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Pennsylvania DEP Reports Contaminated Water Still Discharging at Hermitage Well Site
Original: DEP - Day 202: Ows Acquisition Co Conventional Well Site Still Discharging Contaminated Water In the City Of Hermitage, Mercer County
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection reports that a conventional well site operated by OWS Acquisition Co. in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County, is still discharging contaminated water after 202 days. The department continues to track the case publicly as the company has not stopped the discharge, raising questions about enforcement of environmental rules for conventional well operators in the region.
Why now: A state environmental agency is publicly flagging a long-running, unresolved pollution discharge at an oil and gas well site.
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- DEP - Day 202: Ows Acquisition Co Conventional Well Site Still Discharging Contaminated Water In the City Of Hermitage, Mercer County · PA Environment Digest Blog
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