Together we can save the water table.
June 23, 2010 | 
Author This site is dedicated to sharing information centering around preserving and protecting drinking water sources. The immediate need of greatest urgency that we are aware of is located in Monroe County WV.
Reportedly Hydraulic Fracture Natural Gas Drilling will be starting in Monroe county this year. The Monroe county Assessor’s office has a list of nearly countless leases to mineral rights on file.
Make no mistake about it, there is nothing “natural” about this process. It IS NOT merely drilling a tidy well to tap an underground natural gas deposit. It involves drilling vertically to the Marcellus shale bed, at widely varying depths (depending on the region), then the drill is directed horizontally for great distances. Once the well is drilled, then the ground is injected with millions of gallons of water (per well) laced with chemicals under great pressure to create artificial fractures in the shale and release the gas found within it.
In a region like ours that has a Karst composition (regionally interconnected underground water) this WILL contaminate water supply over a wide area. There many other inherent logistic-related factors that create additional problems.
Most lessees are completely unaware of this. If you have already leased your land, please consider attending the public meeting to establish ordinances that ensure water quality is maintained.
What can you do.
MOST IMPORTANT: Register here so we can keep you informed
#1 Research Hydraulic Fracture drilling (educate yourself)
#2 Once you have a handle on it (spread the word)
#3 Attend a public meeting coming soon (to establish ordinances that prevent contamination)
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does anyone even know what the water table is?
how about saveaquifers.com?? that would make more sense
Thanks for the input Bob. I think we thought “aquifer” would be understood by less of the masses than “water table.” Plus – doesn’t it kinda have a ring to it?