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Marietta resident urges moratorium on injection wells, raises concerns about Waterford data center
Summary
At the March 26 meeting, Marietta resident Barbara Stewart urged commissioners to declare a moratorium on new Class I and II injection wells and criticized county support of the Waterford data center project, alleging potential brine transport and local impacts; county officials corrected a separate campaign-donation allegation on the record.
Barbara Stewart, a Marietta resident, submitted a written statement during public comment at the Washington County commissioners' March 26 meeting urging the board to declare a moratorium on new Class I and Class II injection wells and to meet with the public about the Waterford data center.
Stewart said the county has facilitated development that would allow brine transport into the area and called attention to the risks of…
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