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Tag Archives: chemical spill
August 2014 Water Policy News Now Available
Read the August 2014 issue of Water Policy News. Topics Include: August Feature: Quarryville Sees Value in Reviving Dormant Source Water Protection Plan by Lynda Ginsparg WREN Grants in Action: Etna Borough Rain … Continue reading
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, DEP, groundwater, Newsletter, Public Involvement, source water, Susquehanna River Basin, threats, Water Resources Education Network, wellhead protection
Tagged chemical spill, drinking water, PA DEP, PA Rural Water Assn, public education, regulations, source water protection, sourcewater protection plan, well water
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Pennsylvania to sue oil companies over contamination from gas additive
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 6/19/14, PA) — Pennsylvania is suing oil companies for environmental contamination and damage to water resources caused by a chemical additive used in gasoline, and is seeking reimbursement for the alleged misuse of state funds to clean up gasoline … Continue reading
Posted in Contamination, EPA, groundwater, threats
Tagged chemical spill, contamination, drinking water, EPA, groundwater
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West Virginia Regulators Open Investigation into Chemical Spill
May 22, 2014 Associated Press: CHARLESTON — The state Public Service Commission opened an investigation Wednesday to determine whether the company overseeing the public water supply responded appropriately to a chemical spill in January that contaminated the tap water of … Continue reading
Posted in Contamination, surface water, West Virginia
Tagged chemical spill, contamination, drinking water, surface water
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Focus on Emergency Response Plans
Is your water system ready in the event on an emergency? The January 2014 water contamination event from a chemical spill into the Elk River in West Virginia left 300,000 residents without use of tap water for many days. In … Continue reading
Posted in Newsletter, source water, surface water, threats, West Virginia
Tagged chemical spill, drinking water, source water protection, sourcewater protection plan
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DEP Fines Range Resources-Appalachia LLC $75,000 for Brine Spill
WILLIAMSPORT, Lycoming County — The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that it has fined Range Resources-Appalachia LLC of Fort Worth, Texas, $75,000 for a July 2012 manufactured brine spill of 3,066 gallons at its Cornwall Mountain Hunting Club … Continue reading
Posted in DEP, Marcellus, surface water, Susquehanna River Basin, threats
Tagged chemical spill, contamination, gas drilling, Marcellus Shale, PA DEP
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