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47-079-00570
Amongst
the gas wells along North and South Pocatalico River Roads
is this well on South River Road.
This
well is in a large open space on a bank above the Pocatalico
river. Blacktop road is right to the well.
The
well's metalwork should be painted, the trap door should be
locked, and a valve at the Christmas tree was leaking gas.
There was a sign at the site warning of leaking gas but we
believe this was here because the site is at a public area.
The
50-barrel tank has a wholly inadequate dike. Because of its
location by the river, this is a federal SPCC violation.
[Update:
18 April 2009. We are making a formal complaint to the EPA
about the inadequate secondary containment for the tank since
the state's Office of Oil and Gas has seemingly taken no action
on our complaint emailed on 10 January 2009. We've created
a page to document the well
for that complaint.]
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