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Council members praise state action to codify countywide EIR allowing limited well permits
Summary
Council members said recently passed state legislation would allow Kern County to issue up to 2,000 new well-drill permits per year for 10 years under a countywide supplemental EIR; council members thanked Senator Shannon Grove and said they expect the governor's signature imminently.
Members of the Taft City Council used their statement time to discuss recently passed state legislation that, according to comments on the record, would codify a countywide supplemental environmental impact report and permit Kern County to issue up to 2,000 new well-drill permits per year for the next 10 years.
A council member credited State Senator Shannon Grove with leading the…
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