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Home My WebLink AboutR81-23 Readopting and Amending the EC Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations 1980•. / RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION N0. 81-a 3 A RESOLUTION READOPTING AND AMENDING THE EAGLE COUNTY INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS, 1980. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, Colorado, in its capacity as the Eagle County Local Board of Health, hereinafter referred to as the "Board", is authorized pursuant to Article 10, Title 25 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended, to adopt standards, rules, and regulations for individual sewage disposal systems in the County of Eagle, and to provide for the administration and enforcement of such standards, rules and regulations in order to preserve the environment and protect the public health; to eliminate and control causes of disease, infection, and aerosol contamination; and to reduce and control the pollution of the air, land, and water; and WHEREAS, the Board did on the 11th day of February, 1980, adopt Resolution No. 80-11 entitled "Eagle County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations, 1980", which established minimum standards for the location, construction, performance, instal- lation, alternation, and use of individual sewage disposal systems within Eagle County, and adopted rules and regulations concerning the application for and issuance of permits; the inspection, testing, and supervision of installed systems; the issuance of cease and desist orders; the maintenance and cleaning of systems; and the disposal of water material; and WHEREAS, the Board did on the 25th day of August, 1981, hold a public hearing to consider the amendment of Resolution No. 80-11 to provide for increased ISDS permit application fees pursuant to H.B. 1048 (1981), and to provide construction standards for seepage beds; and WHEREAS, public notice of such hearing was duly published in the Eagle Valley Enterprise and the Glenwood Post. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, Colorado, in its capacity as the Local Board of Health: THAT, the Eagle County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations, 1980, as amended, is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. THAT, the entirety of the Eagle County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations, 1980, as herein amended, is hereby readopted. THAT, this amendment and the readoption of the Eagle County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations, 1980, as amended, shall not constitute nor be construed as waiver of any violations existing at the time of adoption of this Resolution. T$AT, a copy of the above amendments shall be kept in the office of the Board of County Commissioners, County of Eagle, Colorado, and the office of the Eagle County Environmental Health Department, and there made available for public inspection. THAT, the provisions of this Resolution and the amend- ments adopted pursuant thereto are severable. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Resolution and/or said amendments is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the decision shall not affect the validity. of the remaining portion of this Resolution and/or amendments adopted pursuant thereto. THAT, this Resolution and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall become of full force and effect on the 25th day of August, 1981. -2- 1 r THAT, this Resolution is necessary for the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Eagle County. MOVED, READ AND UNAMIOUSLY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, Colorado, in its capacity as the Local Board of Health, at its regular meeting held the ~! day of September, 1981, non pro tunc August 25, 1981. ATTEST: COUNTY OF EAGLE, COLORADO By and through its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, in its capacity as the LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH I ~. By: By: ~' erk of the Bo of Da e F. Grant, Chairman ounty Commissioners APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~1 ~~~~~ Beth A. Whittier County Attorney nei '1'roxet, commissioner Dan lliams, Commissioner -3- EXHIBIT "A" TO RESOLUTION No. 81- _ AMENDMENTS TO THE EAGLE COUNTY INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS, 1980. I. Section 3 entitled "Administration and Enforcement" is hereby amended by the repeal and re-enticement of Subsections 3.3(b) and 3.3(c), respectively, to read as follows: b) A permit fee of $ 150.00 shall be required of applicants for new individual sewage disposal systems, payable to Eagle County, at the Environmental Health Department. c) A permit fee of $ 150.00 shall be charged for alternation, enlargement, or any repair involving alteration of an existing sewage disposal system. II. Section 8 entitled "Component Design Criteria (Second or Later Stage Treatment Units)" is hereby amended by the repeal and re-enactment of Subsection 8.3(a) to read as follows: 8.3 Seepage Beds b) Seepage beds shall be constructed with a length not exceeding 100 feet; a width not greater than 100 feet and a depth not exceeding 3 feet (unless approved by the Health Officer). A 12-inch layer of 2 inch to 2-2 inch washed gravel shall be distributed evenly over the entire bed, with pipelines set at a depth to insure at least 6 inches of gravel below and 2 inches of gravel above each line. The bottom of the bed shall be level. A covering of untreated building paper, straw, or similar material, shall be placed on top of the gravel, and after final -4- ,• .~ inspection, backfill shall be placed over the bed to a minimum depth of 10 inches. The bottom in the bed and distribution lines shall be laid level or up to a 4-inch drop in 100 feet. -5-