The spill was a “large” one and you will notice that it seems XTO did not bother to report the spill. It was discovered by a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) inspector.
“This spill was initially estimated at more than 13,000 gallons by the company and has polluted an unnamed tributary to Sugar Run and a spring,” said DEP Northcentral Regional Director Nels Taber. “There are also two private drinking water wells in the vicinity that will be sampled for possible impacts.”
A DEP inspector discovered the spill while inspecting the well pad. The inspector found that the bottom valve on a 21,000-gallon fracking fluid tank was open and discharging fluid off the well pad. No one else was present at the pad, which has one producing Marcellus well.
The DEP inspector was able to close the valve and XTO Energy officials were immediately contacted about the spill. The company has not provided any explanation for the open valve
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…and welcome to Dallas, XTO. Please no drilling at our lakes in Oak Cliff/Grand Prairie/Cedar Hill. We've had enough groundwater ruin by the military and aeronautics industry.
Shoot, that's nothing. Williams can spill twice that in half the time on one site.