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Committee reviews draft zoning amendment and proposes task force to study carbon sequestration near Mahomet Aquifer
Summary
The Environment and Land Use Committee discussed a draft approach for a comprehensive zoning ordinance text amendment addressing carbon sequestration, considered forming a task force, and recommended a countywide moratorium and outreach to neighboring counties to protect the Mahomet Aquifer and other groundwater resources.
Committee members reviewed a draft approach to prepare a comprehensive zoning ordinance text amendment intended to address concerns about carbon sequestration activities in Champaign County, and discussed forming a task force to develop guidance and a potential temporary moratorium.
The document, prepared by staff and refined by committee member John Hall, outlines a process to draft zoning language that could limit or regulate carbon sequestration operations in proximity to groundwater resources. Committee members said the county should not focus solely on the Mahomet Aquifer but should consider smaller glacial aquifers and other water-bearing strata that supply local wells.
Why it matters: Committee members described the Mahomet Aquifer as a primary regional water source and said contamination or induced changes in groundwater flow could affect drinking…
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