Bill Frechette

Having multiple wells reduces the impact on the water table at each site, said Bill Frechette, coordinator for the EPD groundwater permitting unit.
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"It's true the aquifer contains a lot of water," Frechette said.
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Frechette said that if the groundwater permit is granted, the plant will easily be among the top 25 groundwater users out of the 475 permitted in the state.

Bill Frechette , EPD Groundwater Unit Coordinator , contacted us on October 26th stating he had received the EPD Director's permission to make some of the modifications requested.Many GAC members have been active in this process , providing their own suggestions for rule changes – thank you for making the ag industry voice even stronger.These changes and others have been incorporated into the most recent draft , which will be subject to additional public comment on November 30 , from 7-9 p.m. at the Auditorium of Albany State University.Please make plans to attend if you want one final review of these rules before they get to the Board.We'll be there.Click Here for Current Draft Rules ( Oct.30 ).

site, said Bill Frechette, coordinator for the EPD groundwater permitting unit.
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"It's true the aquifer contains a lot of water," Frechette said. "On the
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Frechette said that if the groundwater permit is granted, the plant will

Bill Frechette, Ground Water Unit Coordinator for the EPD, who is responsible for permitting, said the issue is heated because cities need water for new housing developments or industrial plants.

"There is always going to be a fight, You get water, you get growth.If I give away one million gallons, then that's one million gallons less for me," says Frechette.

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They won't have any problem attaining a permit for this, according to Frechette.The real issue, he explains, is that Richmond Hill may find that the Miocene doesn't hold enough water to make it financially feasible to set up the infrastructure to pump and clean water from it.

Please contact Bill Frechette of the GW permitting Unit at 404-675-1680.

b) Groundwater - For any golf courses using groundwater anywhere else in the state (the other 155 counties), an AGRICULTURAL GW withdrawal permit is required by law.

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Mr. Rutherford commented on receiving an email from Bill Frechette with EPD on the joint application with City of Guyton and City of Springfield for additional groundwater withdrawal capacity.ÝÝÝÝÝ This is to give Harold Reheis the heads up for additional groundwater capacity.