Dimock water issues are not related to hydraulic fracturing.
Cabot had casing problems that polluted the local wells. Cabot fixed the problem, had to provide drinking water to the locals until their water cleared up. In some cases they had to provide methane removal systems to existing wells even though it was disputed that the methane existed prior to Cabots drilling.
Eventually, the water tested good and Cabot requested and was granted a reprive from delivering water to replace the wells now testing good.
The EPA is not going to deliver water either it seems, I don’t know why anyone from their claimed they would.
Federal agency cancels water delivery to Pa. town
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_162-57354515/federal-agency-cancels-water-delivery-to-pa-town/
January 7, 2012 6:11 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency abruptly changed its mind Saturday about delivering fresh water to residents of a northeastern Pennsylvania village where residential wells were found to be tainted by a natural gas drilling operation.
Only 24 hours after promising them water, EPA officials informed residents of Dimock that a tanker truck wouldn’t be coming after all. The about-face left residents furious, confused and let down — and, once again, scrambling for water for bathing, washing dishes and flushing toilets.
That is usually the cause of groundwater contamination if obvious surface sources are eliminated. In the case of many older wells in NM, cement was not commonly circulated along the entire length of casing. For new wells, a lengthy, well cemented string of surface casing will usually eliminate future problems.