Our Concerns
- Lack of regulations – this is a self-regulating industry
- Potential health risks from air and water pollution.
- There will be an increase in traffic with 500 trucks per well and up to 800 wells across Lancashire – that’s a lot of trucks on our roads.
- The process uses vast amounts of water – millions of gallons per well.
- There is potentially huge impact on the environment particularly through chemical spills.
- The contaminated water will be transported by road to Davyhulme treatment plant, Manchester – what if there is an accident?
- We have already had two earthquakes which have been linked to fracking nearby. What more is to come?
- There is a risk of additional land subsidence.
- All resulting in a negative impact on our property prices.