Many of Pennsylvania’s waterways suffer from high levels of contaminants found in gas drilling wastewater. New state regulations are supposed to help, but their immediate effects are hard to gauge.
A couple of weeks ago we wrote a story [2] about the release of partially treated gas drilling wastewater into Pennsylvania’s rivers. The post highlighted an Associated Press analysis [3] of data covering July 2009 through June 2010 and mentioned a new state rule that requires newly-built wastewater plants to meet higher treatment standards.
We wanted to know if those new standards are being met, so we asked the Department of Environmental Protection when any new plants might be built. Later that night, a spokeswoman for the DEP sent us a chart showing that a couple of dozen are planned or proposed. She also pointed out that two of about 20 existing plants on the list already meet the new regulations.
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We wanted to know if those new standards are being met, so we asked the Department of Environmental Protection when any new plants might be built. Later that night, a spokeswoman for the DEP sent us a chart showing that a couple of dozen are planned or proposed. She also pointed out that two of about 20 existing plants on the list already meet the new regulations.
GO HERE to read more.
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