1. Committee Recommends Removing Well-Age Requirement; No Wells Drilled The committee voted 2-0 to recommend that the Board of Directors remove the Domestic Well Mitigation Program’s 30-year well-age eligibility cutoff. The requirement remains in place unless the Board acts. Staff said an age cutoff could exclude an older well even if declining groundwater levels caused its failure. Professional assessments identified causes other than declining groundwater levels in approximately 21% of cases. The $35,000-per-property assistance cap would remain.
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