wastewater
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10th Circuit says Costilla County’s process for permitting septic tank does not violate Constitution
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed last week that while two property owners in Costilla County have argued the process for permitting their septic tank should look different, the county’s existing protocol does not violate their constitutional rights. Billie and Tracy Smith, a mother and son from South Carolina, sued two Costilla County…
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Colorado appeals court revives Jeffco special district’s lawsuit against Jeffco special district
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday reinstated a lawsuit between two Lakewood-area special districts and a handful of developers, concluding a Jefferson County judge wrongly ended the high-stakes litigation when he found the terms of a wastewater contract were unenforceable. With over $100 million in damages on the line, a three-judge panel for the Court of…
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Colorado OKs drinking treated wastewater: Getting over the ‘ick factor’
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Colorado regulators, after years of study, negotiations and testing, approved a new rule that clears the way for drinking treated wastewater this week, one of only a handful of states in the country to do so. The action came in a unanimous vote of the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission Oct. 11. Direct potable reuse…
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Millions in grant money flows to El Paso County water projects
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Sixteen Pikes Peak regional water projects that will improve drinking water infrastructure, provide sustainable water sources, upgrade facilities and manage sewage are receiving millions of dollars in grants to help them over the finish line. El Paso County officials on Monday announced they allocated just under $21 million in American Rescue Plan Act monies to…
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Hickenlooper signs one wastewater bill, lets another one flow by
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A pair of wastewater bills that passed the Colorado legislature got treated differently by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday. Both measures are aimed at conserving Colorado’s water supplies – but the governor was less enamored of one than of the other. Hickenlooper on Monday signed House Bill 1069, which allows reclaimed domestic wastewater to be…
