Thursday, October 8, 2009

****Report: GAS DRILLING IMPERILS WATER****

PROBLEMS FACING NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED SYSTEM ARE SERIOUS

By ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN, Special to the Times Union
First published in print: Thursday, October 8, 2009

A preliminary report from a consultant hired by New York City warns that "nearly every activity" associated with natural gas drilling, as proposed for southern New York, could potentially harm the city's drinking water supply and that while the risk can be reduced with strict regulations, "the likelihood of water quality impairment ... cannot be eliminated."

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