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Worcester County staff refine water-resources chapter; PFAS, aquifers and wastewater capacity highlighted
Summary
At a Sept. 11 work session, Worcester County planners and consultants reviewed an updated water resources chapter, flagged monitoring needs for aquifers and “forever chemicals,” and discussed clarifications needed on wastewater plant capacities and nutrient limits before the draft goes to the state.
Worcester County planning staff and consultants reviewed a near-complete draft of the county—omprehensive Plan—hapter on water resources at a work session Thursday, Sept. 11, and outlined remaining technical checks before the draft is sent to the state for a 60-day review.
The water-resources element is being revised to reconcile hydrology, land-use inputs and growth-area assumptions that affect demand and infrastructure planning. "We'll start with the water resources element. So this is the this is the complete version. I won't say it's quite the final because we do need to get some more comments back from Bob," a staff member said during the meeting.
Why it matters: water-resource assumptions drive where new development can be served, what wastewater upgrades are required and the schedule for public hearings. Staff emphasized the chapter's connection to the land-use and growth-area analyses that will feed the county's implementation chapter and…
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