Drinking Water
New fact sheet describing testing strategies near drilling.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Fact sheet by the New York State Water Resources Institute
December 2011 fact sheet from the Ohio Department of Health
Three page fact sheet providing a short explanation of some of the most common water quality parameters found on water test reports conducted as part of pre-drilling water tests near gas drilling sites.
Use this tool to enter results from water testing and get a report that interprets what your results mean.
30 page publication describing how to interpret complex water test reports received from testing labs including parameters, units, drinking water standards and results.
If you received a water test report that does not have the drinking water standards, refer to this link to view or print a listing of Pennsylvania drinking water standards.
Recorded webinar and support materials related to interpreting water test reports associated with gas well drilling.
28-page PDF copy of a final report to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania on the study of 233 water wells near gas drilling sites.
2011 study by Duke University researchers published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
