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NGWA Groundwater Summit to feature course on hydraulic fracturing
DEP’s Source Water Protection Chief, Joe Lee, P.G., will be one of the instructors presenting a short course on hydraulic fracturing at the upcoming National Groundwater Summit in Baltimore on May 5th. The course, titled Hydraulic Fracturing of the Marcellus Shale, … Continue reading
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Tagged drinking water, energy, groundwater, Marcellus Shale, PA DEP
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Secretary Quigley, UGI, Clean Water Action on Marcellus Shale
Berks Community Television videotaped a panel discussion on Marcellus Shale issues with Secretary Quigley of DCNR, Clean Water Action’s Cathy Frankenberg, and Mike Love, a representative from UGI, an energy distributor. The discussion took place on 9-23-10 and includes discussions … Continue reading
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Tagged DCNR, drinking water, energy, gas drilling, groundwater, Marcellus Shale, source water protection
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We’re Surrounded by Forests; What More Protection Do we Need?
Even though its wells and surface water reservoir are surrounded by state game lands, Ligonier Township realized contamination was a very real possibility, so it developed a Source Water Protection program to ensure that all stakeholders were communicating and keeping … Continue reading
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Tagged contamination, gas drilling, groundwater, reservoir, sourcewater protection plan, surface water
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Emmaus Aims to Protect Drinking Water
September 23, 2010 SPECIAL TO THE MORNING CALL, by Sarah Fulton The Emmaus-Upper Milford Joint Environmental Advisory Council is working on a plan to protect drinking water sources by educating the public on how to prevent pollution. Liesel Adam, council … Continue reading
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Tagged drinking water, Environmental Advisory Council, groundwater, homeowners, potential contaminant sources, source water protection, sourcewater protection plan
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Source Water Protection: Why Do we Care?
A clean, safe, reliable supply of drinking water is something the American public takes for granted, but the average Jane and Joe rarely think about where their water comes from because it’s available with the twist of a handle, straight … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, contamination, drinking water, gas drilling, groundwater, runoff, source water protection, sourcewater protection plan, stormwater, surface water
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