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Residents press commissioners on injection wells and drinking-water safety; industry offers context
Summary
Public commenters told Washington County commissioners that ODNR — not EPA — oversees injection-well permitting in Ohio and reported experts' uncertainty about radioactive waste in wells; an Ohio Oil & Gas Association representative provided industry statistics and urged continued dialogue.
Residents at the Washington County commissioners meeting on Dec. 18 urged county officials to scrutinize permitting and potential risks from injection wells, and an industry representative provided context on state injection volumes.
Dee Arnold, representing the Washington County for Safe Drinking Water Committee, told commissioners that at a recent committee meeting state regulators (ODNR) — not the Environmental Protection Agency — oversee permitting of injection wells in Ohio and that three…
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