November 10, 2007 - EnCana Corp. has assured that its "baseline" sampling of drinking water wells in this rural community so far have yielded no cause for concern.
But local resident Louis Meeks sent a sample of his water to a New York laboratory for more stringent testing. The EEE Consulting Inc. lab found, among other pollutants, elevated levels of toxins Diethylene and Triethylene glycols, commonly used as antifreeze in natural gas production and processing facilities, according to Meeks.
This week, Meeks filled a 50-gallon tank with water from his well and pointed out shimmering white streaks of an oily substance worming in the brew.
"There's something definitely wrong with it, and we need to have them do something about it," Meeks said.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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