joint Jurisdiction Area Board after a July 7 denial. Arndt said he lives in Zone A (the well-head protection area), where rules prohibit new or replacement septic systems except for sealed holding tanks; he said his family of five needs a new system and that his request is not unreasonable. Arndt asked the commission to put the matter on a future agenda so it can be considered further.
Why it matters: variances in well-head protection areas carry public-health and groundwater protection implications and typically require coordination between planning, health and environmental staff. The commission did not take immediate action during the meeting but the request was entered in the record for future consideration.
