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Council sets priority order for north-watershed test wells, delays drilling until permits clear
Summary
Cedar City instructed staff to prioritize test well locations and to wait for permits before mobilizing, citing BLM and Esplán permitting timelines and concerns about arsenic at some sites.
Cedar City Council set an ordered plan for drilling test wells in the north watershed and directed staff to wait to mobilize until necessary permissions and permits are obtained.
Jonathan (city staff) and council members debated which of the candidate locations to test first. Multiple speakers expressed a preference to begin with the site listed as "number 1" on staff maps, then test site number 6 (on or near Esplán property) as the second priority. Council members said testing 2 or 3 next…
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