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Ohio brine injection risks raised in Vienna public forum; speaker urges monitoring and community outreach
Summary
A longtime Ohio Valley resident warned Vienna council members about risks from oil-and-gas brine injection, citing radioactive isotopes, large annual injection volumes in Washington County and court cases alleging trespass. The council did not take formal action but discussed further conversation and monitoring.
Glenn Newman, a long‑time Ohio Valley resident, told the Vienna City Council during the public forum that the spread and injection of oil-and-gas "brine" waste poses risks to groundwater and local wells and called for ongoing monitoring and community outreach.
Newman, who said he posts data from the environmental database EWG.org/tapwater and has attended regional meetings on the subject, described brine as wastewater containing high salt concentrations, heavy metals and, he said, radium isotopes. “I can live with a candle, but I can’t live without clean water,” Newman said, summarizing why he brought the issue to the council.
In his presentation Newman cited state and local figures: he said the Ohio Department of Natural…
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