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County seeks $250,000 SRBC grant to preserve groundwater-recharge farmland; commissioners raise data-center water concerns
Summary
Planning staff said the county will apply to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission for $250,000 to expand farmland preservation in groundwater-recharge areas; commissioners asked whether SRBC has policy or regulatory roles related to large withdrawals for data centers.
The Cumberland County Planning Department asked commissioners Dec. 18 to approve an application to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) for a $250,000 Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant to supplement the county's farmland preservation program and protect high groundwater-recharge land in the Cumberland Valley.
"We're seeking to apply to SRBC for $250,000 to supplement the existing farmland…
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