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Douglas County Officials Want More State Regulation of Waste Water

By Kansas News Service
Published October 20, 2017 at 10:06 PM CDT
Saltwater injection wells, like this one in southeast Kansas, are gaining more attention from Kansans concerned about their potential effects. (Photo from Kansas Geological Survey)
Saltwater injection wells, like this one in southeast Kansas, are gaining more attention from Kansans concerned about their potential effects. (Photo from Kansas Geological Survey)

The Douglas County and Lawrence governments are calling for state regulatory changes amid an energy company’s plans to dump wastewater in the Eudora area.  Celia Llopis-Jepsen (YOH-peace JEHP-sehn) from the Kansas News Service explains.

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