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Walton County imposes 60-day moratorium on extractive and in‑ground activities near county water wells after monitoring results
Summary
The county adopted a temporary 60-day moratorium on extractive uses and activities that could affect groundwater or involve placing materials in the ground within a two‑mile radius of county water wells, and directed staff to coordinate with state regulators and prepare a longer ordinance if needed.
Walton County commissioners voted to impose a temporary 60‑day moratorium on new extractive uses or activities that involve ground penetration or placement of materials within two miles of any county water well. The moratorium applies to new permit processing, land-use applications, development orders and building permits for those activities while county staff coordinates testing, agency review and potential ordinance language.
The moratorium followed testimony that sampling at monitoring wells near two…
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