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SAN ANGELO Wednesday December 22 1982-4A Water Golden West Weather The Forecast For 7 pm EST FUinggj Wednesday December ZZ Showers Pffl Flurries! ottnh Temperatures so 4V -airv MHAA lift Hani nlftMMM "the source of the contamination was oil field-related" and referred the complaint back to the RRC Smith complained in February 1981 to the Environmental Protection Agency He sent a copy of the complaint to Gov Bill Clements who requested a response from the executive director of the TDWR Thereafter investigations wrap conducted by both the TDWR and the RRC In a report dated Oct 18 1981 the TDWR concluded the source of contamination in Smith's well was in fact a nearby unplugged oil well On Aug 28 1981 before the TDWR's conclusive report a RRC report was prepared which identified a number of wells in the area as being possible sources of the contamination and recommended plugging of these wells The RRC then identified the best possible site for a new well for Smith Commenting on the Smith case the subcommittee report concluded that if the RRC responded to the Smith complaint and acted properly "the TDWR would not have been called upon to conduct two investigations Smith would not have been so frustrated and the governor and the Environmental Protection Agency would not have been contacted" In another complaint involving Gulf Oil Co's injection well operations in old abandoned wells Gene Hall of Pampa testified that he requested a RRC hearing to terminate the company's injection well permits since many of the wells had leaks in the casings In a April 30 letter to Hall the requested hearing was rejected by the RRC without investigations into Hall's complaints It was Hall's testimony that led to the subcommittee's conclusion that "the RRC's employees are selectively enforcing the rules and statutes (pertaining to pollution regulation) Selective enforcement may be the result of relationships that have become too close between some RRC employees and (oil and gas) industry representatives andor a poor attitude toward consistent enforcement on behalf of some of the RRC's staff We view selective enforcement as a very serious commission can probably do better" in enforcement of oil and gas pollution violations Asked if he was looking out for the interests of the oil and gas industry Craddick said "Of course If you were representing Midland in the Texas Legislature wouldn't you look out for the interests of the oil and gas industry?" During the water sub-committee's hearings a number of general complaints were heard Among them were: "Often oil companies improperly close salt water disposal pits resulting in (ground water) contamination "Injection wells unused for long periods of time and with deteriorated casings under our present law may be used again without the necessity for making application to the RRC for a new permit "Oil companies use potable fresh water for water flood operations although potable fresh water is scarce "RRC commission employees have falsified some reports of investigations stating that oil field-related pollution doesn't exist when in fact it does "And at times RRC employees will not act to enforce the laws unless pressured by adverse publicity" Iraan rancher Clayton Smith told the subcommittee that he has a water well on his property which for many years until 1978 produced "excellent quality potable" water In 1978 he noted the quality of the water had deteriorated The water became undrinkable and eventually ruined his pipes and home appliances Smith complained to the RRC which investigated the well and in June 1978 wrote him a letter indicating that the chloride content was "too low at this time to conclusively indicate pollution from oil field activity" As the water quality became worse the RRC continued to sample wells in the area In its initial investigation the RRC tried to identify wells presenting pollution hazards but did not attempt to identify the specific well contaminating Smith's water the report stated Smith complained to the TDWR in July 1980 The TDWR investigated the matter and concluded that Fronts: Coldwv Warm WW Occluded ww Stationary (Continued From Page 1A) The investigation centered on ground water pollution problems in West Texas and the testimony of three landowners from Iraan Odessa and Pampa During his testimony one of the landowners charged "The railroad commission has become the instrument of the industry it regulates" The sub-committee report recommended to the railroad commission: "Protection of fresh water supplies from oil and gas operations should be stressed to (railroad) commission employees "RRC personnel especially those in district offices who failed to respond adequately to complaints (ground water pollution) should be reviewed to determine their attitude and willingness to enforce objectively and consistently the statutes and rules designed to protect the quality of ground water supplies "And RRC rules should be modified to require the mandatory retesting of the mechanical integrity of all wells being brought back into (salt water injection) service that have been abandoned shut in plugged or not used for at least the prior 12 consecutive months together with all other wells whose mechanical integrity is suspected at any time by the RRC staff" The report recommended laws banning the use of salt water disposal pits except for usage of lined pits for temporary emergency collection and laws prohibiting the use of fresh water for injection for enhanced recovery of oil and gas deposits Craddick said Tuesday that the primary reason he rejected the sub-committee's report is that he objects to the ban of salt water pits "I don't think a ban on salt water pits is realistic Where else can salt water be dumped?" Craddick said "Besides that I think the report is overly critical of the railroad commission That agency has such a large area to police and I think you can find things that are negative about any state agency" Craddick said he thought the testimony before the sub-committee was "only negative but the railroad AP Graphic Rain and snow are predicted for portions of the West and Midwest San Angelo climate FORECAST Fair with southwesterly winds at 10 to 20 mph High should be in the mid-70s with tows in the upper 30s SUNRISE 7:37 am SUNSET 5:44 pm TEMPERATURES Tuesday's tow was 35 degrees at 4:30 am and the high was 76 degrees at 3 Record tow 1916 14 Record high 1981 83 PRECIPITATION (inches) 24 hours ending midnight none To date this month 67 This month last year 02 To date this year 1795 1981 through December 3017 Humidity: Low 16 High 92 LAKE LEVELS of capacity acre-feet Nasworthy 71 7814 Twin Buttes 34 63468 OC Fisher 26 30279 Spence 62 306500 Amistad 53 3095625 Council withhold (approval) Much as I agree with Burt's qualms I don't see how we could legally resist' Ms Cardenas said "My only concern is that this is not what I had envisioned for that particular property That's my only quarrel" Junell told the council the advent of KIDY-TV would "replace WFAA" (also an ABC affiliate) in the San Angelo cable viewing area but Texas Cablevision manager Frank Settle said Tuesday afternoon "we will be importing WFAA for however long the microwave company will bring it here It is not our intent to delete WFAA programming because of its popularity" "Blighted Area" eligible for industrial bond financing and wondered out loud if the council "has the right" to turn it down He acknowledged that architectural guidelines for riverfront construction had not yet been drawn up "and that's our fault I don't want to deny you the opportunity for extremely favorable financing but it is with some reluctance I move approval" Councilman Kenneth McNease said he would rather have "people-generating" activities near the river but looking at the application "what Burt (Terrill) says makes sense" Mayor Tom Parrett said "I see no argument to (Continued From Page 1A) dress will be an integral part of the application for bond-financing made to the Texas Industrial Revenue Commission Councilman Burt Terrill who made the motion for approval said he had no objections to a new television station was pleased at the prospect of an additional 55 jobs in the city "but our problem lies in what we want to see right on the river" He noted that the station's application is not contrary to the guidelines for development in the downtown area designated by the council as a Texas forecasts Fair skies blanketed most of the state Tuesday Texas temperatures ranged from the upper 50s in the Santa's mountains of West Texas to the mid 70s and 80s in South Texas Today's forecast calls for fog and a chonce of light drizzle across South and East Texas on this morning with mostly fair skies ond mild temperatures statewide by afternoon (Continued From Page 1A) couldn't quite manage his letter without several scratch-outs along the way San Angelo Standard-Times "Can you give me som he man stuff And eat my cookies And a bike that is good Please don't give me sticks" he wrote "I tried to do good But I couldn't be good" he added Hollis covered his letter with chicken-scratch-like marks but one sentence was clear "Dukes of Hazzard (car)" is what Hollis wanted Taffy Christopher and Christy wrote a joint letter written by Christopher for his sister Christy and his dog Taffy "Please bring me a bike Please bring our dog a baU Please bring Christy a doll Christy is IV" he said Xavier's letter to Santa was short and to the point "I send this letter to tell you what I want for Christmas I want a hot wheel collection and a bike and a GI Joe collection If you could bring it to me on Christmas night" Other letters were practically illegible covered with large scratches and a scrawled 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MIC 49 83 00 (Continued From Page 1A) defendant this week in another lawsuit brought by shareholders of a second broadcasting firm who allege Dean spent company funds without authorization Sunset Broadcasting Corp of Brownsville and its majority shareholders brought suit against Dean seeking an accounting of the firm's finances and asking the court to prohibit Dean from disposing or destroying the firm's books or spending any of the firm's money Dean also was being sued by KVEO-TV in 103rd District Court here in connection with allegations he and others defrauded the station through the illegal factoring of uncollected accounts receivable through Central Texas Fractors Inc funded by Ranchlander bank Dean is a former executive of KVEO-TV owned by Tierra del Sol Broadcasting Corp also of Brownsville In the most recent suit Sunset Broadcasting Corp through its shareholders alleged that Dean spent the company's money without authorization The suit also alleges Dean had full control of all 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