EPA SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD RELEASES FIRST REVIEW OF EPA SCIENCE ON MOUNTAINTOP MINING IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY

On Sept. 28, EPA's independent Science Advisory Board released its first draft review of EPA's research which concludes that valley fills are associated with increased levels of conductivity into downstream waters threatening stream life and causing significant damage to local streams polluted with mining runoff from mountaintop removal.  The benchmark of EPA's research is intended to protect 95 percent of aquatic species in streams in the Appalachian region influenced by mountaintop mining and valley fills. Following the completion of the external peer review and review of public comments, the report will be revised and published as a final report. 

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Marcellus Shale And Related Issues To Be Discussed At October Monthly Meeting of MUB

Two “special presentations” will be made to the  Morgantown Utility Board at their regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, October 12th in the Morgantown City Council chambers starting at 6:30 pm.   Duane Nichols, Co-Chair of the WV/PA Monongahela Area Watersheds Compact, will summarize the nature and extent of the issues being faced by water supplies and effluents in our area.  And, Scott Rotruck of Chesapeake Energy will describe the activities of his company, that is doing Marcellus Shale development in our region.  This meeting is to be broadcast on COMCAST Channel 15 as is typically done for these meetings.