科罗拉多州务卿办公室于7月29日宣布东南部小镇哈特曼（Hartman）为废弃地区，这是该州历史上罕见的行政决定1。这一宣布源于该镇长期的饮用水危机和公共领导层全面瘫痪。
哈特曼镇人口不足60人1，但面临严峻的基础设施困境。该镇饮用水供应已超过一个月缺少氯气处理，导致水质不适宜饮用且"气味恶劣"1。在废弃宣布前的数月内，居民一直处于沸水令之下1。更为严峻的是，镇内所有公选官员均已辞职，目前既无董事会也无镇书记1。
镇民杰西·西蒙斯于6月17日向州务卿办公室请求正式宣布该镇废弃1。州务卿办公室在其15页的宣布令中指出，"废弃是科罗拉多州法中唯一为该地区居民提供清洁水的法律机制"1。居民肖娜·凯西表示："哈特曼不是一个失败的镇。哈特曼是一个被设计来保护它的系统所背弃的镇。"1
Colorado's Secretary of State office declared the town of Hartman abandoned on July 29, 2024, after all elected officials resigned and the community faced a severe drinking water crisis.1 Located in southeastern Colorado with fewer than 60 residents according to the 2020 census, Hartman had been without chlorine in its water supply for over a month, leaving the water undrinkable and foul-smelling, while residents endured a boil water advisory for months preceding the abandonment declaration.1
The administrative action represents a rare instance of municipal dissolution in Colorado history.1 With no town board or municipal clerk in place, resident Jessie Simmons formally requested the Secretary of State's office to declare the town abandoned on June 17.1 In a 15-page order, state officials determined that abandonment was "the only legal mechanism under Colorado law to provide clean water to residents of that area."1 Shawna Casey, commenting on the situation, stated: "Hartman is not a failed town. Hartman is a town that was abandoned by the system designed to protect it."1
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