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Engineer questions firm-yield methodology for Somerset permit renewal; grant staff to follow up
Summary
A participant raised concerns that USGS firm-yield estimator 2.0 treats reservoirs as separate entities and may not match local system operations; grant staff pointed to the RFR requirement to use estimator 2.0 and said they would check availability and follow up.
A participant raised a technical concern during the RFR Q&A about firm-yield studies required for permit renewals in Somerset, saying the town was not included in USGS analyses and asking whether older methodologies would be acceptable.
"So, Beth has told me that Somerset needs to do a firm yield study," the participant said, describing that the…
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