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ODNR director concerned about oil brine bills Published by news@presspubli. on Fri, 07/02/2021 - 4:00pm
By:
Larry Limpf
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has raised concerns about two bills pending in the state legislature, claiming they would, if passed, weaken regulations covering the use of brine from oil fields, including the spreading of brine on roads as a de-icer. Companion bills House Bill 282 and Senate Bill 171 are being heard before the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Under the bills, brine that meets certain criteria would be deemed a commodity and be exempt from some provisions of state law.
Drive through Ohio in winter and chances are you ll see an Ohio Department of Transportation truck spraying the roads with some kind of deicer.
Most of the time, it s a mixture of rock salt and water. But when temperatures dip below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, ODOT adds other chemicals to keep the brine from freezing.
One of those additives is AquaSalina. It s made in Brecksville in northeast Ohio by Nature’s Own Source LLC, and owner Dave Mansbery has been singing its praises for years.
It s ancient seawater. It works up to -15 degrees Fahrenheit. It s 70% less corrosive than traditional deicers and more effective per lane mile, Mansbery told an Ohio House Committee.
Environmental groups still oppose de-icing product, use of conventional drilling brine because of radioactivity
Buckeye Environmental Network said in the past year they had three meetings with ODOT to express their concerns. Author: Bennett Haeberle Updated: 6:26 PM EST February 16, 2021
A year after a 10 Investigates report, environmental watchdogs in Ohio say they still want to ban at least one de-icing product and certain types of brine from oil and gas drilling from being used to treat Ohio roads – citing concerns about their radioactivity.
Roxanne Groff with Buckeye Environmental Network told 10 Investigates on Tuesday that in the past year her group has had three meetings with the Ohio Department of Transportation to express their concerns.