D.E.P. Investigates Another Spill at Gas Well Site

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"The state Department of Environmental Protection is continuing its investigation of the second spill in three months of condensate - "wet gases" and contaminated drilling liquids - at a Chevron-Appalachia Marcellus Shale gas well operation in Robinson Township, Washington County."

"John Poister, a DEP spokesman, said today the spilled condensate was discovered last Thursday by a township employee inspecting a gas pipeline facility nearby. The spill had run into Bigger Run Creek, a tributary of Raccoon Creek. He had no information about whether fish or aquatic life were killed, but cleanup crews placed absorbent material in the creek on Friday."

"Mr. Poister said he did not know how much condensate material was spilled. He said DEP is trying to determine the amount and the cause."

"Department investigators were at the scene Friday and plan to return this week."

"Mr. Poister said Chevron-Appalachia is continuing remediation work that started in December when the first condensate spill occurred. The company has dug up and filled more than 10 Dumpsters with contaminated soil. The DEP has not issued a violation notice for either spill."

Read more: http://www.postgazette.com/pg/12050/1211352-100.stm#ixzz1mt11NJmi

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1. It took a township employee to find the spill.

Meanwhile, Corbett signed the law last week that gives all of the power to the state agencies, and that local municipalities will have no governance of Marcellus Shale wells.

Priceless.

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2. Lovely. Just lovely. Corbett has given the driller carte blanche to ruin our land, our water and

our health.

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3. "The DEP has not issued a violation notice for either spill."

Of course not.

The DEP has been castrated by Corbett. They're useless. Folks, we're on our own.

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4. Yes, the DEP secretary, Krancer, contributed $150,00 to Corbett's campaign.

What a coincidence, huh?