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Bulloch puts 3 well drillers on standby for Hyundai wells side effect mitigation
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Bulloch County Commissioner Nick Newkirk, right, seated beside Clerk of the Board Venus Mincey-White during Tuesday's meeting, raised questions about the still incomplete status of the Groundwater Sustainability Program and its mitigation fund, but joined in the 'yes' votes on standby contracts for three well drilling companies. AL HACKLE/Statesboro Herald
After some questions, four Bulloch County commissioners unanimously approved standby contracts Tuesday with three well drilling companies who would make service calls, potentially lower pumps or even drill new wells for adversely affected private well owners within five miles of the four high-volume wells created to supply water to Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America.