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At the Fresh Water Accountability Project (FWAP), we take interest in issues threatening our freshwater resources. The issues include, but are not limited to, drilling operations, frack waste transportation, oil and gas pipelines, landfills (old, new, and proposed), and more. We cannot drink money. It is critical that we protect our freshwater resources for future generations.
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Letter to the Editor: Guernsey County Commissioners Asked to Refuse “Brine” Spreading
On May 6 at 9:30 am the Guernsey County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider the Kimble Company's proposal to spread "brine" on the roads of Guernsey County for "ice and dust control." What most people do not know is not only that the Kimble Company of...
FWAP Warns of Future Costs to Ohioans for Fracking Contamination
April 2, 2015 Chief Rick Simmers ODNR 2045 Morse Rd. Bldg. F2 Columbus, OH 43229-6693 Dear Chief Simmers: We would like to bring to your attention the recent report from Earthworks stating that Ohio has being largely deficient in the regulation of the hazardous waste...
Environmental Groups Align Efforts to Challenge FERC Pipeline Projects
Groups claim federal agency facilitates fracking for shale gas The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is not informing the public about the big picture when it comes to natural gas infrastructure projects related to increased gas drilling in the Marcellus and...
Frackers Obviously Don’t Care About the Community’s Quality and Quantity of Drinking Water Sources
Reposted via ThinkProgress.org | by Samantha Page Image credit: Courtesy of Barnesville area residents A tiny town in eastern Ohio is being sued by an Oklahoma-based oil and gas company that bought more than 180 million gallons of water from the town last year. That...
Water Protection Groups Go On Offensive Against Unregulated Radioactive Fracking Waste Facilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2015 Grand Rapids, Ohio – Two organizations devoted to protecting water sources from dangerous oil and gas industry activity have filed a key motion in an Ohio court, challenging oil and gas waste disposal practices. On Friday, February...
ODNR Records Request Response: Toxic Facilities With Chief’s Orders
The below records are from ODNR in response to our public request for records of the toxic waste facilities given "Chief's Orders" to operate. ODNR Chief's Order Summary Letters Facility Chief's Order Summaries letters HTP Unlimited 2014 182 ATP...
Proposed Pipelines Raise Significant Concerns
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2015 (Grand Rapids, OH) Planned large pipeline installations for Northwest Ohio are causing concern for many people, especially those who are targeted to have them installed near their residence. An additional concern that...
Oil & Gas Corporation Opposes Public Input to Pipeline Permitting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Grand Rapids, OH) When FreshWater Accountability Project (FWAP) petitioned to intervene in the reversal of the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) in Southeast Ohio to carry fracked gas South and West to markets rather than its original route to the...
Ohio Pipeline Opponents Warn FERC About Illegal Land Condemnation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Grand Rapids, OH) Five Ohio grassroots and environmental organizations warned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today that pipeline companies may be violating federal law in their dealings with property owners along the routes of...
Gov. Kasich & ODNR Face Radioactive Fracking Waste Lawsuit
For Immediate Release November 19, 2014 Lawsuit Filed Against Governor Kasich and ODNR Over Radioactive Fracking Waste Columbus, OH – Today, a lawsuit was filed in Franklin County court against Governor Kasich and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’...
Shale Drilling Destroys Regional Water Resources
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Projections Show Entire Watershed to be Damaged by Fracking (Grand Rapids, OH - September 26, 2014) Ohioans are beginning to realize that unconventional shale drilling uses a great deal of water, permanently ruining it for other uses. But...
Information Meeting Sponsored by FWAP so Property Owners Can Protect Themselves
Dear Tappan and Seneca Lake Neighbors and Friends, By now you have probably heard that yet another reservoir in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) will be leased for fracking. Tappan Lake is next on the chopping block as the MWCD continues to plunder...