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Committee rejects proposal to cut DEQ groundwater engineer FTE; members warn of permitting delays
Appropriations Committee · January 13, 2026
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Summary
A motion to cut $259,413 and one FTE from Department of Environmental Quality groundwater staffing failed after members warned the reduction could slow permit processing and risk losing state primacy over permitting to EPA.
The Appropriations Committee considered several adjustments to the Department of Environmental Quality’s budget, including a contested proposal to reduce funding for a groundwater engineer.
Representative Pendergraft moved to reduce the governor’s recommendation by…
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