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Harveys Lake Environ- Interested residents should
mental Advisory Council, in register with EAC Adminis-
partnership with Wilkes Uni- trative Assistant Denise Sult
versity, is offering a package by calling 639-1042. Partici-
of drinking water well tests to pants can pick up water sam-
borough residents at a dis- pling kits at the Harveys Lake
counted price. Borough Building between
Wilkes University’s Water July 12 and 24.
Quality Laboratory will mea- Water samples must be
sure residents’ water for pH, dropped off between 10 a.m.
conductivity, turbidity, total and noon on July 24 in the bor-
dissolved solids, total coli- ough building’s meeting room,
form, fecal coliform, fecal where scientists will perform
streptococcus, sodium, potas- certain tests immediately.
sium, copper, iron, manga- Confidential final test
nese, zinc, chloride, sulfate, results will be mailed to par-
nitrate-nitrite, and phosphate. ticipants directly from the
PATRICK SWEET / STAFF ARTIST Additional parameters will be Wilkes laboratory within two
tested this year. weeks of the testing date. Pay-
SOURCES: LUZERNE COUNTY GIS/MAPPING AND ASSESSOR’S OFFICES However, residents should ment in full for the testing is

Theta-owned land zoned as conservation district

note that the testing is for due on July 24.
informational and education- A free follow-up question-
al purposes only and does not and-answer session on water
meet the legal requirements well systems and non-point
Theta Land Corp., a com- applied for a drilling permit from the township for mission before getting final for baseline water testing source pollution issues will be
pany linked to landfill/casino from the state Department “extraction of natural approval from the Board of related to natural gas drilling. held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug.
developer Louis DeNaples, is of Environmental Protec- resources.” Commissioners. EAC Vice President Cathe- 14, by Brian Oram, a profes-
preparing to have a natural tion on June 24, according Kathleen O’Boyle, the Planning commission rine Link said the council sional geologist and director
gas well drilled on its Plains to the department’s web- township’s zoning officer, meetings are held on an as- offers the testing about every of the Wilkes University Cen-
Township property. site. said her of fice has not needed basis and the com- two years, as a public service ter for Environmental Quality
The company contracted Theta’s property, though, received any applications missioners meet the second to the community. Water Lab.
Rice Drilling B LLC, a sub- is zoned as a conservation for permits from Theta. Thursday of each month. The tests are as comprehen- The next Harveys Lake
sidiary of Washington district. In order to begin For a conditional use per- The next commissioner sive as the ones that cost more: Environmental Advisory
County-based Rice Energy drilling, Theta must apply mit, Theta must go before meeting is July 15. residents are charged $75 for Council meeting will be held
LLC, to drill the well. Rice for a conditional use permit the township planning com- — Patrick Sweet the package, which has a retail at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the bor-
value of at least $180, accord- ough building. Meetings are
Search for natural gas leases on our databases at citizensvoice.com/drilling. ing to Link. open to the public.

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