THE MP for Stretford and Urmston has demanded to know why waste water from fracking was dumped into the Manchester Ship Canal. Kate Green spoke out after a BBC Inside Out programme aired on Monday, January 27, reported that before October 2011, radioactive water from Cuadrilla’s fracking operations was handled at United Utilities (UU) treatment works in Davyhulme and, after treatment, released into the Manchester Ship Canal. messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/10971603.MP_demands_answers_on_why_waste_water_from_fracking_was_dumped_into_the_Manchester_Ship_Canal/?ref=rss Energy company Cuadrilla has withdrawn applications for permits to frack in Lancashire after issues with radioactive waste. Fracking produces large volumes of water contaminated with low level naturally-occurring radiation. The Environment Agency (EA) said it would not grant a radioactive substances permit until it was sure the water will be disposed of safely. Cuadrilla said it was preparing new permits to meet revised guidelines. Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas. When Cuadrilla Resources fracked at Preese Hall, Weeton the agency found traces of naturally-occurring uranium and thorium. It also found levels of radium 90 times higher than naturally occurs in drinking water. Cuadrilla pulled out of Preese Hall in December last year after fracking at the site was linked to two earth tremors. Previous regulations classed the waste water as industrial effluent and Cuadrilla was legally authorised to discharge two million gallons into the Manchester Ship Canal after being processed at the Davyhulme treatment works in Trafford. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25902272 DA
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