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Public raises concerns about sewage trucking, county staff say deep injection wells were used and permitted
Summary
Public commenters asked where sewage trucked during wet-weather events went and whether the county complied with treatment and reporting requirements; county staff said the loads were routed to Sykes Creek deep injection wells and that processes were permitted, while some commenters alleged overcapacity and consent-order issues.
During consent-item discussion and public comment, residents raised questions about the county's use of contractors and the destination of sewage trucked during wet-weather incidents.
Public commenter Sandra Sullivan asked why the county had paid hundreds of thousands to Meeks Plumbing for pumping and trucking sewage and where the material had been taken. County staff (identified as Eddie in the transcript) replied the material "went to Sykes…
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