URGENT: BALCOMBE FRACKING CONSULTATION ENDING 16th JULY

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URGENT: BALCOMBE FRACKING CONSULTATION ENDING 16th JULY

10 July, 2013 by bhfoe

The Environment Agency (EA) are at present consulting the public about the environmental impact of the proposed test drilling at Balcombe. We only have until the 16th of this month to respond. It’s vital that as many people as possible do so. People in Brighton may well be affected by the gas and oil exploration in Balcombe, (see below about possible contamination of drinking water), so we have every right to object.

Here is the weblink to the EA consultation.
https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/permits/app/cuadrilla/balcombe

Please go to the site and object. Some important points to bring up are below:

1. Drilling uses huge amounts of water. This region has seen hosepipe bans and other water usage issues – the industrial use of water in the area of Balcombe will surely cause water shortages that may affect people right across the county.

2. There is plenty of evidence from around the world that the chemicals used in drilling can penetrate groundwater and contaminate the water supply. This is a threat to drinking water across Sussex – including Brighton’s supply.

3. The flaring of methane gas can badly affect the air quality in the local area. What are the EA doing to ensure air quality is not affected?

If Cuadrilla find what they are looking for they will need to use hydraulic fracturing to extract the gas. There are many problems associated with fracking you can raise if you wish to: the large number of lorry movements down local roads that will be needed to supply the drilling site. The fact that to make fracking financially viable hundreds, if not thousands of wells, have to be drilled in one area. What happens to the huge amounts of waste water?

The main thing is to make an objection. Thanks for reading. You can read the latest news on the campaign here: Newsletter 3 July 2013

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