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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-05-11 01:01 AM
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Pennsylvania fracking water being disposed in Ohio
Pennsylvania's waste is becoming Ohio's million-dollar treasure.

Marcellus shale drillers are shipping more fracking waste to the Buckeye State, on pace for Ohio to bank nearly $1 million in fees this year from out-of-state drillers pumping hazardous fluids deep under Ohio.

The amount of wastewater Ohio accepted from out-of-state drillers jumped 25 percent in the first quarter, compared to the last quarter of 2010, likely in part because Pennsylvania officials this year increased pressure on drillers to keep fracking waste out of surface water, said Tom Tomastik of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Drillers "have to do something with this waste," said Pam Melott, manager at WTC Gas Field Services in Indiana County, one of several haulers newly registered to ship to Ohio. "There's a lot of prospective customers. Our customers have called me and they want to know, 'What are we going to do?' ... So, yes, they're very interested in this."



Read more: Pennsylvania fracking water being disposed in Ohio - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_745228.html#ixzz1RCxOdCl1
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-05-11 07:43 PM
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1. I wonder how this is being received in Ohio.
Apparently it has something to do with the soil there, but Ohioans cannot be happy about accepting this toxic waste.
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