Longview residents push for protection of water from oil and gas operations
By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald February 26, 2013
Some residents in Longview, a small community south of Calgary, are worried about the village’s water supply due to oil and gas operations in the area.
“We don’t feel like the water is being tested often enough,” said Donna Bieda, one of the residents who signed a petition asking the village or the oil company to put in a permanent monitoring system.
On Wednesday evening, the village’s council will hold a public forum to address any outstanding concerns…
…The concerns come due to hydraulic fracturing or fracking, which uses water to free gas and oil from underground rock. Some suggest the use of fracking could contaminate water.
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