Firm wants to treat gas drilling wastewater
2012-03-20 17:47:06
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A Somerset County environmental cleanup firm is hoping to cash in on the rush to drill for natural gas in the underground Marcellus shale formation.
Somerset-based Allegheny Ozone Inc. has developed an on-site system to treat the many gallons of wastewater that is left over from the drilling process.
Company President Jeff Pyle said Allegheny Ozone has a contract with a drilling company and expects to start treating water on at least four drilling sites by summer.
Finding places to treat contaminated water has become a major problem for the drilling companies.
Mr. Pyle says his company's process leaves behind clean water and a salt byproduct. He says he's working with the state to see if the salt can be reused for winter road treatment.
First Published December 12, 2008 12:00 am
