Tomorrow, April 29 - New Fracking Gathering

[Aaron Wissner]

Hal Fitch, Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's Office of Oil, Gas & Minerals and the Michigan State Geologist comes to Barry / Allegan / Kalamzoo Counties, actually to the Kellogg Biological Station in Gull Lake.

I'd like to share this invitation with you to hear from and ask questions of our employee (if your are a citizen of Michigan), Hal Fitch, who makes decisions about oil/gas drilling in Michigan.  This is tomorrow, Monday, April 29.  The meeting is on Gull Lake (details below).

As much as I would love to attend, I have a conflict that will be difficult to avoid, so I doubly encourage you to attend, if you can!

All the details are below!

Best,

Aaron

The Four Township Water Resources Council will hold its Annual Meeting at 7:00 PM in the Auditorium of the Stack Building at the Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 East Gull Lake Drive, on Monday, April 29, 2013. In addition to a short review of recent and planned Council activities, there will be PRESENTATIONS ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING - FRACKING.

     The featured speakers will include Hal Fitch, Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's Office of Oil, Gas & Minerals and the Michigan State Geologist, "HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN: Geology, Practices & Regulations", , an overview of oil and gas extraction in Michigan, the geologic basis of exploration and extraction in this area and the MDEQ regulation of these practices in Michgan.

    Also featured will be Nicholas Schroeck, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center. Mr. Schroeck, "LEGAL ISSUES AND FRACKING: the Feds, the State, the Locals and the Leases," a discussion of federal, state and local regulation as it relates to environmental and health risks and protection and some of the issues involved with oil & gas leases & contracts.

    The public is welcome and encouraged to come. There will be opportunity for questions and comments, but please note this is not a debate. Light refreshments will be available.