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Category Archives: Contamination
DEP Assesses $8.9 million Civil Penalty against Range Resources
PENNSYLVANIA DEP PRESS RELEASE 6/16/2015 DEP Assesses $8.9 million Civil Penalty against Range Resources for Failure to Repair Leaking Gas Well HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has notified Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC, of Fort Worth, … Continue reading
Posted in Contamination, DEP, DEP Penalty, Oil and Gas
Tagged gas drilling, Marcellus Shale, surface water, well water
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Tainted wells spur Navy to fund public water hookups
By Gary Weckselblatt, Staff Writer – The Intelligencer Warminster homeowners with wells contaminated by the products used on the former Navy base could be hooked up to public water as early as April. Tim Hagey, general manager of the Warminster … Continue reading
Posted in Contamination, EPA, groundwater, source water
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New USGS Reports Describe Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination
One in every five samples of groundwater used as a source for drinking contains at least one contaminant at a level of concern for human health, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report. About 115 million people—more than one-third of … Continue reading
Posted in Contamination, groundwater, threats, U.S. Geological Survey, wellhead protection
Tagged drinking water, groundwater, source water protection
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AWWA Webinar: Water Contamination Incidents & Response Guidance
AWWA WEBINAR: January 21, 2015 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ET The most significant Emergency Preparedness & Security incidents to occur in the US in the past year have been two contamination events. The purpose of the Water Contamination … Continue reading
Posted in Contamination, Emergency Response, training, Webinar, West Virginia
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USGS Study: Chemicals in W. VA River Spill Lingered Longer, Traveled Farther
CHARLESTON, W. Va. — A year after the January 9, 2014 chemical spill on the Elk River that affected the drinking water of 300,000 Charleston area residents, scientists continue to provide new information to increase understanding of the chemicals in … Continue reading
Posted in Contamination, source water, U.S. Geological Survey, West Virginia
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