Comments on: Updated: Jay Pipeline Leak Locks Down School; DEP Completing On Site Assessment

By: DavidHuieGreen

DavidHuieGreen — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:01:45 +0000

REGARDING BRINE:
(per my buddy, Wiki)
“Brine is a solution of salt (usually sodium chloride) in water. In different contexts, brine may refer to salt solutions ranging from about 3.5% (a typical concentration of seawater, or the lower end of solutions used for brining foods) up to about 26% (a typical saturated solution, depending on temperature).”

David for dill pickles

By: Not the first time

Not the first time — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:07:23 +0000

This seems like an all too frequent occurrence in Jay. I Googled oil spill and saw results for 3 leaks since July 2014. That’s more than enough for me to worry about this being a safety issue. My grandmother lives in Jay and she had no idea that this happened yesterday. Why is the public not notified? I have enough concern with the city water supply when I see her water test results. Jay has a very poor water quality rating and I have to wonder if it’s because of the oil wells.

By: well

well — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 03:46:10 +0000

If you’ve ever heard a high pressure line blow, then you know explosion would be a pretty good description.
And assuming it took maybe 10 minutes for firemen to respond this pressurized line only flows about 10 gallons a minute. 2 barrels spilled

Not a likely scenario. Would expect a larger spill.

By: Rufus Lowgun

Rufus Lowgun — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 21:12:05 +0000

Pipelines leak. They always leak. When they leak, the company running the pipeline usually lies about it. Remember that the next time the Keystone XL pipeline comes up as a topic of conversation.