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Greene Co. considers banning fracking brine from roads
May 14, 2013 7:03 am
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Kyle Adams reports in The Daily Mail Greene County is weighing the possibility of banning the use of fracking wastewater on county roads. The ban was proposed by Legislator Joseph Kozloski of Catskill. The salty brine is a byproduct of the hydraulic fracturing process, a deep-drilling method that uses a mix of water, chemicals and gritty substances like sand and salt to pry open fissures in shale deposits to extract oil and natural gas. There is concern out-of-state drilling companies could sell their wastewater within New York as a means of disposal. Greene County Highway Superintendent Gary Harvey said he is unaware of any nearby counties that currently use the brine as a road salt substitute. He said more information is needed on potential health effects before a decision is made. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.
(NBC News)[/caption]Kyle Adams reports in The Daily Mail Greene County is weighing the possibility of banning the use of fracking wastewater on county roads. The ban was proposed by Legislator Joseph Kozloski of Catskill. The salty brine is a byproduct of the hydraulic fracturing process, a deep-drilling method that uses a mix of water, chemicals and gritty substances like sand and salt to pry open fissures in shale deposits to extract oil and natural gas. There is concern out-of-state drilling companies could sell their wastewater within New York as a means of disposal. Greene County Highway Superintendent Gary Harvey said he is unaware of any nearby counties that currently use the brine as a road salt substitute. He said more information is needed on potential health effects before a decision is made. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.