Wednesday, June 16, 2010

A Look at Bradford County, PA

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Just outside Towanda

Why these water tanks at a Spring Lake residence?

Why the video monitoring?

Word locally is that DEP has ordered the Otten Wells shut down and cleaned up. Note the black plastic covered soil. The road is closed down on either side of this site for no apparent reason, and as shown in the signage photo above, the site warns of video surveillance!
Why haven't we heard about this???

THE OTTEN WELL SITE A YEAR AGO on SPLASHDOWN:
Thursday, July 16, 2009

SLUDGE PITS: Noxious, Toxic, Evaporating into the Atmosphere, Seeping into the Earth

From 5/18/09: Sludge pit at Otten Well Site, Asylum Twp. Bradford Co., PA
Note toxic water seeping into soil where liner has fallen into the pit.

7/8/09: Same Pit: Otten Well Site, Asylum Twp. Bradford Co., PA
Current Condition
Note partially exposed remnants of pit liner...

DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY!

1 comment:

  1. Whoa! Your pictures and comments say it all! What a MESS! Good job! I'll never forget the chemical odor of the sludge pit we visited and the other sludge pit where it was overflowing the liner on one whole side. The greed of the gas company officials makes them seek the almighty dollar at the expense of humankind.Do they not have souls? More to the point, do they not have anybody they care about more than they care about business profits?

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