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Commissioners consider expanding East Milton well‑field protection overlay to span 'river to river'
Summary
A commissioner proposed expanding the East Milton area well‑field protection overlay to include the full corridor between rivers, and the board asked GIS staff to quantify added acreage and bring maps for discussion at the next meeting.
Santa Rosa County commissioners discussed expanding the East Milton well‑field protection overlay district on July 21, with one commissioner proposing the boundary be extended ‘‘river to river’’ to provide additional protection for groundwater and sensitive coastal resources.
The initiating commissioner said the existing overlay currently excludes a lower portion of the corridor and argued that extending the overlay to the Yellow River (river‑to‑river) would better protect aquifers and the environmental character…
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