INVESTIGATION REPORT

pennsytvania
OF INVIRONI!ENTAL

3/25201411:30504M

'EPARTMENT
PAOTECTION

Comolalni lnformation
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ComPlaini ld: 303243

R€latod Complaint ld: 302587

MunlclPtlltyr LercY lownshiP

County: Bradford

Att€r Hours (Y/N):
ER Related (Y/N):

Entered BY: RUTH E PRIESTER

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Oat€ Acknowladgod:

Dale R€csivod: 03/20/2014
abbroviated Dsscrlptlon: w6llwaler ras a. odo'

R€6ponslblo Party lnf ormatlon

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LongD66cdPtion:complainant#2swe]lwentadesianandflozeoveldulinglhewinterandwasn'lbeingused'Sincecomplainanl
tLe rs tryrng-lo use lhrs wellwater as an allernative but it has an
can ;o longer uso lh" *ulu'i'ot rt"'
na nl f1 wants tho well waier lesled
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oOor to it a-no comptalnani # l savs rl rs du; io gas d;lh ng Compla

Homs Phone:

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COMPANY NAM6: CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA LLC

CHESAPEAKE

ENERGY)

405'9354073

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Moblle Phone:

P€rmitt:
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MunlclPallty:

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Acldr€s3: PO 8OX 18496
oKLAHOMA C

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73154-0496

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P.lority:

Prosramr Oll& Gas

ComPlaint TYPg: water

SUPPIY

Date Resolv€d: 03/20/2014

Date Response Asslgn€dr 03/20/2014

oate R€Pon3o Dua: 04/03/2014
O6le Flrst ResPonse: 03/20/2014

sopervlsorr JENN FER W IVEANS

 INVESTIGATION REPORT

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326/2014 11:30 50 AM

hvestl9alion lnformatton
Dat€ Asslgned: 03/2012014

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Oale tnv63tigarod: 03/2012014

JENNIFER W MEANS

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violatlon (Y/N):

Typa: Olher

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lnvesrlg.rion td: 310180

lnvestlg.tion O6scrlptlon: Jennifer tvleans senl an emait to comptainanrs thar reads:
'As pan ofoLr investigarion into the dtm nution ofthe waler suppry, we consdered a number of facrors incruding:rhe

I n 19 d a
eve.ts. weD pad and gas we cesrgn. corsi,ucr,on ano rocat,on ot tne water sLrppry eva.:jrron ot
,rehvanl
acnvrry on lhe nea.by
gas wel pao water samD 19 and anatysis { .c,udrng conpaison of r6sL[s to
avarabre
pre4illdala), and local^,lorse
geotogy. The data colected rn retatron ro triis rnvestrgatr6n wa; thorough
rcviewed by

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'^,arer

suppty

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t
u:n, ,nc,uoins tul.oe,,c€nsed proressorar eeorosisis who n""".-v"v"""
ly1":91: D:?:n"::,
we a id groJ 1d warer issuos. Tre DepalTe 1r s lvesris;ro. .sveared lar ih; shalow
",p"**"
wa ler
'ee, ,n deprhi consisred or warer rnar rad a caic.:m o,ca,oonur" s"o"h;_,*r osnur,."
:litl
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l!-19
.ow
*nrcn s ryo car o' shattow ground water
systens rn aradforo CoJ. ty. rhrs signatu,e oo€; nol suppon the
aregarron that drninLlio. ofllle dJ9 wetfso,ng occLriied rn retdton to l€aty ga;o-, .g activilres
Ram6,, ,t appear<
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evaruarrng water

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deoeldent on shattos groundwater ano sLrface rJnoff fo. ,ecrarqe.

sile geoogy,lh€ vertic.r separarion distance between rhe warer suppry and gas wel prcduction inr€rva
otabouta
m'r€^oe,o! sround. ano the cas,4s and cem€nrrg ot rhe gas *.rr ooie oer*ei,n r',. p:"0-,".fi"i"*a
rr,.ar,
he snar ow rresh war€raqur'er render a tiqud flow pahwav h,gh
v 'mprobao€. Addrr,onalv, ile absen.e or flJ ds
navrng a g6och6mrcat srgnarure typica of lhose sourc€d rrcm deep geotog c,omarions
sulh as tb€ [,td( e us n rre
rrcsh warer aqiriter of rhe arca reflre a hvd rogeorogicar connecrio; ;irh rh; prcducrion i"r"""ioiG
n"uroy grs *u[.

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Regarding rhe delecl on of erhvrbe nzard ehyde rhe ac d u sed lo preserve samples ca n
cause voralir€s to be eached
rom rre oaslic oresetuative containers Theoetectron o,acetone ano €thtyb.nzatd€hyde in
both he t.p btanh and
rh6 water supprv sampre sLrsgesrs rh€ presence or rhese compou nd s t
r,l"rv
irrlor" iJ ine u"ro rnar .u"
ls€d to presede the samptes.
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we be eve thar sufficienr dala has been garhered ro make a deteminaron
necessary to sample the walerslppty again.

in this case and do not bereve it.s

undeGland yo! spoke ro our Seruice Represenrarrve al approrrmatety 2:30 today reoardinq
he
same prcperlyldaughteis propeny) we oftered and we,€ p.epared ro sanp,e lh; w; du;nq

F€bruaryll20'4.bJlwe.elodalrhatrine wasto/en

warerwe on the
o!, srr€ vrsrr on

Bas6d o. Ihe intormato" yoJ orcided today, wedo not
see a ne6d to sample the waterwettat rhis rime. c ven lhe re ar vety sha ow Oeprn ot'tte warei*.irano yor.
descriplon ofan odor, iris rik€rv rhal rhe wel arso afecled bv baciedarconb;inarion. The;a1e; we[ has been
previouslyscre€ned as pad of an nvgsrigaton'" wrth no indicationota probtem
assoc area wittr oitanO gasacriliry.
we can provide your daughler wth a hst ot cetured tabs should she choose lo have rhe well independ;n y resled
befor€ pufling lhe wett into use. "

Nole: For confidenliarirv p!rposes, rhe nam€ of comprainanl #1's daughrer was removed trom rhe above emarrand
replaced with'daughter'