Q. I own a 4 acre lot, we have plenty of room for a lateral field on our septic system.  Can we option out of the District? The fees increase significantly, and we would be better off putting in the lateral field.  Is there a law in place that keeps us from this option?
All lots in the Fairway Pines Sanitation District (FPSD) have enough land to install a septic system. However, they are all in the Fairway Pines Sanitation District, which mandates all residences in the district have a 3-chamber septic tank, and are connected to FPSD, either by the forced main or gravity lines. 

The FPSD Service Plan is posted on this website, which is the charter for FPSD. There is also a lot of additional information there as well.

Why did the fees go up so much?
The fees went up due to increasing costs and mismanagement over 20 years; need for purchasing back up mission critical components, administrative help, plant operator increases, long overdue neglected maintenance, updates to a 20-year-old treatment plant and infrastructure, insurance increases, and many more expenses to keep this, past life expectancy treatment plant operable.

There is also the economy of scale. There are 193 taps in the District. Only 60 are connected to the system. Everyone pays a fee, but this is barely enough to run a quasi-government special district, legally, procedurally, materially, mechanically and a capital expense fund, etc. When more of the undeveloped lots and hotel/s are completed, up to 300+ more properties will spread the cost of the FPSD.

Seems like the people in the Sanitation District are paying for the golf course irrigation water.  This is not fair for the customers in the district especially when the option for lateral field is available.  We are paying golf course dues and for the irrigation water.  Please explain.
All properties within the Fairway Pines Sanitation District are under the rules and regulations of a Colorado State Wastewater Sanitation District. 

The Sanitation District needs the golf course to accept the effluent generated by the homeowners. If there were no reservoir, or the Golf Course decides not to allow FPSD to accept their effluent, the Sanitation District would be hauling effluent away, which is economically unfeasible. 

The effluent is a very low percentage of irrigation water used by the Divide Ranch and Club, and effluent they accept, poses more risk than benefits for them. 

For many years, Divide Golf has stated, to the FPSD BOD, they would prefer not to take the effluent. Divide Golf’s concern is, should there be contamination from the district homeowners, or the chlorine metering system severely overdoses the effluent, or any other unforeseen circumstances, causing large scale damage to the golf course. 

FPSD is also in negotiations with Divide Golf to secure the rights, either by lease or purchase, to place effluent into the reservoir, into the future, should there be any change of ownership of the Golf Course or reservoir. 

FPSD is reviewing all insurance policies to ensure that, should there be any damage to the golf course through any fault of FPSD, both FPSD and Divide Ranch and Club are properly covered.