EnCana to test all water wells within one mile of gas drilling

EnCana to test all water wells within one mile of gas drilling by Elizabeth Skrapits, December 29, 2009, citizensvoice.com
“I’m sure nobody wants to be using bottled water for the rest of their lives,” planning commission member Randy Howard said. To protect the aquifer, EnCana will place several casings around the well, said Tom Burns of Strategic Environmental, the companies’ consultant. Multiple layers of cement will shield the groundwater, he said. Although regulations only require monitoring residential wells within a 1,000-foot radius of the drilling site, the plan is to test all wells within a 1-mile radius, EnCana Regulatory and Land Advisor Brenda Linster said. She said as a good neighbor, the company would return the water to its pre-drilling condition if need be.

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