18
2010
Frick the Fracking – Local Residents Concerned over Contaminated Water
Central Wyoming residents are highly suspicious of a drilling technique being used in their area and are certain it has contaminated their water. Unfortunately, they won’t know for sure if that is the case until the results from testing are back in July. The process they take exception to, called fracking, has evidently turned their water a different color and it now has a horrid smell to it. Most of the families in town may want to find out about the benefits of water distillation while they are waiting to hear word from the government.
Fracking, otherwise known as hydraulic fracturing, involves crews pumping pressurized water, chemicals and sand underground to “fracture” open fissures in deep rock to improve the flow of gas and oil. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did some well testing in March 2009 and again in January 2010, but to date, they haven’t released any results.
One wonders why that is the case, as they’ve had the samples for quite some time now. The EPA says it would be premature to release the results before meeting with the town’s officials. The townsfolk would like to know right away what is going on rather than continue to drink the local water. If they know what the score is, they could check into water distillers and water purification systems that would work for their homes.
The interesting thing is that the meeting in July will feature people from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to talk to residents about their health concerns. Good or bad news, this isn’t something that should wait. People are afraid they are drinking contaminated water that will impact on their health. This is a serious issue and one that needs to be resolved quickly, not when the government thinks it is appropriate.
It seems that some of the delay here may have to do with drilling monitor wells to find out if fracking caused the water contamination or something else did. Why they didn’t drill the test wells in 2009 is another good question that seems to be begging an answer.
While fracking has been used for decades, it just recently became controversial because it is being done more often in more and more locations. Many states have been chasing the oil companies to disclose their fracking chemical formulas, but it’s been tough getting that kind of information.
The bottom line here is that townsfolk would likely be a whole lot happier if they had a viable alternative for their drinking water, such as water distillers and water distillation systems for their homes. Distilled water is really the only safe and fresh alternative to tap water or any other filtration system on the market today.
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