EPA meeting-injection well contamination in Panola County

[Vicki Baggett]

Dear LORA,

Action from the EPA conference call on water contamination from injection wells in DeBerry, TX (agenda  copied below) has prompted the EPA to schedule a community meeting on July 19, 2011 from 2:00-3:15 p.m. This is a request for your presence at the meeting. The place will be Church of the Living God, 10980 Springridge Texas Line Road,Keithville, Louisiana 71047  

Thanks,

David Hudson

(submitted to LORA by Vicki Baggett)

 

 

Attending from EPA Region 6 (Dallas, Texas)

1.     Stacey Dwyer                        Associated Director (SWBP)

2.     Phil Dellinger                        Ground Water/UIC Section Chief

3.     Jatin Mistry                        Drinking Water

4.     David Gillespie            UIC Attorney

5.     Omar T. Martinez            Lead: Ground Water/UIC Program Manager

6.     Israel Anderson            Environmental Justice, Associate Director

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Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

1.     Dr. Paul McGaha            Medical Director

 

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AGENDA (2:00pm – 3:15pm)

• Introduction
• Follow-Up Issues From June 23^rd Conference Call

o      The Two Tri-Co wells

o      Drinking water issues

§       Collect samples with state/TCEQ in the near future

§       All five Bethany Public water wells will be sampled

o      Bethany SDW No: 1 (Commercial Well)

§       Do a supplemental file review

§       Investigate compliance with Texas RRC statewide rule 46(c) (2) for commercial SWD well

§       Drinking water safety

·      Closing

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