Thank you Sharon

FaithChatham — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:28:58 -0600

Welcome to Diatribune. Thank you (and cohort Tracy Smith) for your hard work in researching complex issues and presenting them to us in ways that shows us more than we'd probably ever want to learn on our own! In Arlington water is a big issue. They are proposing drilling many gas wells inside one of the most densely populated urban centers in Texas. Texas only has a 300 foot set-back requirment for drilling wells. Because the BTU is higher in the gas located under Tarrant, Parker and Wise counties than anywhere else in the state, they have desceneded upon us like vulchers, without consideration of safety or water conservation.

Residental water usage is rationed yet water used in oil and gas drilling is exempt from conservation laws. Fracking one well one time uses as much water as most entire residential subdivisions uses for a year! This reckless rush to drill will cost us in future development both on residential and business fronts.

In Arlington, Mayor Pro Tem Ron Wright stated at a League of Women's Voter's Forum on gas drilling "We don't have to be concerned about contaminating the aquifiers in Arlington because in Arlington we don't get our drinking water from aquifiers." A resident from neighboring Pantego stood up and said: BUT WE SURE DO. IF YOU CONTAMINATE THE AQUIFIER YOU RUIN OUR WATER. Ron smiled and said: "Arlington will be glad to sell Pantgo and Dal Worthington Gardens water!"

Phase One of gas drilling in Arlington was in River Legacy Park and on the City dumping grounds property. That had minimal risk to nearby homeowners. However phase two (the current phase) includes wells on the Masonic Home property located in the heart of Arlington, and under Lake Arlington and on Arlington ISD property. They have no data to show what impact drilling will have on the lake. Also, pipelines from that well will probably have to go through either DalWorthing Gardens or Pantego, both cities which use well water. One accident which ruins a neighboring city's municipal water source will probably eat up more revenue than the city will get in their upfront drilling bonus. The revenue from drilling looks good to revenue starved muncipalities. However, the cost is probably going to be much greater than the revenue derived.

Thank you

TXsharon — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:31:29 -0600

This is an awesome site.

David stays pretty busy and it quite involved in politics but he loves to hear from people anytime.

Way to go!

kerry — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:52:43 -0600

Way to go Sharon. Fight-em on the ice. Thanks for posting here. Say hello to David Van Os for us. Good luck with the fight!

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Thank you Sharon

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