Comment on Dispute over exempt water wells back in court

Dispute over exempt water wells back in court

(AP) — An environmental organization and a group of ranchers asked a judge Tuesday to force the state to change a rule that allows residential subdivisions to drill multiple small, unconnected water wells without permits. The years-old dispute centers on whether the developers of subdivisions and other large projects are using the small-well exemption to skirt the permitting process meant to protect water sources and the rights of other users. Agency attorney Kevin Peterson said it abandoned the plan after the Environmental Quality Commission, an oversight committee led by lawmakers, opposed the changes.

 

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