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Thank you George!!! The Dispatch wrote about the Redbird well, but nothing has been done locally that I am aware of. Roger<div><br><br><br><a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Monday, November 9, 2020, 3:06 PM, gbanz42--- via Green <green@fuusm.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div dir="ltr">Green Sanctuary Folks:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> I just attended a meeting of the coalition that has been addressing the Deep Rock barge-disposal issue. They discussed some possible next steps. This group at the Zoom meeting included the Buckeye Environmental Network, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Earth Justice (national staff attorney), Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services and others. First are some items we can all do:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. If you happen to be driving on Route 7 just south of Marietta, check to see if there are any barges being offloaded at the new Deep Rock site.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Contact Adam Schroeder (<a ymailto="mailto:adam.schroeder@dnr.state.oh.us" href="mailto:adam.schroeder@dnr.state.oh.us">adam.schroeder@dnr.state.oh.us</a>) at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to request information as a Public Records Request. Below is my request. It is important that he hear from more residents of Washington County than me. I would suggest that you choose one of these four requests I have made and send your message to Mr. Schroeder. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> I am respectfully making the following PRR under ORC 149.43 regarding injection wells in Washington County, of which I am a resident:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. How many injection wells are there in Washington County?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. How many barrels of brine waste were injected in these wells in 2019?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 3. How deep are the injection wells in our county?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 4. May I have copies of the inspection reports of these wells in Washington County?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Other items discussed at the meeting of the coalition today:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> -The Red Bird Well #4 (injection well in the Veto area) has breached, and ODNR is doing an investigation. It may affect Little Hocking Water supply, Warren Water Supply and Belpre Water supply. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> -People affected have been in contact with State Sen. Frank Hoagland and Repr. Jay Edwards about the injection well issue<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> -Ohio earns $.05/barrel for brine waste from OH and $.20/barrel for brine waste from PA and WV.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> -ODNR sent 1297 letters to people near these wells. Only three people responded by sending letters. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> -ODNR may be drafting new rules for regulation of injection wells soon. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> -There is a group being organized currently called Stop Brine Spreading Action Group. More on that later.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> -Fair Shakes thinks that the USACE violated public information issues of the National Environmental Policy Act and would like to pursue that issue.. <br></div><div dir="ltr">--<br></div><div dir="ltr">George Banziger<br></div><div dir="ltr">202 Lawton Road<br></div><div dir="ltr">Marietta, OH 45750-1111<br></div><div dir="ltr">740-434-5685<br></div><div dir="ltr">cell: 740-434-3354<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Green mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:Green@fuusm.org" href="mailto:Green@fuusm.org">Green@fuusm.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/green_fuusm.org" target="_blank">http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/green_fuusm.org</a><br></div><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div>
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