Staff says Alpenflow application lacks engineering proof that site "cannot accommodate" a standard septic system

Feb 19, 2026

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.

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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.

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