Homes near fracking wells in Erie,Weld County Co (houses, live)

[ssjgoku]

I notice a few fracking wells in residential communities(erie commons, vista ridge) in Erie, Weld County. These are very close to homes, about 1000 feet or so.

I am considering moving to Erie. Is it safe to move into homes close to these wells. My common sense tells me that it isn't all that safe, but I'd like to know what the general opinion regarding this is.

Thanks

[davebarnes]

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[brown_dog_us]

Originally Posted by ssjgoku

Is it safe to move into homes close to these wells. My common sense tells me that it isn't all that safe, but I'd like to know what the general opinion regarding this is.

The government says it's safe. The general opinion? It's split. Erie offers big new shiny houses, but you have to put up with the fracking, financial issues with the city, and a very pro-development city council. Life is about trade offs.

[boulder2015]

Originally Posted by brown_dog_us

The government says it's safe. The general opinion? It's split. Erie offers big new shiny houses, but you have to put up with the fracking, financial issues with the city, and a very pro-development city council. Life is about trade offs.

Yeah what is up with erie? Are the majority of folks who live there for the smalltown feel really onboard with tripling it in size... or did the city council get bought by developers? What gives?

[Mike from back east]

Article in NY Times today about dangerous chemicals used in fracking but the startling part is the photo of a drill rig that's been plunked down amid suburban homes. Article is here.

If you can't see the article perhaps you can see the photo.


Excerpt from article:
"For much of the past decade, oil companies engaged in drilling and fracking have been allowed to pump into the ground chemicals that, over time, can break down into toxic substances known as PFAS — a class of long-lasting compounds known to pose a threat to people and wildlife — according to internal documents from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The E.P.A. in 2011 approved the use of these chemicals, used to ease the flow of oil from the ground, despite the agency’s own grave concerns about their toxicity, according to the documents, which were reviewed by The New York Times. The E.P.A.’s approval of the three chemicals wasn’t previously publicly known.

The records, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by a nonprofit group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, are among the first public indications that PFAS, long-lasting compounds also known as “forever chemicals,” may be present in the fluids used during drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. ... "