Carroll Concerned Citizens
Working to protect why we live here...
for our families, for their future
Citizen Training Opportunities
Water Sentinels Team 1 next training is Wed May 23 at 6:30 pm at Paul & Diana's house. 2134 Scio Rd. SW Carrollton OH Call 330-627-7163 for more info.
Water Sentinels Team 2 - Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Sierra Club, Carroll Concerned Citizens will be training 50 volunteers on the basics of water monitoring in areas with coal mines and shale gas activities. Our first group's training is underway and we will start a second group this fall. If you are interested in participating in our next group, please email paulfeezel@carrollconcernedcitizens.org
HELP PROTECT US ALL BY VOLUNTEERING TO GATHER WATER QUALITY DATA. NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED!
June 27 - Columbus, OH National Ground Water Association - Protecting groundwater during hydraulic fracturing. Check this link for more info.
Carroll Concerned Citizens - Our Goals
Carroll Concerned Citizens is a citizens-based organization whose goals are to:
Our meetings are free and open to the public. For more information contact Paul Feezel 330-813-8880 or email neighbor@carrollconcernedcitizens.org
Carroll Concerned Citizens, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Ohio.
Officers
Paul Feezel - President
Alan Kemerer - Vice President and Secretary
Deborah Ruehs - Treasurer
Send tax deductible donations to:
Carroll Concerned Citizens, Inc.
PO Box 503, Carrollton, OH 44615
Water Sentinels Team 1 next training is Wed May 23 at 6:30 pm at Paul & Diana's house. 2134 Scio Rd. SW Carrollton OH Call 330-627-7163 for more info.
Water Sentinels Team 2 - Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Sierra Club, Carroll Concerned Citizens will be training 50 volunteers on the basics of water monitoring in areas with coal mines and shale gas activities. Our first group's training is underway and we will start a second group this fall. If you are interested in participating in our next group, please email paulfeezel@carrollconcernedcitizens.org
HELP PROTECT US ALL BY VOLUNTEERING TO GATHER WATER QUALITY DATA. NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED!
June 27 - Columbus, OH National Ground Water Association - Protecting groundwater during hydraulic fracturing. Check this link for more info.
Carroll Concerned Citizens - Our Goals
Carroll Concerned Citizens is a citizens-based organization whose goals are to:
- Educate citizens about the long-term health, economic and environmental impacts of mineral extraction activities in Carroll and surrounding counties
- Provide common outlet for citizens to voice concerns
- Work with and via government offices regarding permit reviews and regulatory enforcement
- Support the use of legal means to uphold the rights of Ohio landowners.
Our meetings are free and open to the public. For more information contact Paul Feezel 330-813-8880 or email neighbor@carrollconcernedcitizens.org
Carroll Concerned Citizens, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Ohio.
Officers
Paul Feezel - President
Alan Kemerer - Vice President and Secretary
Deborah Ruehs - Treasurer
Send tax deductible donations to:
Carroll Concerned Citizens, Inc.
PO Box 503, Carrollton, OH 44615
Next Meeting
June 7 at 7pm - Julie Weatherington-Rice, PhD - Municipal and Landowner Water Considerations in Shale Gas Regions. Dr. Weatherington-Rice has been researching for many years the Carroll and surrounding counties ground water aquifers. She will share her research and insight on the risks of aquifer contamination for the region and what steps can be taken to help protect water quality.
July 17-25 - 2012 Carroll County Fair - CCC will again have an informational booth and is seeking volunteers to help. No prior experience is necessary. Contact Paul Feezel at 330-627-7163 if you can help.
August - No Meeting - enjoy the summer!
September 6 - Carroll County First Responders share their readiness for shale related emergencies.
Meetings are generally held at the Church of Christ Christian Disciples at 353 Moody Ave. Carrollton just south of Route 43/39 intersection. The Church of Christ drive goes back behind the Church of God located right on Moody. Meetings are free and open to the public regardless of what county you live in.
Last Few Meetings
May 3 - Ohio Representative Mark D. Okey shared insight on the rationale and development of his Truth in Leasing Act Rep. Okey's first-hand knowledge of intentional deception and unfair gas leasing transactions, as well as, a general lack of landowner protections, drove him to propose this new legislation. Key components of the legislation include minimum leasing standards for royalties, production audits, water testing, and setbacks. Rep. Okey has met with Governor Kasich and several Ohio House Panels to educate them on the need for this legislation, though Rep. Okey is unsure if it will be passed before his term ends.
April 5 - Leroy VanHorne, Carroll County Auditor, provided insight on tax considerations for gas / oil mineral rights to nearly 50 interested residents. Mr. VanHorne clarified leasing versus deed level separation (sale) of mineral rights and that sale of minerals has tax implications for the buyer. The Auditor also mentioned that all the recent gas monines will have little positive impact County tax receipts as the State receives all gas tax revenue. He also reminded all landowners that signing bonuses and royalty payments are generally considered ordinary income subject to Village, State and Federal income provisions. All landowners should check with their accountant about the potential tax implications.
March 1 - Over 100 people showed up for an informative review of best management practices (BMP) for gas pipeline installations by Ray Rummell of Carroll County's Soil and Water Conservation District. He followed an ODNR document (click here for link) to explain some of the key considerations when signing a pipeline easement and/or overseeing the installation process. Ray said that most pipeline installs are subcontracted and that landowners should hold the contractor accountable for all aspects of the easement document.
June 7 at 7pm - Julie Weatherington-Rice, PhD - Municipal and Landowner Water Considerations in Shale Gas Regions. Dr. Weatherington-Rice has been researching for many years the Carroll and surrounding counties ground water aquifers. She will share her research and insight on the risks of aquifer contamination for the region and what steps can be taken to help protect water quality.
July 17-25 - 2012 Carroll County Fair - CCC will again have an informational booth and is seeking volunteers to help. No prior experience is necessary. Contact Paul Feezel at 330-627-7163 if you can help.
August - No Meeting - enjoy the summer!
September 6 - Carroll County First Responders share their readiness for shale related emergencies.
Meetings are generally held at the Church of Christ Christian Disciples at 353 Moody Ave. Carrollton just south of Route 43/39 intersection. The Church of Christ drive goes back behind the Church of God located right on Moody. Meetings are free and open to the public regardless of what county you live in.
Last Few Meetings
May 3 - Ohio Representative Mark D. Okey shared insight on the rationale and development of his Truth in Leasing Act Rep. Okey's first-hand knowledge of intentional deception and unfair gas leasing transactions, as well as, a general lack of landowner protections, drove him to propose this new legislation. Key components of the legislation include minimum leasing standards for royalties, production audits, water testing, and setbacks. Rep. Okey has met with Governor Kasich and several Ohio House Panels to educate them on the need for this legislation, though Rep. Okey is unsure if it will be passed before his term ends.
April 5 - Leroy VanHorne, Carroll County Auditor, provided insight on tax considerations for gas / oil mineral rights to nearly 50 interested residents. Mr. VanHorne clarified leasing versus deed level separation (sale) of mineral rights and that sale of minerals has tax implications for the buyer. The Auditor also mentioned that all the recent gas monines will have little positive impact County tax receipts as the State receives all gas tax revenue. He also reminded all landowners that signing bonuses and royalty payments are generally considered ordinary income subject to Village, State and Federal income provisions. All landowners should check with their accountant about the potential tax implications.
March 1 - Over 100 people showed up for an informative review of best management practices (BMP) for gas pipeline installations by Ray Rummell of Carroll County's Soil and Water Conservation District. He followed an ODNR document (click here for link) to explain some of the key considerations when signing a pipeline easement and/or overseeing the installation process. Ray said that most pipeline installs are subcontracted and that landowners should hold the contractor accountable for all aspects of the easement document.
Hot Topics!
Water Testing - A CCC presentation on why landowners might consider additional water testing, various levels of testing, and approximate costs. See the Resources and References tab for more information...including EPA certified testing labs.
Coal Mining
Rosebud layoffs in PA Feb 27 The Kittanning Paper
ODNR says Rosebud Mining Company Carrollton Mine permit still on back burner. At our Feb 2 meeting, Brent Heavilin said that Rosebud has other priorities and expect that ODNR's review of the Carrollton permit would not be completed until fall 2012.
Gas and Oil Exploration
Summit Environmental Technologies (SETTEK) offers group pricing on Tier 3 water testing in gas drilling areas surrounding Carroll County.
Apr 25, 2012 NEW - Chesapeake well blowout during casing install causes WY families to evacuate
Jan 5, 2012 Understanding water test results near gas drilling - A Summit Environmental Technologies presentation that provides insight on the meaning of each of the test components and the EPA limits or average Ohio results where EPA limits have not been set.
Jan 6, 2012 - Chesapeake horizontal well rig explodes in OK (video)
Dec 9, 2011 - Wyoming EPA implicates gas well fracking in local water source contamination
Dec 5, 2011 - Gas/Oil tank explode in Carroll County for 3rd time since 1990's
Local American Landfill now accepting Chesapeake drilling wastes that may include naturally occurring radiation
Ohio's local governmental impact seen as lowest level in shale play...PA says they don't want to become like OH
Gas boom hits Carroll County - Plain Dealer
Bradford County PA residents having their property condemned so that gas companies can put in pipelines
Athens County gas pipeline explodes
Jewett Sportsman Club gets over run by Chesapeake - WTOV9
New Carroll County Wells
About the Unconventional Gas Drilling Process
June Meeting News Leader Press Coverage - Chesapeake Energy Q&A session (unfortunately Chesapeake asked us not to video the Q&A session. This press coverage provides some insight on the information provided by Chesapeake. For a copy of the questions provided in advance to Chesapeake, click on this link.) Chesapeake provided this presentation after the meeting with additional information about their Ohio operations.
Landowner considerations to gas drilling (doc)
OH Landowner Leasing Considerations with Unconventional Gas Wells - PowerPoint show with narrative 70MB download (Sorry for big download. We are working to come up with a better way of providing this information.)
Local Carrolltonite John Neider looks at impact to his family's farm from horizontal drilling
See photo Carroll County well in Augusta
East Township initial well plan
Center Township initial well plan
Washington Township initial well plan
Facts on Fracking - Cornell Ph.D Anthony Ingraffea really good presentation...not controversial Gasland...scientific / economic / environmental details. Nearly 2 hours long.
17 minute YouTube video summarizing gas exploration concerns in PA
How does fracking open channels through rock layers meant to protect water aquifers? This video explains.
(click to get detailed image of well hydrofracking)
(click to get detailed image of well casing)
Canton Repository Fracking 101 overview and links
View brief video on fracking in PA
Chesapeake could drill up to 12,000 wells in Ohio
New FracTracker website provides central source to track expansion of hydrofracking and local impacts. See www.fractracker.org
See a graphic of the expected growth in wells that will come to Ohio (click on map)
Problems with Unconventional Gas Wells
Want to see map of gas exploration "fraccidents". More than maybe gas companies would like to publicly admit.
Stark County expresses concern about ODNR's ability to oversee gas exploration
Should farmers and foresters be concerned about the impact of spilled fracking fluid on their land...WV study says YES
Youngstown driller mistake leads to release of "gas plume"
Over 50% of Cabot's PA wells found to have defective, insufficient or improperly cemented casing allowing methane to enter water aquifers
PA levies largest fine ever ($1 million) against Chesapeake for contaminating private water supplies and safety violations
PA well operators receive felony convictions for safe water drinking act violations
PA drilling operator receives $180,000 DEP fine for spill during fracking process
Well workers sue Chesapeake over well fire
Chesapeake well blowout and major hydrofracking fluid spill in PA - cracked casing allow toxic chemicals to reach streams and river. Residents evacuated. (more articles)
Chesapeake suspends all PA gas well fracking operations after well blow out spills toxic chemicals
Fire destroys 10 18-wheelers during hydraulic fracking at Chesapeake well in LA
Chesapeake's mismanagement of well causes PA explosion per PA DEP...will the well on your property be next? More
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission bans injection wells for fracking wastes because of links with earthquakes
Truck traffic is next - NY plans for 1,100-1,350 truck trips per well site. Each brings the risk of fatal accidents, spills, road destruction, noise and air pollution.
Clean Water Considerations
Independent water testing important for landowners - whether they have lease or not - Times Reporter. See the Actions and Resource tab for more information about the why, what, how and how much of water testing.
DEP finds PA water well contamination related to gas wells
Village of Carrollton recognizes gravity of water protections with unconventional gas drilling activities
Hydrofracking to take billions of gallons of fresh water out of Ohio's reserves PERMANENTLY
PA allows up to 98 million gallons per day for fracking
Farmers beware! PA farmer's herd quarantined because of water contamination from gas well
Protecting your water from gas extraction - Penn State Presentation
Arkansas restricting use of injection wells for frack wastes because of links to earthquakes - Wall Street Journal
Clean Air Considerations
Mayor of Dish TX (former supporter of gas exploration) moves after well pollution makes his family sick
Wyoming gas field air quality worse than LA - USA Today
Western state citizens take gas well air quality monitoring into their own hands
Leasing Considerations
Introduction to landowner considerations for unconventional gas drilling - 20 min VIDEO
Chesapeake mortgages mineral rights and stops landowners from getting the mortgage they need
Chesapeake says liquid hydrocarbons make Utica reserves in Ohio substantially more valuable. If you lease, make sure to take this into consideration.
NY Times Articles on Shale Gas disclose Federal Government concerns - June 26, 2011 Part 1, Part 2
Belmont County landowners group lease mineral right
Mineral Sales vs. Leases from Cleveland Crains - make sure you understand what you are signing.
SHOCKING oil and gas "landman playbook" from West Bay Exploration. See suggestions on how to redirect landowners away from critical issues like decreased land values and radioactivity in well water. (this document's source has not been confirmed with West Bay Exploration)
Carroll County couple sues over fraudulent gas leasing practices by Kenyan and Chesapeake
Rep. Okey calls for review of deceptive gas leasing practices
US energy independence argument rings hollow as US companies sell their shale gas to China, Korea, and other foreign countries
DOE report (part 1) says migration through rock of fracking fluids unlikely, but other risks (especially from drilling/fracking operations failures) still exist
Chesapeake sells Wyoming leases to Norwegian Stratoil
The shell game of who owns my lease continues - Consol sells 660,000 acres of holding to Noble Energy for $3.4 billion
Example ALOV lease with better landowner terms that provided by leasing company. REVIEW ANY CONTRACT PROPOSAL WITH AN EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING. Unfortunately, most landowners who have signed without professional assistance are disappointed with the results.
Other News
Kasich slashes ODNR 14%, EPA by 12% and Soil and Water Conservation by $6.4 million. Who will speak now for landowner? More wells, more mines and less oversight--a recipe for landowner water disasters. Columbus Dispatch article
Water Testing - A CCC presentation on why landowners might consider additional water testing, various levels of testing, and approximate costs. See the Resources and References tab for more information...including EPA certified testing labs.
Coal Mining
Rosebud layoffs in PA Feb 27 The Kittanning Paper
ODNR says Rosebud Mining Company Carrollton Mine permit still on back burner. At our Feb 2 meeting, Brent Heavilin said that Rosebud has other priorities and expect that ODNR's review of the Carrollton permit would not be completed until fall 2012.
Gas and Oil Exploration
Summit Environmental Technologies (SETTEK) offers group pricing on Tier 3 water testing in gas drilling areas surrounding Carroll County.
- OEPA certified Tier 3 water test $275 including sampling fee when 4 or more samples can be taken on a given date in a similar geographic area. SETTEK will help to match your testing date with other landowner whenever possible. PLANNING AHEAD TO BE PART OF A GROUP SAMPLING DATE SAVES YOU FROM THE NORMAL $150 SAMPLING FEE.
- OEPA certified radiological testing can be performed for an additional $200.
- Contact SETTEK at 330-253-8211 and ask for Dr. Mo Osmon for details or to coordinate sampling date.
Apr 25, 2012 NEW - Chesapeake well blowout during casing install causes WY families to evacuate
Jan 5, 2012 Understanding water test results near gas drilling - A Summit Environmental Technologies presentation that provides insight on the meaning of each of the test components and the EPA limits or average Ohio results where EPA limits have not been set.
Jan 6, 2012 - Chesapeake horizontal well rig explodes in OK (video)
Dec 9, 2011 - Wyoming EPA implicates gas well fracking in local water source contamination
Dec 5, 2011 - Gas/Oil tank explode in Carroll County for 3rd time since 1990's
Local American Landfill now accepting Chesapeake drilling wastes that may include naturally occurring radiation
Ohio's local governmental impact seen as lowest level in shale play...PA says they don't want to become like OH
Gas boom hits Carroll County - Plain Dealer
Bradford County PA residents having their property condemned so that gas companies can put in pipelines
Athens County gas pipeline explodes
Jewett Sportsman Club gets over run by Chesapeake - WTOV9
New Carroll County Wells
About the Unconventional Gas Drilling Process
June Meeting News Leader Press Coverage - Chesapeake Energy Q&A session (unfortunately Chesapeake asked us not to video the Q&A session. This press coverage provides some insight on the information provided by Chesapeake. For a copy of the questions provided in advance to Chesapeake, click on this link.) Chesapeake provided this presentation after the meeting with additional information about their Ohio operations.
Landowner considerations to gas drilling (doc)
OH Landowner Leasing Considerations with Unconventional Gas Wells - PowerPoint show with narrative 70MB download (Sorry for big download. We are working to come up with a better way of providing this information.)
Local Carrolltonite John Neider looks at impact to his family's farm from horizontal drilling
See photo Carroll County well in Augusta
East Township initial well plan
Center Township initial well plan
Washington Township initial well plan
Facts on Fracking - Cornell Ph.D Anthony Ingraffea really good presentation...not controversial Gasland...scientific / economic / environmental details. Nearly 2 hours long.
17 minute YouTube video summarizing gas exploration concerns in PA
How does fracking open channels through rock layers meant to protect water aquifers? This video explains.
(click to get detailed image of well hydrofracking)
(click to get detailed image of well casing)
Canton Repository Fracking 101 overview and links
View brief video on fracking in PA
Chesapeake could drill up to 12,000 wells in Ohio
New FracTracker website provides central source to track expansion of hydrofracking and local impacts. See www.fractracker.org
See a graphic of the expected growth in wells that will come to Ohio (click on map)
Problems with Unconventional Gas Wells
Want to see map of gas exploration "fraccidents". More than maybe gas companies would like to publicly admit.
Stark County expresses concern about ODNR's ability to oversee gas exploration
Should farmers and foresters be concerned about the impact of spilled fracking fluid on their land...WV study says YES
Youngstown driller mistake leads to release of "gas plume"
Over 50% of Cabot's PA wells found to have defective, insufficient or improperly cemented casing allowing methane to enter water aquifers
PA levies largest fine ever ($1 million) against Chesapeake for contaminating private water supplies and safety violations
PA well operators receive felony convictions for safe water drinking act violations
PA drilling operator receives $180,000 DEP fine for spill during fracking process
Well workers sue Chesapeake over well fire
Chesapeake well blowout and major hydrofracking fluid spill in PA - cracked casing allow toxic chemicals to reach streams and river. Residents evacuated. (more articles)
Chesapeake suspends all PA gas well fracking operations after well blow out spills toxic chemicals
Fire destroys 10 18-wheelers during hydraulic fracking at Chesapeake well in LA
Chesapeake's mismanagement of well causes PA explosion per PA DEP...will the well on your property be next? More
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission bans injection wells for fracking wastes because of links with earthquakes
Truck traffic is next - NY plans for 1,100-1,350 truck trips per well site. Each brings the risk of fatal accidents, spills, road destruction, noise and air pollution.
Clean Water Considerations
Independent water testing important for landowners - whether they have lease or not - Times Reporter. See the Actions and Resource tab for more information about the why, what, how and how much of water testing.
DEP finds PA water well contamination related to gas wells
Village of Carrollton recognizes gravity of water protections with unconventional gas drilling activities
Hydrofracking to take billions of gallons of fresh water out of Ohio's reserves PERMANENTLY
PA allows up to 98 million gallons per day for fracking
Farmers beware! PA farmer's herd quarantined because of water contamination from gas well
Protecting your water from gas extraction - Penn State Presentation
Arkansas restricting use of injection wells for frack wastes because of links to earthquakes - Wall Street Journal
Clean Air Considerations
Mayor of Dish TX (former supporter of gas exploration) moves after well pollution makes his family sick
Wyoming gas field air quality worse than LA - USA Today
Western state citizens take gas well air quality monitoring into their own hands
Leasing Considerations
Introduction to landowner considerations for unconventional gas drilling - 20 min VIDEO
Chesapeake mortgages mineral rights and stops landowners from getting the mortgage they need
Chesapeake says liquid hydrocarbons make Utica reserves in Ohio substantially more valuable. If you lease, make sure to take this into consideration.
NY Times Articles on Shale Gas disclose Federal Government concerns - June 26, 2011 Part 1, Part 2
Belmont County landowners group lease mineral right
Mineral Sales vs. Leases from Cleveland Crains - make sure you understand what you are signing.
SHOCKING oil and gas "landman playbook" from West Bay Exploration. See suggestions on how to redirect landowners away from critical issues like decreased land values and radioactivity in well water. (this document's source has not been confirmed with West Bay Exploration)
Carroll County couple sues over fraudulent gas leasing practices by Kenyan and Chesapeake
Rep. Okey calls for review of deceptive gas leasing practices
US energy independence argument rings hollow as US companies sell their shale gas to China, Korea, and other foreign countries
DOE report (part 1) says migration through rock of fracking fluids unlikely, but other risks (especially from drilling/fracking operations failures) still exist
Chesapeake sells Wyoming leases to Norwegian Stratoil
The shell game of who owns my lease continues - Consol sells 660,000 acres of holding to Noble Energy for $3.4 billion
Example ALOV lease with better landowner terms that provided by leasing company. REVIEW ANY CONTRACT PROPOSAL WITH AN EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING. Unfortunately, most landowners who have signed without professional assistance are disappointed with the results.
Other News
Kasich slashes ODNR 14%, EPA by 12% and Soil and Water Conservation by $6.4 million. Who will speak now for landowner? More wells, more mines and less oversight--a recipe for landowner water disasters. Columbus Dispatch article
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