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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Dawn and George!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Green <green-bounces@fuusm.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dawn Hewitt via Green<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 10, 2020 10:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> Green Sanctuary List for Environment Issues <green@fuusm.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Dawn Hewitt <hewitt@earth-maker.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Green] Fwd: Public Records Request re injection wells in Washington County<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Per George’s request, last night I wrote to Adam Schroeder of the Ohio DNR, seeking information about injection wells in Washington County. He responded within 24 hours. Here’s what he said. Note the attachments. I regret that I did not ask for the locations of the 15 wells.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>—dawn<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>"<a href="mailto:Adam.Schroeder@dnr.ohio.gov">Adam.Schroeder@dnr.ohio.gov</a>" <<a href="mailto:Adam.Schroeder@dnr.ohio.gov">Adam.Schroeder@dnr.ohio.gov</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Subject: RE: Public Records Request re injection wells in Washington County</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>November 10, 2020 at 4:29:02 PM EST</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>To: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Dawn Hewitt <<a href="mailto:hewitt@earth-maker.com">hewitt@earth-maker.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon Ms. Hewitt,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your email and for contacting the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Washington County has 15 active injection wells. Those wells injected 7,441,330 barrels in 2019. Trumbull County has the most active injection wells in the state with 19. The Division does not keep records of West Virginia or Pennsylvania. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/1509.021">Section 1509.021</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>(L) of the Ohio Revised Code addresses well spacing. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is the regulator of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><span class=s2>township and municipal water supplies.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please see below for the well and depth:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>API_WELLNO Drillers total depth DTD<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167279580000 1850<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167274010000 1911<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167297670000 4510<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167238620000 6093<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167284620000 6159<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167297660000 6251<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167297310000 6300<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167294640000 6445<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167295430000 6455<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167294450000 6458<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167293950000 7230<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167296580000 7246<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167295770000 7303<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>34167296850000 7332<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Division does not speculate as to the capacity of these wells.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please find the requested inspection reports attached to this email. I have attached brine disposal spreadsheets dating back to 2012 to this email.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Again, thank you for contacting the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stay safe.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Adam Schroeder<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ohio Department of Natural Resources<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>614-265-6937<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Dawn Hewitt <<a href="mailto:hewitt@earth-maker.com">hewitt@earth-maker.com</a>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Monday, November 09, 2020 8:57 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Schroeder, Adam <<a href="mailto:Adam.Schroeder@dnr.ohio.gov">Adam.Schroeder@dnr.ohio.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Public Records Request re injection wells in Washington County<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=p1 style='margin-bottom:2.25pt'><span style='font-size:21.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=s2>Dear Mr. Schroeder: </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=s2>As a resident of Marietta, I am deeply concerned about injection wells here in Washington County. This letter is a </span>Public Records Request under ORC 149.43 regarding injection wells near where I live:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=s2>1. How many injection wells are there in Washington County? It is my understanding that there are more injection wells in this one county than in the entire states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Is that true? Is it true that there are more injection wells in Washington County than in any other county in Ohio?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=s2>2. How close are injection wells to township and municipal water supplies in Washington County?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=s2> 3. How many barrels of brine waste were injected in these wells in the past five years?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=s2> 4. What is the estimated capacity of those wells?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=s2> 5. How deep are the injection wells in Washington County?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=s2> 6. I request copies of the inspection reports of the injection wells in Washington County for the past five years. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>7. It is my understanding that Ohio gets $.05/barrel for brine originating in Ohio, and $.20/barrel from waste from out of state. Is that accurate? How much total revenue did the State of Ohio earn in the past five years from injection well fees, and can this revenue be broken down by state source? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your attention to this matter.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dawn Hewitt<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>622 N. 7th St.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marietta, OH 45750<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=li3 style='margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;font-stretch: normal'> <o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br><br><b><span style='color:red'>CAUTION:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:red'> </span></span><span style='color:red'>This is an external email and may not be safe. 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