West Texas Oilfield Town Runs Out of Water | The Texas Tribune

[Cathy McMullen]

We are all going to run out of water because of fracking and no one I willing to do anything about it.

http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/06/west-texas-oilfield-town-runs-out-water/


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[phylli...@judgefite.com]

Water is not our next big crisis - it is the current crisis that is being ignored except within the individual towns and cities that are being affected right now.

 

The Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Association of Realtors is just hinting they will begin to work on the issue of contract addenda to deal with water issues. These are the same bodies that have not yet addressed gas wells in neighborhoods, so I am not holding my breath - but most likely water accessibility will rise to the top of the list.

 

Rural properties within the gas drilling areas that have lost water sources, such as wells, have been devastated - with property values plummeting to a small fraction of their original value. What value would you place on land that has no potable water and has no source other than what can be trucked in. I know of a luxury lakefront property in Denton County that had a well go dry and that well was within 100 yards of the shoreline. Luckily for the owner, the main source of water was furnished by the local city. 

 

 

Phyllis

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[cathy mcmullen]

I think just engaging people in a conversation is important. Sending emails to our elected official regarding how we feeling about our air, water, and the effects of hydraulic fracturing is very important. i can tell you Myra Crownover is sick of hearing from me so new voices do help. stay engaged and let your elected officials know you are watching how they vote on issues which are important to you. This small steps will help tremendously. Thanks for asking