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Neighbor warns of potential groundwater stress as subdivision moves forward near Lebanon
Summary
During a Boone County BZA hearing about a four-lot subdivision near Lebanon, a resident said additional residential wells and prior drilling approvals for a nearby data center could be depleting local groundwater; the board said those issues fall outside its authority.
At the Boone County Board of Zoning Appeals’ April 1 meeting, resident Jody Stewart told the board she is concerned that new residential wells for a proposed four-lot subdivision near West 50 South could add stress to local groundwater and that she has previously submitted notices to county and state officials about large withdrawals she attributes to nearby data-center activity.
"I feel adding 3 more wells in this location may be harmful to others right now that are residing in the Lead District," Stewart said, and urged the board to make an…
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