I did not know you had so much respect and faith in Obama's EPA.
I think an important point is that the water did not go over the legal limits for some contaminants. That's a little different than "clean". I don't know about you, but I don't think there is any level of benzene in water that is acceptable.
And you may know that for some of the contaminants the EPA found, there are no legal limits, no studies of the effects of long term ingestion.
And yes there was some methane in some of the aquifers before fracking. Is there more now and is it the result of fracking? I don't think we really know.
I'd be interested to hear how many parents of young children are letting their kids drink this water.
I live in a small PA town (NE PA) and reading the water report from my public water system convinced me to have spring water delivered to my house (and her in NW NJ at the courthouse we searchers chip in to have water delivered here). None of my levels were over the legal limit but I'd prefer none of most.
Here is an article you might find interesting:
http://www.propublica.org/article/so-is-dimocks-water-really-safe-to-drink
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It said that arsenic exceeding federal water standards was detected in two samples. "
Actually I have a cousin who lives in Dimock. She's thrilled that she's going to be getting a lot of money. That might explain the lack of opposition by the residents, a/k/a "shaleionaires". My suggestion to my cousin was to take the money and move.
And what are the long term effects of drinking slightly tainted water? Who knows?
My biggest fear is when they get to the headwaters of the Delaware River, the ultimate source of tens of millions of Americans. Let's get this all together and make sure we know what we're doing before we make a mistake from which we might not recover. I still think water is more important than oil or gas.
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