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Mothers protest toxic waste dump in neighborhood.
At dawn on Monday, May 24th, a group of mothers and children protest Williams Petroleum’s exploitation of lax regulation in Texas as they install a massive toxic waste facility in the heart of their neighborhood. Neighbors call the facility on Jeter Road in Argyle, Texas DISH 2.
Concerned mother and founding member of Argyle – Bartonville Communities Alliance, Jayme Sizelove, says, “This dangerous site is too close to homes. It’s only 100 feet from my son’s bedroom window.”
Leaseholders and Argyle Town Council Members made back-room deals with Williams Petroleum to move the waste from the site where it’s produced and shove it off on the unsuspecting neighbors. Rather than recycle gas waste onsite, Williams is transporting the waste to a residential neighborhood.
This site is in the Denton Creek flood plain where runoff can contaminate drinking water downstream. “As far as we know, proper permits, plats, hydrology studies and emergency plans have not been made,” said Jana DeGrand an alliance member.
In other states, Williams uses best practices and recycles drilling waste onsite, but best practices are not mandated in Texas so Williams refuses to use them. “Texans deserve best practices too.” said Susan Knoll. “People who profit from the wells should deal with the waste”.
Onsite recycling would eliminate:
• unregulated toxic waste pipelines
• massive truck traffic in a residential area
• explosive and toxic waste near children
• toxic compounds in air from fugitive emissions
Drillers should Drill-Right Texas or not drill at all.
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Argyle – Bartonville Communities
Drill-Right Texas: Best Oil & Gas Practices for Texas
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Maybe it's time to bring in Erin Brockovich's team…seriously! She was just in Midland last week and they are getting a case together there. We were looking to buy a house in Argyle but now, forget it. I'd also suggest getting rid of the council members that agreed to this deal. Better yet, how about all the waste get dumped in their yards.