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Staff says Alpenflow application lacks engineering proof that site "cannot accommodate" a standard septic system
Summary
County staff told the Lake County Board of Health the Alpenflow variance lacks sufficient engineering or geological evidence showing a conforming OWTS cannot be accommodated at the tent sites, while applicants argue seasonal use, lack of water/electric and precedent justify alternatives.
During the evidentiary hearing staff stressed that Regulation 43 and Lake County's OWTS rules permit alternative systems in limited circumstances, but those exceptions require a factual showing that a site cannot reasonably accommodate a conforming on-site wastewater treatment system.
Ann, the county OWTS reviewer, told the board the application did not include engineering or geological reports necessary to demonstrate the tent-site area cannot host a conforming system. The applicant countered that Lake County's soils, freezing temperatures, and the project's lack of on-site water and year-round occupancy create practical constraints that make conventional OWTS impractical.
"There was no evidence within the application. Um we had no engineering basis nor anything remarkable to the geology of the site," staff said. The board asked the applicants to supply documentation, including utility correspondence, to substantiate claims about electricity and well availability before the hearing continues.
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