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Highwoods council adopts ordinance banning potable groundwater use in small Washington Avenue area
Summary
The City of Highwoods approved an ordinance that prohibits use of groundwater as a potable water supply within a designated area near Washington Avenue after state environmental regulators requested the restriction because of contamination from a former dry cleaners.
The City of Highwoods City Council voted Aug. 5 to adopt an ordinance prohibiting the use of groundwater as a potable water supply within a defined area near Washington Avenue after the state environmental regulator requested the action. The council approved the ordinance at the meeting; roll call votes recorded Bauer, Hanson, Peterson and Mark Rutzis as voting aye, and the presiding officer announced the motion passes.
City staff said the restriction covers property near Tasha Del Norte and stretches into the Arab…
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