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St. Joseph County board approves HRP dewatering discharge for Amazon site despite public concern about aquifer
Summary
The St. Joseph County Drainage Board approved a dewatering and discharge application from HRP Construction for a 500,000-gallon attenuation tank at an Amazon site in New Carlisle; residents urged greater public input and raised worries about pumping from the aquifer and local ditch impacts.
The St. Joseph County Drainage Board unanimously approved a dewatering discharge application from HRP Construction on a contract for an Amazon facility in New Carlisle. Jared Baker, project representative for HRP Construction, told the board the project requires construction of a 500,000-gallon in-ground attenuation tank and a temporary dewatering system consisting of about 12 pumps and 55-foot deep temporary wells to lower groundwater for cast-in-place construction.
Board members and contractors discussed operational details, including routing discharge to the nearby Nesbajani (transcript also shows variant spellings such as…
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