OH Republican Officials Squabble in Public Over Injection Wells

According to a leftist Democrat publication, Signal Ohio, what was "supposed to be a sleepy, county-level Republican meeting where political allies get on the same page" turned into a shouting match between Marietta City Council President Susan Vessels (a Republican) and State Senator Brian Chavez (a Republican and Chairman of the Senate Energy Committee). The heated discussion revolved around wastewater injection wells and their proximity to city water supplies. Chavez is the former CEO of DeepRock Disposal Solutions, which currently operates four injection wells near Marietta and has applied to build a fifth.

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