Opponents of Beeland
Group, LLC (a subsidiary of CMS Energy), have filed a lawsuit in
Michigan 13th Circuit Court to halt the injection well project in
Alba. Although the EPA and MDEQ approved a permit for Beeland to move
forward with a test injection well at this site, Star Township, Antrim
County, Friends of the Jordan River
Watershed and mineral owners believe the project will "pollute, impair
or destroy natural
resources, including, but not limited to surface water and groundwater,
oil, gas or other minerals and natural habitat.” In his affidavit, geology expert Dr. James McClurg states that the Bell Shale Formation is immediately above Dundee.
“Not all shale formations are impermeable, and the permeability of the Bell Shale in the area of the injection site has not been definitely determined, therefore, it cannot be considered a ‘cap’ rock or seal. If the Bell Shale does not provide a tight ‘cap’ on the Dundee Formation, the CKD leachate will move up and escape into the Traverse Group, which is a porous and permeable formation, and possibly also the Antrim Shale.”For more, see Petroskey News.
McClurg describes the Antrim Shale in his affidavit as a “highly fractured, porous and permeable gas producing shale.”
