The Intelligencer reports today that MarkWest Energy Partners has applied for a permit to fill in an unnamed tributary of Fishing Creek as a solution to the landslip that is causing sedimentation of the creek in eastern Wetzel County.
Scot Hans, chief regulator of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District confirmed that the permit application had been received by that office. He stated, “They cleared out a lot of the timber, which they are allowed to do without a permit. But clearing the timber – combined with all the wet weather we are having – caused this slip to occur,” he said, noting MarkWest’s goal is to create level ground to build the processing plant.
Robert McHale, MarkWest’s Manager of Environmental Regulatory Affairs, said,“While we regret that this incident occurred, we do not believe that the public was at risk.”
Tonya Mather, environmental inspector for the Northwest Region (Wheeling Office) of the West Virginia DEP, recently told a group Wetzel County residents that water quality is her top priority.
“It presents a real issue right now-a real danger,” she told the approximately 40 people attending the Wetzel County Oil and Gas Task Force meeting regarding the MarkWest problem.
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