tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993321373300794743.post2738630442001235913..comments2023-10-04T09:04:40.798-04:00Comments on The Marcellus Effect: Dirty Water in Big FlatsSue Heavenrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00550259613381458435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993321373300794743.post-77460077973536239972012-12-10T21:47:06.525-05:002012-12-10T21:47:06.525-05:00My dad lives in one of the neighborhoods affected ...My dad lives in one of the neighborhoods affected but his well is in rock & on 40 ft. deep. Those who were affected were slightly closer to the drill site. Their wells also are 100 ft. deep & in sandy soil. They petitioned to get public water put in but each resident would need to contribute thousands of dollars that no one can afford. My dad also did not sign a lease. He was lucky he didn't get methane in his water too. The layers of rock are slanted, not just straight across. This is a hilly region. Have you ever noticed when driving on highways where part of the hillside had been blasted away to reveal diagonal layers of rock? Yup! And that my friend is how methane, hydrofracking fluid, etc. can get into shallower water wells. But if you want to go on believing the world is totally flat beneath the surface & be naive enough to believe it's not possible, then be my guest & let them frack 500 ft from your house, near your water well and your favorite fishing stream. Then when you can't drink or use your water, you & your family are sick from not just drinking your well water full of undisclosed toxic chemicals AND you are having respiratory problems from all the toxic fumes & chemicals vaporizing into the air, then I guess you will believe that hydrofracking is not safe.Jen55https://www.blogger.com/profile/06862725774061100446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993321373300794743.post-80160228274087387882010-12-13T15:07:03.203-05:002010-12-13T15:07:03.203-05:00My brother and his fiancee r going thru the same t...My brother and his fiancee r going thru the same thing with their water bc of the drilling. They have since had to leave their property bc their health is in such bad shape due to the water use nd they r considered beign chemically poisoned byt eh effects of the drilling. Neither have jibs now and they r in and out of the hospital ona wkly basis. Its just sickening what these drilling companies can hide and get away with when its killing ppl and animals all around where they drill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com