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City Rejects Monitoring Wells Near Injection Sites | Parkersburg News
City officials in Marietta have rejected plans to install groundwater monitoring wells near injection wells, arguing they’d offer little early warning and might even create new pathways for contamination into the drinking water aquifer. After consulting with the Ohio EPA, which noted contamination would likely first appear in existing production wells, the city opted against drilling deeper wells—citing potential risks that outweigh any benefit. While residents remain concerned over brine migration from oil and gas waste disposal sites, the city continues routine water testing, showing no…
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