Microsoft Office Outlook - Memo Style - Montana Board of Oil and Gas

Richmond, Tom
From: Anne Banks [anban@bresnan.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 9:35 PM
To: DNR FracComments
Subject: Comments on Fracking in Montana
To Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation:
Information on the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing must be easily available to the public, including information on
so‐called trade secret chemicals. It is vital to public health, both of the potential victims and to the health professionals
treating them, that they know what they should be treated for if it is possible that illness is caused by these chemicals.
Exemptions for trade secrets should not be allowed.
Also, landowners in proximity to drilling operations should be notified of drilling far enough in advance to test their own
wells and water sources to establish a baseline for comparison to water quality during and after drilling.
Thank you for considering these comments.
Anne Banks
7 Hill St.
Bozeman, MT 59715
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