Class II Injection Well (click for larger version)
Earlier this month, MDN told you about the long-festering issue of building a shale wastewater injection well in Clara Township in Potter County, PA (see EPA Approves Potter County, PA Injection Well, Waiting Now for DEP). It appears the state Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) is about to issue a permit for the well. The federal EPA has already signed off and approved the plan. However, the township is attempting to block the injection well by amending a previous ordinance. On March 31, the Clara Town Board passed an amended version of its 1987 ordinance governing injection wells. The newly amended ordinance bans all injection wells in the township--something that is (according to our understanding) illegal under Pennsylvania state law.
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