Comments on: Wastewater and the Health of Natural Waters https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2014/06/06/wastewater-and-the-health-of-natural-waters/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: SkyLark 6/6/14 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2014/06/06/wastewater-and-the-health-of-natural-waters/#comment-79943 SkyLark 6/6/14 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:44:28 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=11995#comment-79943 The WV-DEP does monitor benthic insects as part of their periodic fishery surveys but not very frequently. Trout Unlimited and other organizations also use benthic insects as indices (EPT Index) of water quality. The major water quality problem associated with drilling is turbidity associated with erosion, pipeline slips, culverts\stream crossings, and vehicles crossing streams. It would take extensive monitoring to evaluate and demonstrate these damages, not now being done. The WV-DEP does monitor benthic insects as part of their periodic fishery surveys but not very frequently. Trout Unlimited and other organizations also use benthic insects as indices (EPT Index) of water quality.

The major water quality problem associated with drilling is turbidity associated with erosion, pipeline slips, culverts\stream crossings, and vehicles crossing streams. It would take extensive monitoring to evaluate and demonstrate these damages, not now being done.

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