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Speakers urge charter language to protect drinking water and resilience from sea-level rise

Volusia County Charter Review Commission · September 22, 2025
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Summary

Dr. Wendy Anderson proposed adding minimum environmental-protection language to the county charter covering water privatization, source prioritization, gray-water reuse and PFAS cleanup; a separate speaker raised enforcement and resiliency concerns.

Dr. Wendy Anderson of DeLand asked the Charter Review Commission to add minimum environmental-protection language to Article 2, Section 202.4 of the Volusia County charter to ensure safe drinking water and to address resiliency needs.

Anderson offered five elements for inclusion: never privatize potable-water sourcing, treatment…

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