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Permalink Reply by Landowner on August 8, 2008 at 0:23

This is and will be a real concern for people that live in the area of massive drilling.

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on August 8, 2008 at 2:58

Maybe the drillers should be getting their water from the Red River. I doubt if that is fixing to run out any time soon.
I depend on a water well for my water. I pray they don't tap into that source and ruin it!

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on August 8, 2008 at 3:29

How could a clause prevent them from getting water off (not from) your property. I remember in Indiana, a Large corporate farmer's irrigation systems drained half a county's water table out of reach of private wells! What would keep the drillers from doing something like that?

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on August 8, 2008 at 7:44

The state claims sole responsibility over groundwater resouces. The following is excerpted from the DNR website section on groundwater resources:

Individual landowners need to place water restrictions in thier leases.

B. The legislature hereby recognizes the need for uniformity in the establishment
of a comprehensive ground water management program. Therefore, the state shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over the management of ground water and this Chapter shall
supersede and preempt any rule, regulation, code, statute, or ordinance of any political
subdivision or other unit of local government. However, nothing contained in this
Chapter shall be construed to deny such local government the authority over siting
facilities pursuant to any general land use planning or zoning or to deny soil and water
conservation districts powers granted pursuant to R.S. 3:1208

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