Kennedale Rancher describes spring fed water near drilling having flammable odor in summer

Mysterious death of 4 year buck deer on Sat. 2/16/2013 was previously exposed to water that is fed through underground springs that owner says during the summer time changed to a chemical odor that seemed like it would be flammable or even explosive if lit. Water seems OK now, no odor apparant when I investigated.

Owner doesn’t think the deer died to “current” water conditions-no present water contamination is what he acknowledges via in this video.

They need to check the deer’s teeth for being grinded down and unable to eat which can happen to captive deer not foraging normally.

Water can turn red in summer says Kennedale water representative due to algae growth.

I’m not sure about the odor that accompanies algae growth if that is what the red, oily description was.

Aalgal bloom formations include the presence of iron, silica or carbon…..regulations for water testing is to screen for (drilling effulents) such as barium (test every 9 years), chlorides, sodium and sulfates, but alas, they do not screen for frack chemicals.

Without manmade pollution or acquifer disturbances from hydraulic fracturing, water can turn naturally … “As pumping continues throughout the summer, the shallow oxygenated water may become depleted and more and more of the water comes from the deeper reduced groundwater. As the deeper groundwater dominates, the elevated Fe and H2S may become noticeable. This condition may be reversed when recharge occurs (and pumping is reduced) during the winter season.”

If residual nearby frack chemicals did migrate up to the acquifer, and the flow continues northward…we won’t know since we don’t test for frack chemicals.