Fracking Contaminated Water in Pennsylvania
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Pennsylvania Has Released Redacted Details of 243 Cases of Water Contamination Caused by Fracking and Related Activities by the Natural Gas Industry
Claims made by the fracking industry that they have not contaminated water are utter rubbish.These 243 cases which took place in Pennsylvania between 2008 and 2014 involve a wide range of contamination problemsincluding the contamination of multiple water supply wells by one fracking operation. State officials did not indicate how many more cases of contamination may have occurred since 2008 that are not included in this list.
The 243 cases, from 2008 to 2014, include some where a single drilling operation impacted multiple water wells. The problems listed in the documents include methane gas contamination, spills of wastewater and other pollutants, and wells that went dry or were otherwise undrinkable. Some of the problems were temporary, but the names of landowners were redacted, so it wasn't clear if the problems were resolved to their satisfaction. Other complaints are still being investigated
The release of contamination information also comes about a month after a report from the state's Inspector General that found that the rapid growth of the state's gas industry "caught the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) unprepared to effectively administer laws and regulations to protect drinking water and unable to efficiently respond to citizen complaints."
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