Wood Burning Fireplaces around Durango? (Denver, Ouray: to buy, live, legal)

[MtnFlyer]

In reading another thread from a couple of years back I was surprised to find that apparently wood buring stoves and fireplaces are outlawed in certain parts of Colorado. Could someone tell me if they're still allowed in the Durango, La Plata County, Silverton, and Ouray areas? Also, if so what is the likelyhood that it will be allowed to continue?

Thanks in advance.

[AMB8301]

Wood stoves are still alive and well here. A large percentage of people still use them for their main source of heat. I have never heard anything about outlawing them, I would think that would be hard to do in such a rural area....

[MtnFlyer]

Thanks for the reply.

When you say alive and well here, are you referring to Durango itself or the unincorporated areas outside the city limits?

Thanks again.

[bluebird39]

Maybe you're thinking about uncertified woodstoves being outlawed. Parts of Oregon did the same due to terible air quality issues in the wintermany years ago. A woodstove is legal there, but it must be certified as being low pollution emiting. They're generally very efficient too. It's hard to buy a non-certified woodstove anywhere now. Pellet stoves are also less polluting.

[Windwalker2]

Which towns in Colorado outlaw woodburning fireplaces and stoves? I am looking for smoke free air.

[MtnFlyer]

Hi Terry. I could have been misinterpreting the posts as Bluebird had suggested above, but there are a few threads on the subject if you search the Colorado forum. It appears to be mainly along the Front Range. One post I read stated that all fireplaces installed in Denver since 1985 are gas. It went on to explain that due to air quality days I think different restrictions were imposed. I wouldn't think a city that had to deal with those issues would work for your goal.

Here is the link to that thread: http://www.city-data.com/forum/denve...d-burning.html

I understand NH has banned the outside wood buring heat sources that Bluebird mentioned as well.

Despite the wood burning fireplaces, I don't think you'll have too much trouble finding clean air in rural Colorado. The restaraunts are nice too as the state itself is non-smoking.

Good luck!