Toxic effects of gas drilling on the New York City watershed

So many elements in that headline we don't normally associate with each other.

Chemicals, pumped into the ground for hydraulic fracturing during drilling for natural gas, can contaminate ground water. The effects are known in remote places like Wyoming and Colorado.

Adding to this 50-60 vehicles associated with the drilling site and adding to this test wells that are drilled, found not to produce in succession.

In sparely populated areas contamination of ground water does occur from hydraulic drilling according the the statement. In the case of drilling effecting New York City, water is piped from upstate New York supplying 8 million residents which is where the drilling would occur in shale formations.

Oversight Hearing on Natural Gas Drilling in the New York City Watershed before the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection Friday, December 12, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. (ewg.org)