A pair of studies released today by the U.S Geological Survey found low-to-moderate concentrations of naturally occurring methane in private water wells in Wayne and Pike Counties– a region of the state without Marcellus Shale drilling.
Those two counties fall under the jurisdiction of the Delaware River Basin Commission, which currently has a moratorium on fracking.
“These baseline studies are very important,” says USGS researcher Ronald Sloto. “People are very concerned about the environmental impact of shale gas drilling. In order to assess the impact of something, you need a ‘before’ and an ‘after’. Then you compare the two and see what the changes are.”
Read more of this report at the website of our partner StateImpact Pennsylvania.
