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NEW DRILLING ORDINANCE – AROMAS – 06/19/13 08:44 S.S.

AN  ORDINANCE  REGARDING  OIL  DRILLING,   AND  THE  SAFE-GUARDING  OF  WATER,   LAND,   AND  THE  QUALITY  OF  LIFE WAS  AGREED  UPON  YESTERDAY  IN  SAN  BENITO  COUNTY.    THE  NEW  ORDINANCE  CREATES  A  FRAMEWORK  TO  CLOSELY  EXAMINE  EACH  OIL  AND  GAS  EXTRACTION  PROJECT  PROPOSED  WITHIN  THE  COUNTY.   SAN  BENITO  COUNTY  PROPERTY  OWNERS  (WITHIN  1  MILE  OF  EACH  PROPOSED  DRILLING  SITE)  MUST  ALSO  NOW  RECEIVE  A  NOTICE  FROM  THE  OIL  COMPANY,  AND  THERE   HAS  TO BE  A  500-FOOT  BUFFER  ZONE  BETWEEN  THE  DRILLING  SITE  AND  A  HOME,  BUSINESSES,  AND  ROADS.

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