Muddy Water from Marcellus Drilling Pollutes White Day Creek

Article by Kim Freda, WBOY, Clarksburg, WV, May 31, 2013

A  WV-DEP inspector went to the creek and verified that a company was using a pressurized method to construct a borehole to drill for natural gas, which broke free and created a silty and muddy condition in the stream. WV-DEP spokesman Tom Aluise said the method didn’t utilize drilling mud but was using some type of pressurized water system.

Ron Lane is the contractor working at White Day Creek.  PDC Energy owns the pipeline, according to the WV-DEP.

The WV-DEP is investigating the situation further, according to the news broadcast.

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NOTE from Diane Pitcock, WV Host Farms, May 31,2013
 
This article about silting at White Day Creek is not a surprise. The local citizens predicted a couple years ago that drilling and fracking if allowed would pollute this pristine creek.  This is timely information given that Doddridge County has just gone through a long, challenging process to revise the county flood plain ordinance to protect landowners and our streams.   This is an example as why it is so important to continue advocating against drilling on flood plains or in high quality watersheds.