Residents press for water testing and decommissioning requirements in draft ordinance

Multiple residents raised concerns about groundwater impacts from closed‑loop cooling systems, and several asked the board to require recurring independent testing and decommissioning guarantees. One resident asked explicitly, "So can that be added into that ordinance as well that that we require that they do maybe quarterly testing of the water?" Officials said the draft requires a third‑party environmental impact assessment at application and that periodic monitoring and bond requirements could be added as permit conditions.