diff --git a/clients/bigquery/bigquery.go b/clients/bigquery/bigquery.go
index c2863e374..3c80fca42 100644
--- a/clients/bigquery/bigquery.go
+++ b/clients/bigquery/bigquery.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const (
 	describeNameCol               = "column_name"
 	describeTypeCol               = "data_type"
 	describeCommentCol            = "description"
+	useStorageWriteAPI            = true
 )
 
 type Store struct {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func (s *Store) PrepareTemporaryTable(tableData *optimization.TableData, tableCo
 	}
 
 	// Load the data
-	if s.config.BigQuery.UseStorageWriteAPI {
+	if useStorageWriteAPI {
 		return s.putTableViaStorageWriteAPI(context.Background(), bqTempTableID, tableData)
 	} else {
 		return s.putTableViaLegacyAPI(context.Background(), bqTempTableID, tableData)
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func buildLegacyRows(tableData *optimization.TableData, additionalDateFmts []str
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to cast col %q: %w", col.Name(), err)
 			}
 
+			fmt.Println("col.Name", col.Name(), "colKind", col.KindDetails, "colVal", colVal, fmt.Sprintf("colVal type: %T", colVal))
 			if colVal != nil {
 				data[col.Name()] = colVal
 			}
diff --git a/clients/bigquery/cast.go b/clients/bigquery/cast.go
index b81ee1990..81e027cdb 100644
--- a/clients/bigquery/cast.go
+++ b/clients/bigquery/cast.go
@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@ func castColVal(colVal any, colKind columns.Column, additionalDateFmts []string)
 	}
 
 	switch colKind.KindDetails.Kind {
+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
 	case typing.String.Kind:
 		if val, isOk := colVal.(*decimal.Decimal); isOk {
 			return val.String(), nil
 		}
 
 		return colVal, nil
+=======
+        return fmt.Sprint(colVal), nil
+        
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes
 	case typing.Float.Kind, typing.Integer.Kind, typing.Boolean.Kind:
 		return colVal, nil
 	case typing.EDecimal.Kind:
diff --git a/lib/cdc/relational/debezium.go b/lib/cdc/relational/debezium.go
index 29731befa..1784da453 100644
--- a/lib/cdc/relational/debezium.go
+++ b/lib/cdc/relational/debezium.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 type Debezium string
 
 func (d *Debezium) GetEventFromBytes(_ typing.Settings, bytes []byte) (cdc.Event, error) {
+	fmt.Println("string", string(bytes))
+
 	var event util.SchemaEventPayload
 	if len(bytes) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty message")
diff --git a/lib/config/bigquery.go b/lib/config/bigquery.go
index c1d5c123f..6e8250daa 100644
--- a/lib/config/bigquery.go
+++ b/lib/config/bigquery.go
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import "fmt"
 type BigQuery struct {
 	// PathToCredentials is _optional_ if you have GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS set as an env var
 	// Links to credentials: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/application-default-credentials#GAC
-	PathToCredentials  string `yaml:"pathToCredentials"`
-	DefaultDataset     string `yaml:"defaultDataset"`
-	ProjectID          string `yaml:"projectID"`
-	Location           string `yaml:"location"`
-	BatchSize          int    `yaml:"batchSize"`
-	UseStorageWriteAPI bool   `yaml:"__useStorageWriteAPI"` // Not officially supported yet.
+	PathToCredentials string `yaml:"pathToCredentials"`
+	DefaultDataset    string `yaml:"defaultDataset"`
+	ProjectID         string `yaml:"projectID"`
+	Location          string `yaml:"location"`
+	BatchSize         int    `yaml:"batchSize"`
 }
 
 func (b *BigQuery) LoadDefaultValues() {
diff --git a/lib/destination/types/table_config.go b/lib/destination/types/table_config.go
index 79d6515a0..6d4332fb1 100644
--- a/lib/destination/types/table_config.go
+++ b/lib/destination/types/table_config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"maps"
 	"sync"
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ func NewDwhTableConfig(columns *columns.Columns, colsToDelete map[string]time.Ti
 		colsToDelete = make(map[string]time.Time)
 	}
 
+	if columns != nil {
+		for _, col := range columns.GetColumns() {
+			fmt.Println("colName", col.Name(), "colKind", col.KindDetails)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &DwhTableConfig{
 		columns:            columns,
 		columnsToDelete:    colsToDelete,