PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY ON CLARA TOWNSHIP INJECTION WELL IN COUDERSPORT
PA DEP to host public hearing on proposed Clara Township, Potter County injection well on Tuesday evening, July 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Gunzburger County Office Building located at 1 North Main Street, Coudersport in Potter County Pennsylvania.
Clara Township residents have been battling this dumping of drilling waste for a couple of years. Everyone is invited to attend this hearing to help tiny Clara Township fight the potential pollution of their water sources.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) there are currently 344 wells in the company’s inventory,
including 340 active wells, 3 abandoned wells and 1 plugged well.
DEP’s database indicates Roulette Oil and Gas has stored (or stockpiled) waste at well sites “pending disposal or reuse” for 112 wells!!!!
These waste reports are available on the DEP’s Oil and Gas Waste Report page: https://greenport.pa.gov/ReportExtracts/OG/OilGasWellWasteReport
Clara Twp is located only 6.2 mi from the New York State border and is in the Upper Allegheny River Watershed.
Allegheny River: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_River
Clara Township has an Injection Well Ordinance:
1987 Clara Township Injection Well Ordinance: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IbcK8LjcE5uT04E0SCCVH8_8tMmiWwjDFv_zsYDID4c/edit?usp=sharing
In 2023 the injection well ordinance was amended:
Amendment to the Clara Township Injection Well Ordinance: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IbcK8LjcE5uT04E0SCCVH8_8tMmiWwjDFv_zsYDID4c/edit?usp=sharing