Summary of Public Meeting on Protecting Our Waters

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Summary of Public Meeting on Protecting Our Waters

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Temple University, December 10, 2009

“We’re fighting for our lives.”, according to Al Benner of P.O.W. (Protecting Our Waters, Philadelphia) Robert Ryan, Ph.D., a hydrologist at Temple University, said that gas companies are considering drilling 25,000 gas wells in Pennsylvania, though others predict more. These many wells mean that 125,000 acres of land will become impermeable since each well sits on a 5 acre concrete slab. This means that there will be increased runoff and water will not be returned to streams to replenish them. There will be more erosion, and the water quality will worsen for oxygen will be depleted and fish and other wildlife will suffer.

“What Is Clean Water Worth?” asked Barbara Arrindell, the founder of Damascus Citizens. Into the 1.5 to 9 millions of gallons pumped into each well will be hundred of toxic chemicals and salt. This brine injected into the earth will be 3-6 times more salty than the ocean. Presently, we have no way to treat this water.

The entire summary is attached -SUMMARY OF TEMPLE GAS EXTRACTION FORUM

More info at: http://www.damascuscitizens.org/

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