Analyzes of EPA Article

Analyzes of EPA Article

            People have been consuming contaminated water near Pavillion, WY for years.  According to the EPA this damage is contributed to the oil and natural gas wells that are present in that area.  These wells are located all over the eastern Appalachians states and many locations can potentially have similar problems. This damage is inexcusable.

The changes in water qualities have been reported for years, resulting in the public’s complaints going almost completely ignored.  Some of the companies did counter these complaints by providing the residents with replacement drinking water, which did not fix the problem but only provided temporary relief.  The welling companies have tried to deny the EPA’s findings, still trying to defend the theory of the wells being safe and well kept.  The EPA dug farther with a series of tests and checks finally determining that the wells were in deed damaged and admitting pollutants into the population’s groundwater.  The EPA then directed the residents not to drink the water and to ventilate their houses after they took baths.  In more recent studies it was concluded that the companies responsible for the wells still had not repaired the damage.  Not repairing the damage is resulting in these residents not being able to live in their houses as they are entitled.

Damages to welling equipment can be potentially dangerous for the residents of these areas.  The unnatural intake of different chemicals can have profound effects on the body after being consumed for several years.  Oil and natural gas companies need to start having regular checks on these wells that they build and repairing whatever damage that is detected.  This should not even be a factor in today’s world of advanced technology that can easily preform any tests that are beneficial to detect these issues.  The actions of these companies are inexcusable, they should be held accountable and forced to start cleaning up the mess they created.