Superior sustainability panel hears updates on facilities, water and apartment waste
Town staff told Superior’s sustainability advisory committee that a decarbonization consultant has begun site visits, added water supplies should avert a drought declaration this year, and a grant-backed effort is underway to cut landfill waste at multi-unit properties.
Superior’s Advisory Committee for Environmental Sustainability got updates July 9 on three town initiatives: decarbonizing municipal buildings, securing water supplies and reducing waste at multi-unit properties.
Staff said a consultant hired for the town’s facilities decarbonization work has begun site visits at five locations: town hall, the water treatment plant, the wastewater treatment plant, the bungalow and the fire house. The meeting discussion did not include the consultant’s cost or project timeline.
Staff also said Superior secured enough additional water to avoid a formal drought declaration this year. During the discussion, speakers said conservation efforts would continue, including a goal of cutting water use at town facilities by at least 20% while keeping residents focused on conservation.
The committee also heard about a grant-backed effort aimed at cutting waste from apartment-style and other multi-unit properties. Staff said the project is part of a Colorado Circular Communities technical-assistance grant, with consultants interviewing haulers and property managers and surveying residents at properties including Origin and Bell Flatirons.
The town’s stated goal is to divert 50% of waste from multi-unit properties away from landfills by 2030. Staff said reaching that target will require changes to recycling and compost access at those properties and navigating differences between some multifamily accounts and standard residential service.
The public record reviewed for the meeting did not specify how much additional water the town secured or identify the full set of properties that could be affected by the waste effort.