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Dawson County commissioners Monday tabled a pipeline policy to allow themselves more time to look into the possibility of adding strict fines to anyone violating it.Commissioners began months ago to look into updating the county’s pipeline policy after an representative of an unnamed company installed waterlines in county right-of-ways and easements without first obtaining county officials’ permission.The county allows companies to install temporary water lines to conduct fracking, a process oil companies use to extract gas and petroleum from the earth’s bedrock.County Judge Foy O’Brien said it is a common practice for companies needing to install pipelines on county managed ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

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Lamesa, TX 79331
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