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Brookfield trustees oppose access for injection well project; company and landowner request easement and power
Summary
SelectWater Solutions and a landowner asked commissioners to permit a surface easement and three‑phase power across county property to access an injection well site in Brookfield Township; township trustees and residents raised safety, groundwater and proximity concerns and asked the board to block access.
Representatives of SelectWater Solutions and a landowner seeking to develop an injection well in Brookfield Township asked the Board of Trumbull County Commissioners for permission to use a narrow county‑owned parcel for a surface easement and to bring three‑phase power to the leased parcel. Brookfield Township trustees and residents opposed the request, citing past problems at other disposal sites and potential impacts on nearby wells and school property.
SelectWater Solutions director Justin Moore said the injection well already has been drilled and that “it is a permitted well under ODNR as of now.” He said the company had received a letter from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources that sought access to…
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