# Summary Table of Public Comments submitted on September 29, 2011 at the Arlington, Texas Hearing on the Oil and Gas Sector
Name of Submitter* Date of Letter Subject of Comment Pamela E. Ice September 27, 2011 Against Hydro

- fracking Jason Hitt Against Hydro

- fracking Lauren Neitzel September 27, 2011 Support for Hydrofracking rules Stephanie Ransby September 27, 2011 Support for pollution controls M. Renee Vaughan September 29 , 2011 Support for pollution controls Lynn M. Rooks September 29 , 2011 Support for pollution controls Jocelin De Leon Support for controls related to drilling Adam Chesley Support for EPA regulations Erin Crocodus September 29 , 2011 Support for controls related to hydro

fracking Timothy Sliter September 27, 2011 DFW highly populated area. Fracking causes pollution. Stephanie Pareia Against hydro

- fracking Linda Bishop Against hydro fracking within 1⁄4 mile of people Gewn Hibbett September 2 8 , 2011 Against urban drilling Marianne Herrmann Support for proposed rules Tammi Vajda Support for proposed rules , believes existing sites should also be included. Betty Clark September 29 , 2011 Support for proposed rules; States TCEQ does not properly enforce current rules Jack Cooper September 29, 2011 Support for controls Justin Howell Ban Fracking Kathryn Rowe Support for controls on Oil and Gas operations Michelle Tolle For clean air and water Larisa Rouhani September 23, 2011 Stop gas drilling and fracking Ryan Heptre Ban hydraulic fracturing Jonath on Alonzo Stop urban drilling Marshall Anderson Support for controls on Oil and Gas operations Diana Wiley September 28, 2011 Health risks related to fracking Yozo Pershing Support for controls on Oil and Gas operations Traci Bubek September 28, 2011 Support for controls on Oil and Gas operations Bryan and Sara Bruner Support for more efficient drilling Pamela Flores Again st urban drilling Bonita Coaly September 28, 2011 Support controls for drilling AJ and Sally Reilly Support for effective government Ken Shimamoto September 28, 2011 Support for controls on Oil and Gas operations David Hart Against unregulated fracturing Dawn Tankersley September 28, 2011 Against hydro fracking

# Summary Table of Public Comments submitted on September 29, 2011 at the Arlington, Texas Hearing on the Oil and Gas Sector
Josh Rollins Support for controlling fracking Ruth Riggan Support for controlling fracking Clinton Johns Against urban drilling Leticia Escalante September 27, 2011 Against hydro fracking Craig Keaton Protect environment and health from drilling R. St. September 27, 2011 Protect environment and health from drilling Lisa Markley September 27, 2011 Support for EPA to protect environment from fracking Anonymous Support for controlling fracking R.E. Cloud III No drilling [urban areas] Michael D Putnam Support for controlling drilling in urban
areas Alex Carson Concern for fracking; support controls Daryl Howard September 28, 2011 Protect environment and health from oil and gas operations Monica Rivera Concern about health and environmental effects from drilling William Townsend September 26, 2011 Support for proposed rules Ana Rodriguez Against drilling in urban areas Dan Wic kberg September 27, 2011 Concern about health and environmental effects from industry Susan Evans

- Wickberg September 27, 2011 Concern for fracking in Dallas city limits Sigrid Webb September 26, 2011 Support for control especially near urban/suburban areas Brittany Martin Support for controlled drilling C. Yoffe Support for controlled drilling Glenn and Aggie Weaver September 23, 2011 Support for safer oil and gas operations Larry Cantrell Concern for health and environmental effects from drilling Edwin W. Langley, Jr Concern for health and environmental effects from oil and gas operations Harris Family Support for regulations controlling emissions Menka Goyal September 26, 2011 Concern for urban gas drilling Sheri Schmidt Against ur ban gas drilling, surburban gas drilling William Carolan September 29, 2011 Limit drilling 1⁄2 mile from homes and schools Jack Chernick September 27, 2011 Support for controlled oil and gas operations Anonymous Against drilling in developed areas Tim Beach Sees Natural Gas pollution near home April Beach September 27, 2011 Drilling surrounds home in CO *Any discrepancies in spelling is due to legibility of the names and/or signatures provided in the handwritten comments.7-(t\- 0/::,) “2

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5 I am Tammi Vajda,

a Flower Mound resident. Flower Mound

is located

on the Barnett Shale and was once rated one of America’s

25 Best Places

to Live. I am also

a steering

committee member

for Earthworks’ Oil and Gas Accountability Project. Earthworks

is a national, non-profit organization

that works with communities

to lessen impacts

from energy and mineral extraction. Flower Mound currently

has over 60 wells drilled

or in production

and
15 more approved

to be drilled.
We have a large compression

and gas production facility

and

5 sites that currently have gas

lift compression.

In
a little over

a year and

a half, close

to 90 odor and heafth corn p!nts have been made

to the TCEQ just

in Flower Mound alone. Every one of those complaints

has been

at or near gas drilling production

sites. I personally
was diagnosed

with adult onset asthma and currently
rely on

a daily inhaler and

a rescue inhaler when needed.

I am

a non smoker and never suffered from asthma before moving

to the Barnett Shale. When

I leave this area,

I no longer wheeze

or have breathing

difficulties. Two weeks ago fracking begin across the street from my neighborhood.

Some days you

could not walk outside without smelling

miserable odors from the fracking operation.

Combined
with some high

ozone alert days,manyofmyneighborscomplainedoftheodorsandotherhealthissuestotheTCEQandthetown.Ihavestatedoverandoveragain,Iamnotagainstalldrilling.Iamforbetterregulationsandrulesthatwillrequirethegasdrillingindustrytocaptureallemissionsandchemicalsbeforetheyarereleasedintotheair.Ifthenewrulesdonotincludeexistinggasproductionsites,manyofuslivingontheBarnettShalewillnevergetreliefandwillcontinuetosuffer.AgainIwillsay,itisimportantthatALLexistingsitesbeincludedinthenewrules.Ibelieveeveryonehastherighttobreathecleanandhealthyair.ThankuçiiIftIII—j9-29-2011 My name

is Betty Clark I have lung problems.

My problem started about the time they started drilling

a natural gas well very near my home.

I became very tired

if

I tried to work outside.

I went

to my doctor and

1 found out

I was not getting enough oxygen into my blood because

the tissue
of my lungs has been thickened.

I have never smoked.

I went into the hospital

for two weeks and had many tests done. The doctor told me

I needed

to move out of this area
if I was
to get any better. I live north west of
a gas pressure pumping station

in Dalworthington Gardens,
TX. The wind blows towards

my house from the site most days.

If I go out

I have

a hard time breathing.

My eyes itch, water and bum.

I cough so much

it makes my chest hurt. My skin will itch all over and

I have

a funny taste

in my mouth. After going out

I have

to take

a shower and wash my hair
to feel any better. I was born

in Fort Worth Texas.

I have been active outdoors

all my life.

I have camped

in all parts of my state and other states.

I have never had any allergy

to anything

I had been around until the gas wells started showing

up near my home. If

1 drive
by the site in Dalworthington Gardens, just north
of it, there

is a very bad odor

a lot of the time.

It will make me cough, my eyes water

so bad

I have

to pull over and stop driving
for

a little,

It is like driving through a gas cloud. On May the 11 th

I was
in my back yard and heard this very loud noise

in the afternoon just before dark. The sound lasted for about thirty minutes. People everywhere
were out trying

to find out what was going on.

I found out that raw gas was being released

for

a site in Dalworthington Gardens.,
TX. After that night my hens stopped laying eggs for some time.

I was sick for about

a week after that happened. I know

it is the air pollution

in my area that

is damaging

my lungs. I received

an email from the city of Dalworthington Gardens, saying there was no hazard

to health from the event. The TECQ folks have tested the toxic fumes

a number

of times. One TECQ employee

got sick himself after doing

a test
at the site. We were promised

a pollution control device

on the site. But later the Midstream
Pipe Line Company
said they would not do anything about the emissions.

A lady from the City of Dalworthington Gardens, admitted there was

a leak

at the site but would not disclose what was leaking into out air.I want

to ask the EPA
to help clean
up the air pollution

in our State. The State of Texas does not comply with air pollution quality standards.
Cars are regulated

for their emissions

but not diesel trucks

or other types
of diesel emissions. Natural
gas wells and drilling companies
have very little controls on their pollution they emit. The pollution

is making
me sick and

a lot of my friends sick also. I’m asking the EPA
to put new air pollution control laws into effect and clean
up our air. Our State officials

do not want

to do anything about the pollution. So, I’m asking you
to help our people with this problem

of pollution. I want

to ask

a few questions. #1. Why when they report

on the news that the day will be

a level orange day for pollution, They know our air is so bad, Why doesn’t anyone do anything

to help clean

it up? #2. Why
do cars have pollution controls

on them but Not diesel vehicles,
and other engines that burn it? Trains, planes, large industry

all pollute our air. Why isn’t there pollution controls

on their pollution also? #3. Why do some states comply with air quality standards

and others not? We need help from the EPA
to clean
up our air and environment

for the people living today and the future population. We need laws that will be enforced

not just talked about.

I feel

it is irresponsible

for the problem

of pollution

not to be addressed.

We MUST

do something NOW

to help clean
up our air and make

it safe for people

to breathe.

I will continue

to ask for the problem

of bad air quality

to be solved until the air is
a lot safer for all people.

It is not right for our land and air to be damaged

by pollution. Something Must
be done

to clean the pollution up. Please, please help with our problem. Betty Clark 817-795-9886JACKCOOPER1116GreencoveLaneRichardsonTX75081-3715(972)238-8653September29,2011TOTHEENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCYIamnotaccustomedtopublicspeakingandinsteadamsubmittingthisletter.Thereismuchjustifiedconcernamongcitizensaboutdrillingfornaturalgas.Althoughnaturalgashasbeentoutedbythegasindustryasthesafeandcleansubstituteforcoal,itisapooranddangeroussubstitute.TripVanNoppen,DirectorofEarthjustice,says,“thecleanreputationofnaturalgasisgoodPR,butlousyscience.”Mr.VanNoppenfurtherstates,“Wehavealsolearnedthatgasdevelopmentcanmakepeoplesick.Airpollutionfromconcentratedgasdevelopmenthasbecomealeadingpublichealthproblem...“Frackinghasalltheairqualityproblemsofextractingbyconventionalmeans,plusahostofwaterqualityandhealthconcernsfromtheuseoftoxicchemicalsinthefrackingprocessandtheproductionofvastquantitiesofpollutedwaterwithlittleornotreatmentavailablebeforeitisreturnedtotheenvironment.”Subsitutingonefossilfuelforanotherisapoorchoice.Instead,weshouldincreasinglyutilizecleanandsustainableenergy,suchasairandsolarpower.Itcanbearguedthatshuttingdowngasdrillingandcoalplantswillcauselossofjobs.Notatall!Thereareplentyofjobsavailableforthosewhoarewillingtoworkin“green”energy,suchaswindfarmsandsolarplants.Ofcourse,changeofthismagnitudedoesnothappeninaday.However,theDallas/FortWorthareahasbeeninnon-attainmentfornearly25years.Wehavewaitedfartoolong,andwewantyoutoactnow!IenthusiasticallysupporttheEPAtoregulatethegasindustryagainstuseofharmfulchemicalsandagainstairandwaterpollution.Sincerely,Cooper1!;cL,cIc.I-’fl1.4ci/4‘Lir/1M,ii7‘‘j7

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2011 TO: Environmental Protection Agency FROM: Diana Wiley, 3909 Pershing Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76107 Gentlemen

and Ladies: Before Bamett Shale had even invaded Fort Worth,

I worked

to inform
my neighborhood association

and neighbors

of the health risks

if we approved “fracking”

in our city and our neighborhoods.

Since then,
all

I predicted

has come true. 1) Dallas and Fort Worth’s

air pollution
was tested again this year and found

to be more polluted

by several percentage points than

a year ago.

I read

a comment

in the newspaper

that said “nobody knows why”. THE BIGGEST CHANGE

iN THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN FRACKING!

Air pollution results

in death and disease and if left unchecked could prevent future life on our planet. 2) Ground water around drilling sites

is polluted.

In researching fracking before

it took off

I used the Internet
and discovered

that the State of Michigan denied permits

to drill near the Great Lakes because

of the potential

for massive pollution. 3) Fracking
was discontinued

near Cleburn because

of earthquake-type tremors. While those drilling would not admit blame they did,
in fact, discontinue drilling in that area and the mini-quakes stopped. 4)

1 attended

the preview

of the film Gasland

at the Modern

in Fort Worth.

I thanked
the director

for bringing
this subject

to the attention

of the general public. Unfortunately,

I didn’t see

a single City Council person,
the Mayor,

or any other governmental representative
there. And

I still wonder why they were

so afraid

to be informed. If the oil and gas industries

are unwilling

to invest

in green energies such
as wind and solar, and if they want

to make money,

it would

be reasonable

to demand that they put air and water safety measures

in place. This would create more jobs and still result

in profits. Fracking proponents

say that lighting water
on fire to prove the existence

of pollution

is an ordinary product

of mother earth. What makes

it extraordinary

is that 25,000 more wells per year not only release methane

in huge quantities

but also introduces benzene, sulfur dioxide and other pollutants which poison
the land on which cattle feed and water2.thatallofusdrink.I’msureyou’venoticedanincreaseinthenumberofwholehouseandpersonalusewaterfiltersbeingpurchased.Withtheeconomyinshambleswhatarethe47millionpeopletodrinkwhoarelivingatthepovertylevel?Pollutedwater?GeorgeWashingtonsaid,“Letyourheartfeelfortheafflictionanddistressofeveryone.”Withthatinmind,IurgeyoutohelpprotectEVERYONE—notjustthosewhowanttomakemoneyattheexpenseoftheplanet.TheNativeAmericans’beliefwasthewisestofall:Everydecisionwemaketodayshouldbebasedonwhatisbestforthenextsevengenerations.Helpustocurbfrackingandrequirethatthoseresponsibleeliminatetheresultingpollution.Thankyou,LDianaWiley(j1)hsl/DLjQOSS1cSiNo\ii(\hc\‘)lt5o()9/(DQCC)i’EjJ1DcJNvH‘S4iJa

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# 4DearEPA:Ourstateisinadrought.Yet,westillpumphundredsofthousandsofgallonsoffreshwaterintowellsinaprocessthatpermanentlyrendersthatwateruselessforagricultureorhumanconsumption.Gasweliheadsleakbenzene,sulfurdioxideandothercancercausingchemicalsintotheair.Doyourjob!Regulate!Oversee!Wepayforandexpectaneffectivegovernment!Thankyouforyourtime,A.J.andSallyReillyFortWorth.TX76107September28,2011ToWhomItMayConcern,MyoldestdaughterandherfamilyliveinatrailerparkinGunBarrelCity,nextdoortoagaswell,withanotheroneunderconstructionontheothersideofthedevelopment.Sincetheymovedtherethissummer,herchildrenanddogshavegoffensickeverytimetheydrankthewellwaterfromthedevelopment.Shehasattemptedtogetherlandlordtohavethewatertested,withoutsuccess.Ihaveencouragedhertobreakherleaseandmove,togetherfamilyawayfromthewells’noxiousemissionsbeforetheyaresurrounded.Thecostofbreakingtheleasewouldbeconsiderablylessthanthemedicalbillsherfamilycouldincur.Theunrestrictedreleaseofcontaminantsfromhydro-frackingoperationsintotheNorthTexasenvironmentputsourfamiliesandcommunitiesatriskforhealthproblemsthatwilllastforgenerations.ItisimperativethatEPAenactrulestolimittheseemissions,bothhereandaroundthecountry.Thankyouforyourconsideration.KenShimamoto4521ElCampoAveFortWorthTX76107EPA United States I am opposed

to unregulated

gas fracturing.

The fact that gas has appeared

in water wells concerns

me that the fracturing does not stop where predicted

and surface exposures from this activity appear

to be possible. David Hart 2120 WesternAve. Fort Worth, Texas 76107September

28, 2011 To whom

it may concern, I am not
in favor
of continued hydro fraking operations especially

in view
of our current draught situation.

I would like to see oil and gas production

act more responsibly towards
the environment

and keep our water supplies

in North Texas viable. Sincerely,- Dawn Tankersley 3750 w•5th St Fort Worth,

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27, 2011 To: Whom

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A BAN ON GAS DRILLING I am against hydro-fracking,

it will cause harm

to the environment

and more importantly

to our health.

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I am

a 12 year old concerned about fracking.

It consumes millions

of gallons

of fresh water.

It is a complete waste

of water. The area which

I live
in has had more gas drilling then anywhere

in the country. This makes lots of pollution

in this area. The gas dumped
into the air are harmful

to my families health,

as well as my neighbors.

The pollutants

in the air could cause premature death

or asthma attacks.

If this industry could capture gases that are escaping,

you could earn 30 million dollars annually! Please clean
up the air.

It is very harmful. From Alex Carson, Oak Cliff C tC4C\c\1

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It May Concern: Thank you for taking time
to read this letter.

I just got the news that several natural
gas drilling companies

are
in the process

of expanding their drilling into the Dallas City limits.

As

a concerned

and well-informed business owner and resident

of Dallas,

I must insist that these companies

be stopped

in their efforts

to drill

in Dallas.

I know for

a fact that these companies have
no regard
for citizen safety. They routinely

use highly toxic poisonous chemicals,
such
as arsenic,

in their drilling and fracking process,
and evidence

has proven that these chemicals have

in some regions seeped into aquifers
and then into people’s drinking water, causing major health problems

for people and animals that drink

it.

I know for

a fact that these companies have been exempted from the environmental protection
laws that other companies
have been required

to follow for years. They are obviously more interested

in their own profits than the health and safety

of the people who are forced

to live near these wells. My son-in-law
lives

in South Fort Worth where several natural
gas wells have sprung

up around

his house, and my nephew lives

in Ponder where forty plus wells have been installed,
one being about four hundred feet from his back yard. They have been constantly harassed

by representatives

of these companies going door
to door trying

to coerce them into signing away their mineral rights, and these same representatives

have turned

a deaf ear to the neighbor’s complaints

of loud noises from crews working

all night long on the wells. Before you make

a decision

to allow these companies

to poison the City of Dallas drinking water supplies, please watch the movie Gasland.

It is
a documentary

that takes you on

a tour around the whole country

to show you the damage that

is being done
by these drilling companies.

This

is not just

a local problem. Force these companies

to follow the same environmental protection
laws that everybody

else routinely follows,
and prove

to me that they actually have

a concern

for the local environment, and

I will consider saying “yes”

to their requests

to drill
in Dallas. Sincerely, Date: September

28, 2011 Daryl HowardTo Whom

it may concern, Gases dumped into the air by the oil and gas industry

are harmful

to my health and my family’s health. Air pollution

has both acute and chronic effects

on human health. Health effects range anywhere from minor irritation

to upper respiratory system

to chronic respiratory disease, heart disease, lung cancer, and death. Air pollution

has been shown

to cause acute respiratory infections

in children
and chronic bronchitis

in adults.

It has also been shown

to worsen
the condition

of people with preexisting heart
or lung disease. This reduces
the life expectancy

of people. My concern

is that

I, nor my family want for gas drilling

to be

a part of our lives. It is a concern because these pollutants

do not only harm our drinking water but our air. There are many other options

to take

in regards

to drilling. Concerned Resident

in Oak Cliff Monica RiveraMy Concerns with Hydro-Fracking September

26, 2011 I am writing this to urge the EPA not to approve
any new rules that would allow hydro fracking.
The health
of our air, water, land and population

will suffer. And

it is not worth it in my opinion. Water

is already

in short supply and

it is my understanding

that

it take huge amounts

of ground water mixed with other chemicals (that the oil and gas companies

will not disclose)

to frack. This wastes water and put dangerous chemicals
into the ground where it pollutes
the ground water, seeps into wells and can ruin the health
of those who drink it. In addition,

I have personal experience
with

a gas well that

is being drilled here
in Flower Mound, Texas
of Highway 2499. On several evenings
this spring while sitting

in our backyard

we were forced

to retreat into our home because

of the strong smell
of hydrocarbons

in the air. We could not stand

to stay
in our backyard because
the smell was so strong. Also, please note that there

is a grade school and middle school half the distance

we are from the drill site. We did not move into Flower Mound,
TX to live close to
a gas well. Thank You William Townsend 1112 Indian Cherry Lane Flower Mound,
TX 75028Towhomitmayconcern:InregardstotheIlvdro-fracturinginorevennearmyhomecommunityjustdoesnotsitwellwithme.Iamnotatallcomfortablewiththeideaofdrillingandreleasingtoxinsintheair.PeoplegotawaywithitinthepastwiththeleadsmeltingintheWestDallassideofDallaspeopleweresickthelandwasuselesstogrowanything.Itfinallygotstoppedbuttoolatedamagewasdone.Nowsomeonewantstodrillandlieandsayit’ssafe.Otherneighborhoodshavedealtwiththisandnowhavelongtermaftereffects.Thoselocationsarebeingmonitored,rightenoughmoneyandcomebackwithanotherresultNOTItANKYOU.Godrilloutsideofcommunities/citylimits.Nothingshouldbewithinornearcitylimitsatall.IgrewwithAsthmaproblemsanddidnothaveafunchildhood,canonlyimaginewiththiswoulddototheairqualitynowratherdealwithhighpollencountfrompollenatingplantsandtrees.AsfortheeconomywiththissoHydro-Fracturingprocessdon’tboremewithopportunitiesthiswillbring.Tomanypeoplewithoutjobsmeincludedwithtooc1ualifiedorunderqualified.Onlycertainpeoplewouldbenefitfromthisitisawasteofmoneytoonlyendangertheairarounduspointless.Whoreallywinsresidentswouldgetsick/dieaslowprobablycancerdeath.Neighborhoodwilldisappearbecauseitswillbedeemedunsafeanymoretomanythingswouldhappenbecauseofthisandnoneofreallygoodforthecitiens/residentswhoputtrustinofficialstodotherightthingforus.Youhaveanobligationtothecommunitieswhochosetolivehere.Idon’twanttohavemycitybeinthenewsbecauseofsomeIlydro-fracturingwasallowedonlytogoterriblywrong.Putthisfarfarawayfromthecity,suburbsbeforethesuburbsandcityresidentswindupleavingforhealthreasonsduetothissocalleddiingforGold/Gas.L)otherightthing.Sincerely,AnaMRodriguez‘-



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26, 2011 EPA Hearing

on Hydro-Fracking

Rules Arlington
City Hall 101 W. Abram Arlington,

TX 76010 Dear EPA representatives, As

a resident

of Flower Mound, Texas,

I believe that you have
no choice but to implement rules

to further protect and ensure
the safety

of all people living near gas wells and for those who must work directly

in the field performing

the drilling operations.

I live
in the Southern section

of town, south

of FM 3040
on Gerault
Rd. From where

I live, there are three gas well drilling sites; Grapevine Mills

in Grapevine, Texas, one

a few miles

to my East directly adjacent

to apartment housing with new construction underway,

and the last one on Hillard property

on FM2499 right near two schools, Bluebonnet Elementary

and Shadow Ridge Middle Schools. This

is also an area that

is heavily populated with numerous homes, businesses,

and churches.

I have great concern about the pollution
and the possibility

of accidents. They DO happen and HAVE happened

in Flower Mound; spills for example

in North West Flower Mound. Some

of the gases released during the drilling process, benzene

for example,

is known

to cause cancer!

Do we really want

to risk our health and wellbeing from potentially toxic pollution released
into the air or contaminated waste water leaking into our soil? What about the kids that attend the schools near drilling sites
or those

of us that “live” near these sites?

I don’t want

to be somebody’s experiment

to “wait and see” what happens! Just for Money!? Be

a good neighbor, please

do all that you can
to ensure our safety and our futures! Thank You, Sigrid Webb 1413 Cilantro

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(4J d -c (I 3 f_ 3 9 ‘0 0 1IamwritingthislettertovoicemyconcernoverthedrillinginFlowerMoundTexas.IamagainstthisandIamveryconcernedabouthowgasdrillingreleaseshugeamountsofasthma-triggeringsmogandotherharmfulpollutantsintotheair.Havingdearfriendswithchildrenthathaveasthma,itsaddensmetoknowthatcontinueddrillingwillcausethemtobeexposedtotheseharmfulfumesrightinourownbackyard.Pleaseconsiderputtingintoplacerulestolimittheseharmihiemissionsfromourareaandacrossthecountry.C.YoffeFlowerMoundTexasResidentGlenn

A. Weaver 2105 Gisbourne Drive Flower Mound, Texas 75028 September

23, 2011 Environmental Protection Agency To whom

it may concern: My wife and

I are both deeply concerned
with gas companies whose practices release harmful polluting gases into the environment.

We have three young children

in our household

and the youngest
two
(4 and

5 years old) require breathing treatments periodically

to help them breath.

I know of more people with as asthma and other breathing problems
now than

I ever did when

I was growing

up. The EPA needs

to hold the gas industry accountable

for installing
and utilizing
the most advanced equipment available

to protect our environment

and the people who live on this planet I would also encourage

the gas and oil industries

to move towards less harmful ways

to produce energy such
as solar, tidal, and wind. We have had

5 earthquakes

in North Texas

in the last few months and

I suspect that all the drilling
for gas and oil has something

to do with this. Sin ely, Glenn and Aggie Weaver [Click here and pe slogan]

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it may concern, The problem

of hydraulic fracturing

is of great concern

to my family. Not even

a quarter

of

a mile from my sons elementary school
we have

a gas drill. This creates dangerous

side effects like air pollution right where my children play every day. My oldest son has asthma and has had to miss recess because

he couldn’t breathe
the air outside.

Is this the legacy
we are leaving
our children?

Is it not our duty
to leave this place better than we found

it? There

is

a saying that goes “Take only pictures
and leave only footprints.”

I teach my children
this every day. Please hold these gas drilling companies liable for the damage they are causing. Pass the laws that are required

to stop the pollution
that

is pervading

our communities.

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us have

a healthy environment

to raise our families

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26, 2011 DEAR EPA In consideration

of your meeting

on September

29
in Arlington Texas,

I would like to express
my concern

on hydro-fracking drilling

in our communities. Living

in Flower Mound,

we find that drilling

is taking place far to close

to our schools and homes. The potential health and environmental impacts
can be significant. I would like
to see

a rule that limits drilling

to no more than

V 2 miles from residential homes and schools. Sincerely, William Carolan /724 Shadvwood

LN Flower Mound, TexasSeptember

27, 2011 To Whom

It May Concern: Like most Americans,

I am greatly concerned about our country’s ever growing dependence
upon foreign

oil to meet our current and future energy needs.

I also realize that until we reduce our ravenous appetite

for energy and until technology progresses

to the point that we can reasonably

rely on solar, wind, wave and nuclear fusion sources

to fulfill our demands,

we will still need

to locate and develop indigenous natural gas, coal and oil to meet our needs. The Barnett Shale natural
gas field development

has been
an economic boon

to North Texas over the past decade. Proponents claim

it has generated
over
65 billion dollars and has provided over 100,000 jobs
to our local economy. However, there

is dear cost
to the environment associated
with this boom. According

to industry sources,

it takes four
to five million gallons

of water

to drill and hydraulically fracture
one typical Barnet Shale natural
gas well. The process involves drilling long horizontal paths underground

and injecting

a toxic mix of chemicals
into the rock
to further fracture
the site
in order

to elicit greater production

of natural gas. What happens

to the contaminated
water that

is injected into the wells?
Do the chemicals used

in the fracturing process enter the water table?

Is the rock sub structure that

is drilled out subject

to collapse

or the creation

of sinkholes? What

is the chemical composition

and actual amount

of hydrocarbons

that are released
into the atmosphere

as

a result

of drilling and pumping

? What

is the effective

on the air we breathe? Who monitors

the outflow (and by extension,
who monitors

the monitors)?
Who will be liable

in the event
of

a disaster associated
with the drilling? Until there are safeguards firmly

in place that reasonably protect
the public from potential danger,

I believe
we are best served

to proceed cautiously

in the development

of natural
gas
in our own backyard. How far away from residential areas, schools, public parks, and commercial/retail

areas should drilling

be allowed should

be decided

by the community impacted

by the project. Only after strict standards based
on scientific evidence have been established

and voted upon
by the community should
we grant
oil companies

the right
to drill

in Dallas County. Until these safeguards
have been established,

I believe
we need

to exercise extreme caution before
we blindly jump into this. Yours Truly, Jack ChernickMy concern

is this. If the executives

of the oil companies don’t have drills set in their neighborhoods

of their homes

why would the average citizen

be inclined

to have

a 40-60 foot derek

in their back yard? There are plenty
of open areas that do not have neighborhoods

and schools and lakes that can be used for drilling.

# This document is not availabl e in Regulations.gov since it contains comments from pa trons under the age of 13.

Contact the EPA Docket Center, Public Read ing Room to view or receive a copy of this docu ment. Requests for copies may be made as follows:
In person/writing: Environmental Protection Agency, Docket Center 1301 Constitution Ave NW, 2822T, Room 3334 Washington, DC. 20004
Telephone: 202-566-1744

Fax: 202-566- 9744

Email: docket-customerservice@epa.gov

# September 27, 2011

To whom this may concern, This is a hard letter to write. Not because the content is not worthy, but because I may have difficulty processing through it all

. First... let me say, th at my lack of being present at this hearing is not a reflection of my feelings of importance for this issue. This issue is beyond “important” ; this is presently the most important issue on my plate. I appreciate you allowing someone to read this statement and pray that you can in fact hear my voice though his. I am April Beach; 35 year old Erie, Colorado resident, wife, mother of three amazing boys, owner of a New Parent Consulting Firm, stereo

- typical suburban mom and an individual directly affected by the natural gas drilling surrounding me. I am educa ted, well balanced and c ould not necessarily be considered an environmental activis t until now...until it hit home. Here is our story from the beginning and up to the minute. In 2002 my husband and I bought our first home in Erie , Colorado . Expecting our first son, this was an exciting time. Near this home, they drilled the first gas well I had ever seen. Not knowing what this was, we paid little attention to this well (within sight of our home) and managed to get used to the night tremors or little eart h quakes it seemed to produce. Then in 2005, with the addition of our second son, I began to not feel well. After 8 months of tests, spinal tapping and MRIs, I was diagnosed with an “unexplained lesion in my spinal cord”. Thankful for no cancer and MS, we moved from our first home and built the next; just down the street. I still continue to experience the affects from this lesion and am subject to yearly MRIs to monitor my condition. Our new home was perfect. It was on a cul

- de

- sac, backed to open sp ace with trails for the kids (now numbering 3) to ride bikes, explore and just be boys. We did notice the presence of the two gas well s at the end of the r oad. N o one see med to pay much attention to them and I trusted that if in fact there was something to be concerned about; someone would surely let us know! As our oldest son grew, the huge Cottonw ood tree right next to the well s became his favorite escape; tree fort and all. That same summer Tim played at the tree; he began breathing treatments for a sthma like symptoms and developed migraine headaches which have become more frequent and which he deals with on a regular basis today. Time passed in this new home and our youngest boy Sam, presented some extreme sensitivities. First let me say that Sam is my hero. He is the toughest, strongest, happiest , “water

- off

- a
- ducks

back” kid I ha ve ever me t. Sam is a regular at the ER for on

- contact anaphylaxis allergy issues. Sam’ s auto immune issues are “unexplainably severe” and only 3% of the population experience reactions like Sam does, according to his doctors. Even with this, Sam never had asthma or any breathing issues what so ever! In fact, he is a super athletic kid. His activities range from kayaking and climbing to the fact that he taught himself to skate board ... right there at the end of the street by the newest and scariest gas well. In January of 2010, shortly after the newest Well

was drilled and fracked ; Sam developed asthma. On top of Sam’s issues , we are all very frequently sick! In fact, we are sick so often that our friends began to recommend we look in to outside causes. Sicknesses would range from colds and flu symptoms, to migraines, to GI issues and lethargy, to strange and un explained pains in

# our bodies. Not knowing what else to do; I began importing our water. This was a quick and

expensive reaction to try and produce a good result. This did not work. I do not thin k the problem is our water ; I think it’s our air.

Last December, Encana Oil and Gas drilled a new well right at the end of our street and closer than the others. The drilling alone was difficult. Our walls were shaking, pictures fell and the hundreds of trucks that passed within feet of my home were hard to handle, especially the ones leaking fluids across the b ack field and the community walking trail

. Shortly after this well was drilled, I became very sick with GI issues and extreme pain. The sickness lasted for nearly three months and consi sted of vomiti ng, strange and gross bowel activities, lethargy, headaches, and extreme abdominal pain. Narcotics were the only way I was able to function and manage the pain. Test results came back negative and no one could explain my illness. In this time, I began to look in to gas dril ling. I have to credit my sister for making me look into it. I was afraid to find the truth that I did. Also during this time, Sam developed asthma. The onset was so fast that his symptoms went from initial development to completely o ut of control breathing within a week. We were using his rescue inhaler all the time and Sam still could not breathe. After another return to the hospital, Sam was placed on steroids to manage his symptoms. Sam now takes daily preventatives to breathe c ombined with a rescue inhaler when needed. I myself have now also developed asthma symptoms and have been ordered to undergo pulmonary testing. My nine year old has rotated on and off inhalers, and my 38 year old husband has been recently re

diagnosed with his once
- cured childhood asthma. One day, after the well was finalized, I came home to something new

. At the immediate end of our street, right alon g the pedestrian walking trail and within 550 ft. from my home was a chimney. I am not sure if thi s is the technical name, but the object was in fact a chimney. Coming out of the top was a constant think, clear, vapor

- cloud spewing all over the homes on my street and certainly on everyone walking by. In my children’s’ cases, it was pouring all over t hem. I had no idea what is was but began knocking on neighbors’ doors for information. Surely, this wa s a mistake. I immediately called Encana Oil and Gas who dispatched a crew to look into my concern. Their findings were a “properly functioning well”

. I was told that the emission cloud was excess gas being burned off and not to be worried . Excess gas in itself is alarming, but after my own research, I learned that was not in fact what was seeping into my kids ’ lungs but rather carcinogens, and VOCs a nd excess fracking fluids conveniently burned off as part of the process to save the gas. Save the gas... What about the kids?

Where are we now? Today, the gas drilling is completely commanding and dominating the town of Erie, (just east of Boulder). Th ere are notices and signs for new wells to be drilled all over town. They are drilling so fast that people don’t have time to question. It is my understanding that this is usually the plan; drill fast and get out; any health issues or property damage can be silenced with finances. As we speak there are 5 new drilling pads within a mile of my home . W e also received notice a few months ago that Encana plans to drill numerous more wells directly within our area. In any

# community, this could be disastrous; in a place where the weather patterns and atmospheric

invers ions are already a health concern , this is a death sentence.
Back at my House: Tonight, as I prepare this document, Sam (now only 5), has been up for his 1 5 th consecutive night with breathing is sues. Sometimes he coughs so hard he throws up. Tonight, thankfully he this didn’t happen. In the morning, he will get up again and breathe his steroids , Tim othy (9) will wonder if he’ll get another migraine , my husband will follow his asthma management plan , and I will make my next appointment for an MRI, schedule with the asthma doctor, plan for my daily headache and try to gather all of my things to make it to this hearing. Because... I realize you are our only hope right now. When my boys grow older, I pray they are healthy. I want them to look back knowing that we did all we could, we were not silenced or naive. We stood up and voiced our rights to protect ourselves and others. We did what needed to be done, no matter how inconvenient it may have been. D espite the intimidation of big corporate funding, economics and the argument that we can’t make a difference because we’re too small . And most of all, because I want them to know that I love them, and that I did all I could to protect them and keep them healthy. I will never let them look back and ask me why not? This is important, and I am trusting in you to help make a difference where my arms cannot reach far enough to protect them. Thank you in advance. April Beach