Earthquake link not stopping Ohio wastewater wells - 21 News Now, More Local News for Youngstown, Ohio -

Earthquake link not stopping Ohio wastewater wells

Updated:
  • More News

  • Saturday, May 25 2013 1:06 PM EDT2013-05-25 17:06:04 GMT
    YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio-  The YMCA Annual memorial five mile race kicked off Satruday morning. Over 300 runners attended the race, which begins downtown, loops around the park, before returning to the downtown
    YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio-  The YMCA Annual memorial five mile race kicked off Saturday morning.
  • Saturday, May 25 2013 12:46 PM EDT2013-05-25 16:46:53 GMT
    YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- Police are investigating a shooting that left one person with multiple gunshot wounds. According to a police report, 23-year-old Salvador Battles was shot Friday night on South avenue.
    YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- Police are investigating a shooting that left one person with multiple gunshot wounds.
  • Friday, May 24 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:38:11 GMT
    VIENNA, Ohio - Local Air Force Reservists are on a mission of mercy for orphans overseas. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing's 76th Aerial Port Squadron loaded a school bus aboard a C-5 aircraft which
    VIENNA, Ohio - Local Air Force Reservists are on a mission of mercy for orphans overseas. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing's 76th Aerial Port Squadron loaded a school bus aboard a C-5 aircraft which

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Earthquakes in northeastern Ohio linked to the injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth haven't slowed applications for more injection wells.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says it has received 19 applications to drill new disposal wells, in addition to 23 wells already approved but not yet operating.

The Columbus Dispatch reports Sunday (http://bit.ly/JjNyWl) that the agency is reviewing disposal-well applications under a new set of safety standards.

Heidi Hetzel-Evans, a Natural Resources spokeswoman, says the standards include a ban on drilling injection wells into a deep, pre-Cambrian rock formation that geologists consider the source of most Ohio quakes.

State regulators said last month a dozen earthquakes were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 Worldnow and WFMJ. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms