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Oklahoma Oil Company Permanently Plugs Well Threatening Enid's 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 shut down 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, which posed a threat to the city's drinking water supply, has now been plugged for good, closing a case that had raised questions about regulatory oversight in the state.
Why now: New reporting revealed regulators approved a well in violation of groundwater protection rules, and its permanent closure provides a resolution.
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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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