King George fracking presentation moved to Feb. 4

King George County

“State officials will talk to the King George board about drilling regulations, the region’s geology and deposits in the area, according to a spokesman from the state department.

For three months, the King George supervisors have said they want to look at their ordinances and see what they can or cannot allow in terms of fracking. That’s another term for hydraulic fracturing, a process that injects chemicals into the ground to fracture rocks, which then release oil and natural gas.

A Texas-based company has leased more than 84,000 acres in the Taylorsville Basin area, including 10,443 acres in King George, to do some preliminary drilling for oil and gas.”

~Writes Cathy Dyson of the Free Lance–Star

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Fracking issues to get airing in King George

King George County

“Residents in King George clearly expect fracking issues to be at the forefront of public discussion during 2014. Resident Mary Trout commented on the topic during the Dec. 17 meeting of the Board of Supervisors, which spawned remarks from several elected officials, all expressing concerns.

Trout raised the issue of how hydraulic fracturing – fracking – might affect landowners on private roads should natural gas mining take place on neighboring property. She also raised the issue of noise from the industrial activity and noted that environmental and legal issues need to be considered.

Hydrofracking is a process whereby chemicals and water are forced deep into the ground to fracture the shale rock strata to release natural gas. This fracking process consumes large amounts of water, and the chemicals can pollute aquifers. King George’s entire water supply is dependent on wells fed from underground aquifers.”

~Writes Phyllis Cook of The Journal

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