According to the table below, Garfield and Grand counties had homes
using private water wells that were within 1,000 feet of an oil and gas well where the sale price and value of the homes were higher than homes not within 1,000 feet of an oil or gas well.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is advising Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County residents
whose private water wells show a toxic substance in excess of 100 parts per trillion that they should not drink their water or cook with it.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is advising Rensselaer County residents whose
private water wells show a toxic substance in excess of 100 parts per trillion that they should not drink their water or cook with it.
The Rensselaer County village is currently dealing with a water contamination crisis after samples taken from public and
private water wells detected perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, at levels above federal guidelines.
We also have
communicated private water well best management practice information and shared educational materials, including well disinfection instructions and training, with the goal of reducing instances of well contamination.»
By pairing these files with our housing data, we were able to map and then calculate the distance from each home to the nearest oil or gas well, locate any wastewater pits within 1,000 feet of the home, and determine whether the home had an
active private water well permit.
La Plata, Routt, and Weld counties, meanwhile, had homes
using private water wells that were within 1,000 feet of an oil and gas well where the sale price and value of the homes were lower than homes not within 1,000 feet of an oil or gas well.
Dr. Drew Gholson, Texas Well Owner Network program coordinator and AgriLife Extension program specialist in soil and crop sciences, College Station, said with more than a million
private water wells in the state, education and training are essential for ensuring public health and safety.
About one - third of
the private water wells used by Wainscott residents in a designated area of concern have been tested so far, Councilwoman Kathee Burke - Gonzalez reported at a town board meeting on Tuesday.
Among the other restrictions, there would be no permits for drilling «within 500 feet of
a private water well or domestic - use spring,» or within 2,000 feet of a public reservoir or drinking water supply without further study.
The state of Vermont is asking a court to approve a settlement it reached with a company over contamination of
some private water wells with the chemical PFOA.
He said Cuomo had told him to «do everything humanly possible» to help people in Hoosick Falls and that he had personally made sure water filters installed in homes with
private water wells were up to specifications.
As of November 19, 2007, anyone that sells their home in Westchester County, New York, that has
a private water well, must have it tested when they sign the contract of sale.
Additionally, we do not find any definitive evidence that fracking negatively or positively impacts home prices for those using
private water wells.
In Larimer County, there were no homes in our study using
private water wells.
Concern over potential environmental impacts could also affect the value of a home, such as the fear of water contamination (especially if a home uses
private water wells), oil spills, and pipeline leaks.