Indian Hills residents push for water and septic changes

When Mike Johnson and Leslie Jordan bought property in Indian Hills nearly a decade ago, their property had a well with safe drinking water.

Now, because of high nitrate levels, they spend $60 a week to bring in outside water. The couple are not the only household with this story, and they’re not the only Indian Hills residents who are pushing Jefferson County to update a number of its regulations, including one that “grandfathers” existing lots platted before 1977 that do not meet the current minimum lot size required to obtain a septic system permit.

Residents sent a letter to county and state officials outlining the problem, and a group convened for a closed-door meeting with Jeffco attorneys and Jeffco Public Health staff. Their goal, according to the letter, is simple: to promote sustainable and equitable development that will not harm the community’s watershed.

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By Deborah Swearingen
Tuesday, January 28, 2020