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Oklahoma Oil Company Shuts Disposal Well That Threatened Enid Drinking Water
Original: Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water
An oil company in Enid, Oklahoma, has permanently plugged a wastewater disposal well after reporting by The Frontier and ProPublica showed state regulators had approved it in violation of rules designed to protect municipal groundwater. The well posed a threat to the city's drinking water supply, and its shutdown is being seen as a rare reversal following scrutiny of regulatory lapses.
Why now: New reporting exposed that regulators approved a well violating groundwater protections, and its permanent closure is a notable outcome.
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- Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water · ProPublica
The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.
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