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Commissioners, residents raise wetlands, water-withdrawal concerns over proposed Amazon site
Summary
Commissioners and residents on March 4 discussed potential impacts of a proposed Amazon project south of State Road 2 on roughly 9.7 acres of wetlands and raised concerns about groundwater dewatering permits in the same area.
St. Joseph County commissioners and several public commenters on March 4 discussed environmental and water-resource concerns tied to a proposed Amazon project south of State Road 2.
Commissioner Baxmayer said the county is collecting information about potential wetland impacts and noted federal and state permitting requires mitigation when wetlands are removed. He described typical mitigation ratios cited in the notice: generally 2-to-1 acreage replacement for non-wooded…
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