(Note: Brian Oram is a charter member of the Carbon County Groundwater Guardians.) Citizens – there are more private wells than public water supplies in Pennsylvania. In many regions, the natural gas companies have conducted baseline testing and have returned the data to you. The problem is that the industry has the data and can… Read more
Seminars will provide low interest loan information to rural households. Rural household owners using well water – pull out your calendars and red pens. Four seminars are planned to introduce a Household Water Well Assistance Program. The Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation and Development Council, a nonprofit organization, has acquired $130,000 in grant money and will… Read more
http://marcellusprotest.org/node/596 Marcellus Shale Program set for Center Carbon Environmental Education Center, Carbon County PA March 30, 2011 – 6:00pm The Carbon County Environmental Education Center [ http://www.carboneec.org/ ] is planning a program on Marcellus shale basics for the general public on Wednesday, March 30th, at 6:00 pm. “Getting the Waters Tested: The Marcellus Shale Factor”… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/wilkes-creates-water-quality-database-1.955949 Wilkes creates water quality database BY ELIZABETH SKRAPITS (STAFF WRITER) Published: August 18, 2010 WILKES-BARRE – Due to natural gas companies’ increasing interest in the Marcellus Shale, Wilkes University’s Center for Environmental Quality is establishing Northeastern Pennsylvania’s first water quality database to determine the condition of groundwater and surface water before drilling activity commences.… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/wilkes-university-to-track-nepa-well-water-quality-1.946863 Published: August 14, 2010 Wilkes University to track NEPA well water quality Wilkes University will announce a major initiative to track water quality in residential wells in Northeastern Pennsylvania at a news conference Tuesday. Water quality has become a significant issue in the area with the advent of natural gas drilling related to the… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/well-testing-offered-to-residents-near-drilling-site-1.738187 Well testing offered to residents near drilling site By Elizabeth Skrapits (Staff Writer) Published: April 21, 2010 elizabeth skrapits / the citizens’ voice Brian Oram, a hydrogeologist from Wilkes University, talks about local geology Tuesday at the Lehman Township Fire Hall. LEHMAN TWP. – Residents near a planned natural gas well site in Lake… Read more
