Dec 27, 2013 1 min read

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Natural gas drilling company Range Resources faced ongoing criticism for continuing to operate several Marcellus Shale water impoundments in Cecil and Mt. Pleasant townships.

A group of Cecil officials and residents have called for the restoration of Range’s Worstell impoundment on Swihart Road. The state Department of Environmental Protection received backlash last summer for meeting privately with Cecil supervisors to discuss the future of the impoundment, which the department determined could operate indefinitely. Several days later, three Cecil supervisors met privately with Range officials, reversing an earlier decision related to pending litigation. Similarly, Mt. Pleasant officials faced criticism for meeting privately with Range officials in October.

Some Mt. Pleasant residents lodged complaints against Range regarding several impoundments they claimed were causing environmental damage and violating township zoning ordinance. Mt. Pleasant supervisors turned down several offers from Range that would have closed one impoundment and converted another into a holding facility.