1/5/17
by News Department on 01/05/17Protest over water extraction...
Sick and tired of water extraction, a small contingent of West Penn Township residents staged a protest outside the township’s municipal building Tuesday night.
Supervisor Tony Prudenti said the state views water harvesting as an agricultural use. On Jan. 13, a group of residents filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County against businesses and people associated with water extraction operations in the township.
At the center of the lawsuit is the water extraction site at the intersection of Kepners Road and Blue Mountain Drive, and a newer water extraction site being erected at 1 Fort Franklin Road.
Residents with complaints or concerns may call the Department of Environmental Protection’s Wilkes-Barre office at 570-826-2511.
