The Grand Prairie Mayor said, “…scary as hell.” Apparently he and the Grand Prairie Council, like so many others, allowed the drillers to tell them what is safe.
Now that’s just plain dumb. Because, although fracking and walking both end in ing, they are nothing alike. One is a natural process of human development and the other is like setting off bombs underground then pumping mysterious and dangerous chemicals into the earth.
So, the US Army Corps recommends a 3,000 foot setback to protect dams from fracking. Yet Fort Worth has a mere 600 foot setback, which is often waivered down to 200 feet, from residences. What might fracking do to foundations, buildings and bridges?
UPDATE: If fracking breaks the dam, Dallas could drown. Another CBS report.
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hmmm. 3,000 feet is the exact distance that FWCANDO demanded back in 2005. We have since determined that one mile is more practical.
This is news from February…
And you’re just NOW reporting on it?
What the frack?!?
And Chesapeake, no comment…
I usually like to be kissed before I get fracked!
We just ran across this blog post and your comment…the reason for the delay was because this information was only discovered with an Open Records request initiated by us (the neighbors in Westchester) on July 25, 2011. Until then, we didn’t know that USACE had requested the City of Grand Prairie place a Moratorium on drilling and fracking near all water retention structures. USACE requested that from the City in early 2011. Chesapeake may have weighed in with our city and said, “Just ignore the feds…” But that’s just a guess. A check from Chesapeake in 2008 for $14 Million has a way of stopping any city from having any common sense, apparently. AMEN.
Pipelines have been built over active coal mines, and in old landfills. The North Ana Nuclear Reactors were built very close to a know seismic zone in VA, but they didn’t make ANY improvements for seismic events. Oops, look what happened a few weeks ago. So, common sense does not always win when siting energy projects. If they have a dam failure with fracking operations nearby, it could get ugly both in Court, and in Legislation.