Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Tongue River Railroad/ Fracking Waste Water

Missoulian: Missoula to feds: Tongue River Railroad analysis is incomplete
Tongue River Railroad Environmental Impact Statement
“On October 16, 2012, Tongue River Railroad Company, Inc. (TRRC) filed a revised application with the Surface Transportation Board (Board). TRRC intended to construct and operate an approximately 83-mile rail line between Miles City, Montana, and two ending points, one near the site of the previously planned Montco mine near Ashland, Montana, and another at the proposed Otter Creek mine in the Otter Creek area east of Ashland, Montana.”
Tongue River Railroad


Missoulian: Drilling boom brings rising number of harmful waste spills
Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking
“Water Resources “Potential impacts to drinking water resources may occur if hydraulic fracturing wastewater is inadequately treated and discharged to surface water. Inadequately treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater may increase concentrations of TDS, bromide, chloride, and iodide in receiving waters.”
EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources

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