The Coshocton County Beacon July 11, 2018 - Page 5

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JULY 11, 2018
LETTER: Class 1 waste wells
FROM PAGE 4
changing pressure systems around, it’s
no longer natural,” said Nathan Wiser, an
underground injection expert working for
the EPA in its Rocky Mountain region, in a
2010 interview. “It’s diffi cult to know how
it would behave in those circumstances.”
(3) - Both of Buckeye Brine’s showcase
wells, the Adams #1 and the Adams #3,
were built to Class 1 standards and are
being considered for Class 1 permits.
Both have structural problems. Adams #1
has a problem with the cement around its
casing. Th e cement did not come all the
way to the surface around the long string
casing and the well was judged to be
defi cient. Th e Letter of Defi ciency report-
ed that the top 900 ft. of the casing that
injects the waste down into the injection
zone has no cement.
Th e Adams #3 well casing has failed. An
OEPA Notice of Defi ciency dated October
3, 2017 indicates that the casing has sepa-
rated. Kenny Brown of the ODNR said the
well casing has a hole in it and inspection
To Th e Editor,
When I fi rst moved to Coshocton Coun-
ty in 1994 I put up a mailbox out in the
country. Th e mail carrier couldn’t quite
reach it so he would drop it and run over
it. Sometimes it even ended up down the
road in the gully. I complained, so on Feb.
1, 1997, I didn’t even fi nd it in the gully, so
I rented a post offi ce box.
In town the mail carriers get out of their
vehicles to reach the mailboxes and even
walk around neighborhoods in freezing
rain and blistering heat. I called the post
offi ce and they are not allowed to accept
reports dating back to 2017 show that the
well has been shut down and is awaiting
a repair plan. Reports indicate it has not
been used in a year.
We are told that the safety record within
the Buckeye Brine plant is exemplary, as it
should be, for an enterprise that handles
large volumes of harmful chemicals. I am
sure there are safety protocols, emergen-
cy procedures, and protective gear for
every aspect of the operation. But that
control and safety does not extend to the
community once the waste is released
into the environment. Th e physical prop-
erties of the geology determine where and
how far the waste will migrate. Undetect-
ed anomalies and variables within the
rock formations can render the best pro-
jections useless. It has been demonstrat-
ed that despite using the best science and
building to the best regulatory standards
that these wells can and do fail.
Nick Teti
Coshocton Environmental and Com-
munity Awareness
Coshocton
tips. Can we have a big round of applause
for the city mail carriers?
Doug Gilbert
Keene
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