The Jefferson County Board of Health is holding a meeting at Conifer High School tomorrow at 10am to present the proposed changes in the Jefferson County Public Health onsite wastewater treatment system regulation and to accept public comment and testimony.

Recent statutory and regulation changes at the State level have caused all local health departments to revise their local regulations to conform to the new statewide requirements. Among the proposal are additional soil test requirements to ensure that engineering designs address site-specific conditions such as high groundwater and shallow bedrock.

"Most of our mountain residents are impacted in one way or another by these regulations," continued McNulty "and to keep them workable and enforceable we need citizen input."

The Board earnestly encourages public participation in this important decision-making process and welcomes both written and verbal testimony. Formal adoption of the new regulation is scheduled for February with an effective date in early April 2014.

Contact Craig Sanders at 303 271-5759 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.