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EPD: Hyundai wells will drop water level 19 feet at most
But many area residents still oppose the wells; some object to having counties create mitigation fund
Bulloch County resident Randy Proctor, left, walks to the stage to try and get some clarification from Georgia Environmental Protection Division geologist Christine Voudy about a map on the big screen as EPD presents their findings to and take questions a
Bulloch County resident Randy Proctor, left, walks to the stage to try and get some clarification from Georgia Environmental Protection Division geologist Christine Voudy about a map on the big screen as EPD presents their findings to and take questions and comments from Bulloch County residents concerning wells being drilled by Hyundai for their Metaplant in Bryan County at Southeast Bulloch High School on Monday, Feb. 26. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff
Basedm on hydrologic modeling, four large wells proposed to supply the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant would draw down the water level in the Floridan aquifer by a maximum of 19 feet very close to the wells, Georgia EPD scientists told residents of Bulloch and Bryan counties in a public meeting Monday night.
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