SPREADING DRILLING WASTE ON NYS ROADS

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brine spreading on Monroe and Neighboring County roads

NEWS:
1/9/15: PressConnects: Any Solution? A Clash Over Safe Road Brine Sources: http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2015/01/09/solution-clash-safe-road-brine-sources/21509521/

11/30/14: Democrat and Chronicle: Brine Use on Roads Debated: Drilling by-product applied in Monroe County, elsewhere: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/11/30/road-salt-brine-drilling-state/19625581/

5/11/14: Democrat and Chronicle: Dangerous Spills: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/05/11/dangerous-spills-highways/8867415/

5/4/14: StarGazette: Watchdog Report: Moving Hazmat on the Roads Has Few Rules in New York: http://www.stargazette.com/article/20140504/NEWS10/305030026/Watchdog-Report-Moving-hazmat-roads-has-few-rules-New-York?nclick_check=1

3/17/14: New York Environment Report: Fracking Waste on NYS Roads: Why the Details Matter:  http://nyenvironmentreport.com/post/79906751220/fracking-waste-on-nys-roads-why-the-details-matter

3/6/14: New York Environment Report, Part 1: As Snow Melts, Movement Builds to Ban Use of Drilling Waste on NYS Roads: http://nyenvironmentreport.com/post/78775102444/as-snow-melts-movement-builds-to-ban-use-of-drilling

January 2014: Fractracker.org: Map of Approved Road-Spreading of Oil and Gas Brine in NYS:
http://maps.fractracker.org/latest/?appid=eb1904df42c848ed967a48c52e873c91

12/11/13: TreeHugger: Fracking Waste Prevents Icy Roads, but Pollutes Waterways: http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/fracking-waste-prevents-icy-roads-could-pollute-waterways.html

5/3/13: Capital New York: Environmental Group Warns of Fracking Waste on NY Roads:  
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2013/12/8536859/environmental-group-warns-fracking-waste-ny-roads

THE FACTS ABOUT NY AND FRACKING WASTE by Riverkeeper:   http://www.riverkeeper.org/campaigns/safeguard/gas-drilling/the-facts-about-new-york-and-fracking-waste/

NYS DEC's explanation of Beneficial Use Determinations: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8821.html

DEC's Granted BUDs: http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/budwst.pdf
(scroll down to Brine and Drill Cuttings-non-Marcellus)

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT TOXIC SITES IS AVAILABLE THROUGH:
Toxics Targeting: http://maps.toxicstargeting.com/?luaddress=rochester%2C+ny+14607

Toxics Targeting letter to Governor Cuomo, 8/30/11: http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/documents/letters/2011/08/30/cuomo

Drill Wastewater Being Used For Area Road Maintenance: Ithaca firm questions practice, DEC say's it's safe: http://www.toxicstargeting.com/sites/default/files/ij_Wastewater-Roads_110720-HL.pdf

Explanation of Chemistry and Origin of Oil and Gas Well Brines in Western PA: http://www.marcellus.psu.edu/resources/PDFs/brines.pdf

Brine Beneath Natural Gas Fields Moving Upward Toward Drinking Water: What Are Implications Far Fracking? http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/07/10/513725/brine-beneath-natural-gas-fields-moving-upward-toward-drinking-water-what-are-implications-for-fracking/