Public Meeting on Hydraulic Fracturing Study

EPA’s Public Meeting on Hydraulic Fracturing Study to

Take Place in Binghamton, New York

                                Meeting Scheduled for September 13 and 15 at the Broome County Forum Theater

Contact (News Media Only): EPA: John Senn, (212) 637-3667, senn.john@epa.gov
                

New York, NY – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected a new venue and dates for the public meeting on EPA’s upcoming hydraulic fracturing study originally scheduled for August 12, 2010. The meeting will now be held at the Broome County Forum Theater in Binghamton, New York, on September 13th and 15th, 2010. 

Meeting Information:

EPA will hold four identical sessions during a two day session at the same location:

Date:  Monday, September 13, 2010

Location:  Broome County Forum Theater, 236 Washington St., Binghamton

Time:

            •           12:00pm – 4:00pm (pre-registration begins at 10:30am)

            •           6:00pm – 10:00pm (pre-registration begins at 4:30pm)

  

Date:  Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Location:  Broome County Forum Theater, 236 Washington St., Binghamton

Time:

            •           12:00pm – 4:00pm (pre-registration begins at 10:30am)

            •           6:00pm – 10:00pm (pre-registration begins at 4:30pm)

EPA looks forward to receiving more public input on the upcoming research study on the potential relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water.  

For additional questions or comments, please email hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov or call 1-866-477-3635. Meeting information may be found on the EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study website at http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/uic/class2/hydraulicfracturing/wells_hydroout.cfm.

Recycling Event:

Home Electronics, Small Freon Appliances, Fluorescent Bulbs and
Propane Cylinder Recycling Event:
Natural Resource Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

This fall all residents of Cayuga County and the City of Auburn are invited to participate in the Fall 2010 Home Electronics and Propane Collection Event. The event presents an excellent opportunity to discard materials in a safe manner. Proper disposal protects human health, our community and the environment. The materials collected at this event will be recycled to the fullest extent possible by our contractors.

Date, Time, Place:

• Saturday, September 18, 2010.
  
• Running from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  
• Located at the Natural Resource Center, 7413 County House Road, Auburn, next to the jail and nursing home.

Fees:

• $5 fee per TV (limit of 2 TV's per household).
• $5 fee per small Freon appliance.
• All other household electronics are free.
• Propane tanks accepted for free.

Acceptable Household Electronics Include:

• Computer Equipment
• Computer Monitors
• Fluorescent Light Bulbs and CFL bulbs
• Typewriters
• Video Game Systems
• Universal Power Supplies
• Cell Phones
• Toner/Ink Cartridges
• Small Freon Appliances $5 each
• TV's (Limit 2 per household) $5 each

Also accepted will be:

• 1 pound to 20 pound propane tanks
• Hand held cylinders that contained such gases as oxygen, MAPP and helium

NO CHEMICALS ALLOWED

This is not our chemical collection event, which is on October 16th. 


For more information check this link:http://www.cayuganet.org/hazwaste/electronics10fall.htm