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

Richmond, Tom
From: Marvin Beatty [mtbeatty@wisc.edu]
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 3:44 PM
To: DNR FracComments
Subject: Proposed regulations re. hydrauic fracturing
As a native of Montana I have a continuing interest in how the natural resources of that
state are used and managed. Groundwater of high quality is a natural resource of immense
value, especially in semi‐arid areas such as central and eastern Montana. Therefore I urge
you to promulgate and enforce rules regarding hydraulic fracturing that require full and
timely public disclosure of all compounds that are proposed to be injected into the earth via
this fracturing process, and urge you especially to consider other values offered by natural
resources in areas of striking topography such as the Rocly Mountain Front and similar areas
within the state.
Marvin Beatty Ph.D.
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