A Louisiana based company called Clearwater Land and Minerals has submitted an application to drill a new oil and gas well in the Apalachicola River floodplain in Calhoun County

A Louisiana based company called Clearwater Land and Minerals has submitted an application to drill a new oil and gas well in the Apalachicola River floodplain in Calhoun County.

 

The Apalachicola River basin includes Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Liberty, Jackson, and part of Gulf counties.

 

The company would like to drill a well in Calhoun County between the Dead Lakes, Chipola River and the Apalachicola River.  

 

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is reviewing the application and is expected to make a decision by January the 5^th.

 

The request is being opposed by the Apalachicola Riverkeeper over concerns about potential pollution from harmful chemicals particularly during heavy rains.

 

They have also raised concern about the thousands of gallons of water per day the drilling would require, water that would otherwise support flows to the river, floodplain and bay.

 

The Apalachicola Riverkeeper is asking people to register their concerns with the Department of Environmental Protection as soon as possible.

 

https://apalachicolariverkeeper.org/oil-gas-drilling-in-apalachicola-river-floodplain/?fbclid=IwAR0wNGkCDMxabeJ7IBJw__I1VSDdKg0egfxp2kqYGFCEVx9tETsLFUIb5g8

 

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