The Weatherford Democrat, that's a newspaper in Weatherford, Texas. Weatherford is in Parker County. Parker County borders Tarrant County to the west. Tarrant County is where Fort Worth is.Enough of the geography lesson. Yesterday the Weatherford Democrat reported in a report titled "Another saltwater leak found" that a leak has been discovered in a salt-water transmission pipeline owned by Barnett Gathering.
The leaking pipeline runs through property owned by Cole's Plants, Inc. and Harry's Greenhouses, Inc., near the town of Brock. The leak has already killed plants.
The saltwater running through these type pipes is a by-product of the Barnett Shale fraccing process. The saltwater contains chemicals, metals and other materials that are detrimental to the environment.
This spill is the second in the area to come to light lately.
Click to read the Weatherford Democrat article....
"Saltwater" from gas drilling operations also commonly contains naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM). Radium 226 and 228. We tested 2x background radiation at the site of a tanker truck spill in a SCHOOL ZONE in Aledo. Geiger counter reading of 20 - 30 uR/hr was not enough for the Railroad Commission ("below regulatory concern") even though there is NO safe exposure to radiation. Especially bone-seeking Alpha particles with a 1600 year half-life and known carinogen.
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Well duh! Of course it corrodes the pipes. You should see what it does to the concrete around the pipes.
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