https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/11/03/pa-department-of-environmental-protection-now-under-attack/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/11/03/pa-department-of-environmental-protection-now-under-attack/#comment-13292 Randal S Mick Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:13:07 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=6585#comment-13292 This sounds like an attempt to cover a major mistake, like allowing everybody to drill without having regulation. Any operator with a rig could drill, but there was not enough inspectors etc. When I worked in Bradford there was possibly an audit on one day out of month if that, the company man would have us put on the show on top of the ground and I didnt see anybody for the state ever come look at whats happening beneath the ground. Down hole is where you do damage to water tables etc. How much work goes into monitoring formation integrity/competency and bonding requirments that insure the wellbore is not polluting surrounding ground and water. Do we want to trust that companies are doing the right thing, lets look to recent media and we can see honesty/environment means little once the lease is signed. At this point it is up to individuals to fight these companies. That makes no sense. Our government knows the problem, but it seems that oil/gas money has a long reach. This sounds like an attempt to cover a major mistake, like allowing everybody to drill without having regulation. Any operator with a rig could drill, but there was not enough inspectors etc. When I worked in Bradford there was possibly an audit on one day out of month if that, the company man would have us put on the show on top of the ground and I didnt see anybody for the state ever come look at whats happening beneath the ground. Down hole is where you do damage to water tables etc. How much work goes into monitoring formation integrity/competency and bonding requirments that insure the wellbore is not polluting surrounding ground and water. Do we want to trust that companies are doing the right thing, lets look to recent media and we can see honesty/environment means little once the lease is signed. At this point it is up to individuals to fight these companies. That makes no sense. Our government knows the problem, but it seems that oil/gas money has a long reach.

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