Excavation related to fixing the spill
Remember that shale wastewater pipeline leak we told you about in West Finley Township, Washington County, back in July (see HG Energy Washington Co. Pad Leaks Up to 1,000 Barrels of Wastewater)? It's worse than first reported; it still hasn't been cleaned up, and the company DEP keeps writing violations to isn't the driller you'd expect. It's a New York City loan vehicle. When we first covered this on July 16, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said a failed piece of equipment in a cement vault had let loose somewhere between 21,000 and 42,000 gallons of brine — that's produced water, the salty stuff that comes back up out of a shale well — near the WFN-6 well pad. Drone crews spotted it July 8. Two things have changed since then, and both are worth your attention.
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