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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 43286" data-attributes="member: 126">Re: freaking frakingTo follow up on the veer, I just read reports that there have been some small temblors in OH associated with deep injection wells for fraking waste water. I am still undecided about multiple small shakes being less desirable than one big one (later), but expect liability issues to answer that (i.e. no earthquake is acceptable when somebody can be sued for it). The question I have is why discard the water? According to the industry line, this is 99% pure water, so OK it&#039;s not exactly drinking water, but Fraking consumes a lot of water, why not re-use it. There are businesses that filter or clean this water, supposedly waking it safe to release into waterways, but there have been recent complaints about contaminated water being discharged (in PA). I am not a fan of deep injection of waste water, since water is a finite resource that we don&#039;t need to discard deep underground. If it costs the drillers a little more to hold and recycle it, that&#039;s life, it seems like the smarter use of all resources.&nbsp; JR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 43286, member: 126"] Re: freaking fraking To follow up on the veer, I just read reports that there have been some small temblors in OH associated with deep injection wells for fraking waste water. I am still undecided about multiple small shakes being less desirable than one big one (later), but expect liability issues to answer that (i.e. no earthquake is acceptable when somebody can be sued for it). The question I have is why discard the water? According to the industry line, this is 99% pure water, so OK it's not exactly drinking water, but Fraking consumes a lot of water, why not re-use it. There are businesses that filter or clean this water, supposedly waking it safe to release into waterways, but there have been recent complaints about contaminated water being discharged (in PA). I am not a fan of deep injection of waste water, since water is a finite resource that we don't need to discard deep underground. If it costs the drillers a little more to hold and recycle it, that's life, it seems like the smarter use of all resources. JR [/QUOTE]

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