In aquifers overlying the Marcellus and Utica shale formations of northeastern Pennsylvania and upstate New York, we document systematic evidence for methane contamination of drinking water associated with shalegas extraction.
“Work camps have a profound impact upon the patterns of violence in host communities,” Professor Carrington said. “The communities are ill-equipped to deal with this. Regional and remote areas are under-resourced, lacking enough police, medical facilities and other emergency and human services. There’s a real urgency to address these problems.”
“The mining boom is great for job growth, but the dark underlying fact is these practices contribute little to local economies and have serious criminological and social impacts for residents and affected communities, ultimately at the expense of the nation,” she said
Groundwater makes it possible to grow many of our crops and pastures. And we’re looking increasingly to aquifers to provide drinking water for our growing towns and cities. Groundwater is found in the voids between sediment grains in the subsurface. It can flow slowly like a river through aquifers or pool in great underground “lakes”. […]
Here is an Environmental Impact Study (for Queensland Gas) that talks of drawdowns, water table lowering etc from CSG extraction: http://qclng.com.au/uploads/docs/eis/appendix/Appendix-3.4-Gas-Field-Groundwater-Report-01.pdf
Coal seam gas under renewed pressure