by FreshWater | Dec 20, 2012 | Issues, Muskingum Watershed, News & Blog, Press Releases, Public Records
The Southeast Ohio Alliance to Save Our Water (SOASOW), in affiliation with the FreshWater Accountability Project, announced today it continues to wait word from the US Army Corps of Engineers regarding records requests and appeals sent to the Huntington office and... by FreshWater | Nov 30, 2012 | Fracking, Groups, Issues, Muskingum Watershed, News & Blog, Press Releases, Water Testing
The Southeast Ohio Alliance to Save Our Water, in affiliation with the FreshWater Accountability Project (www.FWAPOH.com) announced plans today to form a citizens’ group to hold the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) accountable to property owners and... by FreshWater | Nov 19, 2012 | Fracking, FWAP Blog, Issues, Muskingum Watershed, News & Blog, Press Releases, Resources, Studies
Hydrogeologist, Paul Rubin, warns of toxic water contamination near fracking sites. Rubin’s report focuses on Seneca Lake, Ohio’s second-largest freshwater lake, as an example of a Muskingum reservoir case study. He concludes that leasing for widespread gas and oil... by FreshWater | Oct 17, 2012 | Events, Fracking, Issues, Muskingum Watershed, News & Blog, Press Releases, Water Withdrawal
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) held a public meeting to tell local residents about its plans to lease land for horizontal, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and sell water to service the massive amounts required by the industry. The meeting was held...