Comments on: Gas Drilling Threatens City’s Water Supply http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2009/11/gas-drilling-threatens-citys-water-supply/ Sheepshead Bay's Only Independent News Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:02:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: athenad http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2009/11/gas-drilling-threatens-citys-water-supply/comment-page-1/#comment-5844 athenad Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:59:31 +0000 http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/?p=2839#comment-5844 Thank you for writing about this! This is an important issue that affects all of NYC yet most people are unaware of it. NYC has had the leading water supply system for more than 100 years and it would be pathetic to let it go to waste now! Thank you for writing about this! This is an important issue that affects all of NYC yet most people are unaware of it. NYC has had the leading water supply system for more than 100 years and it would be pathetic to let it go to waste now!

]]> By: BrooklynQ http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2009/11/gas-drilling-threatens-citys-water-supply/comment-page-1/#comment-5760 BrooklynQ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:53:20 +0000 http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/?p=2839#comment-5760 "Colton and conservationists fear runoff from the drilling could contaminate the city’s water. If that happens, the state may have to construct a filtration plant costing upwards of $20 billion – a sum to be reflected in resident’s water bills." Why would we have to pay for the plants? Shouldn't some wise politician make that a requirement of any contracts awarded to the drilling companies? “Colton and conservationists fear runoff from the drilling could contaminate the city’s water. If that happens, the state may have to construct a filtration plant costing upwards of $20 billion – a sum to be reflected in resident’s water bills.”

Why would we have to pay for the plants? Shouldn’t some wise politician make that a requirement of any contracts awarded to the drilling companies?

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