06-22-2016, 04:00 PM
Hotpe, you are correct we have had a slue of wind storms in lower puna recently.
The wind storms may have contributed to the spread of the ROD from lower puna. Lower puna has also had a significant increase of geothermal production in our area since 2009. At least one very large geothermal production well was found to be severely leaking for some time, so they drilled another well a year ago. These types of prolonged geothermal leaks may cause environmental impacts, especially to the closest in proximity, or to the most sensitive first. Jmo
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/03/magazi....html?_r=0
Sorry folks I may need some type of proof that geothermal power plant operations or leaking wells can't cause environment damage like sudden tree death before I can dismiss it.
Anyone have any links to any of the past health or environmental studies that may have been done around our geothermal power plant in question?
Would our puna geothermal use any added chemicals like Benzene or use other types of oil that may leak into our environment?
The wind storms may have contributed to the spread of the ROD from lower puna. Lower puna has also had a significant increase of geothermal production in our area since 2009. At least one very large geothermal production well was found to be severely leaking for some time, so they drilled another well a year ago. These types of prolonged geothermal leaks may cause environmental impacts, especially to the closest in proximity, or to the most sensitive first. Jmo
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/03/magazi....html?_r=0
Sorry folks I may need some type of proof that geothermal power plant operations or leaking wells can't cause environment damage like sudden tree death before I can dismiss it.
Anyone have any links to any of the past health or environmental studies that may have been done around our geothermal power plant in question?
Would our puna geothermal use any added chemicals like Benzene or use other types of oil that may leak into our environment?