Leelanau Clean Water considers impacts of fracking
From staff reports
Dr. Grenetta Thomassey Program Director at Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, will discuss the impact of hydraulic fracturing on water resources at the Leelanau County Government Center-Community Meeting Room on Monday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sponsored by Leelanau Clean Water, the event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP by calling (231) 256-9812 or by emailing Karen at khall@co.leelanau.mi.us.
Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking”, is the process of injecting a mixture of water, chemicals and sand
underground to create fractures, through which natural gas can flow for collection.
Dr. Thomassey will address water issues in the fracking process. Millions of gallons of water are used in each deep fracking well for the fracking process to which hundreds of chemicals are also added. Once the fracking is complete, 40-70% of the fracture water comes back to the surface as wastewater which must be disposed of in injection wells.
Dr. Thomassey will discuss:
• Where the millions of gallons of water used in each fracking well comes from
• What chemicals are added to the water for the fracking process
• Where the wastewater from fracking goes
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