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Saturday, January 30, 2010 Please help spread the word about these two upcoming programs in Pulteney Friday., February 5th, 1 :00 - 2:00 pm Threat of Toxic Deep Well Disposal in Pulteney Toxic Invasion: Predatory Corporation vs. Pulteney Presentation by Walter Hang, Toxicologist President of Toxics Targeting Pulteney Fire House , 8891 Brown Rd, Pulteney Sunday, February 7th, 1 :00 - 3:00 pm Panel discussion on deep well disposal of concentrated brine laced with unspecified chemicals in an abandoned gas well in Pulteney Congressman Eric Massa Walter Hang, Toxicologist and President of Toxics Targeting Tony Ingraffea, Professor of Civil Engineering, Cornell University Art Hunt, Hunt Country Vineyards Steve Coffman, Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes Rachel Treichler, attorney and environmentalist Pulteney Fire House , 8891 Brown Rd, Pulteney For more information, contact Jeff & Jodi Andrysick at 607-868-7889 Chesapeake Energy is proposing to use an abandoned gas well in Pulteney for disposal of their toxic brine waste water from natural gas drilling. The proposal is for 200,000 gallons/day of toxic brine and chemical filled waste water which is imported from PA and NY. Over a 10 year period this would be almost 750,000,000 (3/4 of a billion) gallons!! Be aware of the potential risks of having a toxic, brine waste water disposal in Pulteney: • Contamination of well water and Keuka Lake. Individual well water testing costs about $500. Can you afford that every year? • Instantaneously destroying property values in Pulteney and around Keuka Lake • Economic damage done to the wine, grape and tourism industries could be immense, as the wine industry provides $3.7 billion to the New York State economy every year. • The Wine Trail was not designed for heavy toxic brine truck traffic • Deep injection wells have been linked to small earthquakes Thursday, January 28, 2010 What Is A Class II Disposal Well?Chesapeake is submitting an injection well permit application to convert and operate the Bergstresser well as a Class II disposal well. The following is from the EPA website. What is a Class II well? Class II wells inject fluids associated with oil and natural gas production. Most of the injected fluid is salt water (brine), which is brought to the surface in the process of producing (extracting) oil and gas. In addition, brine and other fluids are injected to enhance (improve) oil and gas production. The approximately 144,000 Class II wells in operation in the United States inject over 2 billion gallons of brine every day. Most oil and gas injection wells are in Texas, California, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Disposal Wells inject brines and other fluids associated with the production of oil and natural gas or natural gas storage operations. When oil and gas are produced, brine is also brought to the surface. The brine is segregated from the oil and is then injected into the same underground formation or a similar formation. Class II disposal wells can only be used to dispose of fluids associated with oil and gas production. Disposal wells represent about 20 percent of Class II wells. How do Class II wells protect drinking water resources? When oil and gas are extracted, large amounts of brine are typically brought to the surface. Often saltier than seawater, this brine can also contain toxic metals and radioactive substances. It can be very damaging to the environment and public health if it is discharged to surface water or the land surface. By injecting the brine deep underground, Class II wells prevent surface contamination of soil and water.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Keuka Lake Watershed MeetingLast evening, there was a meeting of Keuka Watershed Improvement Cooperative
at the Pulteney Town Hall. The meeting was attended by 50 or 60 people many of whom voiced strong objections to the proposed
wastewater injection well in the Town. They cited environmental contamination and the proximity of the proposed well to faults
in the earth under Keuka Lake. No one commented positively. The
Chairman of the meeting, Bill Weber was questioned about his financial "relationship" with Chesapeake Energy. He
said that he owns stock in Chesapeake and has a business connection to Chesapeake in Big Flats. He said that he would recuse
himself from voting in the future. He also stated that other Town Board members have conflicts-of-interest.
The public comment period was ended after about ½ hour. As a result of the meeting,
the Keuka Watershed Improvement Cooperative has decided to send a letter to the DEC declaring they are not in favor of allowing
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