Two bills in
the Ohio legislature propose to make toxic radioactive oil and gas waste
available for sale as a deicing product in retail stores. The product is AquaSalina made by Duck Creek Energy and
it is advertised as “Ancient Seawater” and “Environmentally Friendly”. This
blue liquid in a bottle is anything but environmentally or human friendly. SB 171 is co-sponsored by Senator
Frank Hoagland and Senator Mike Rulli. The bill will set standards for radium
226 and Radium 228 at 20,000 and 2500 picocuries per liter (piC/l) for the
allowable amount of this cancer-causing radioactive isotope to be in
AquaSalina, or any other manufactured oil and gas waste used as a de-icer or
dust suppressant. The USEPA drinking water standard for radium in drinking
water is 5 piC/l. The bill will also remove the authority of ODNR to regulate
oil and gas waste that is manufactured to become a deicing product or dust
suppressant or put in porta johns.
If this bill
and its companion bill HB 282 become law, the product will be in stores,
purchased by an unwitting public and pose and unacceptable risk to the public
health and safety of our citizens. It will be in the hands of children who will
take this pretty blue liquid and spread it on sidewalks and driveways. Schools
will use it near playgrounds. This cannot happen!!
Call Senator
Hoagland’s office and tell him that he should “Kill the Bill’ before it goes
any further in the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Call
Senator Rulli and tell him to work with Senator Hoagland to stop this bill in
the committee.
The Senate Bill is SB 171 in the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
Call Senator Hoagland 614- 466-6508
email: hoagland@ohiosenate.gov
Senator Frank Hoagland
Senate Building 1 Capitol Square 1st Floor Columbus, OH 43215
Call Senator Mike Rulli 614-466-8285
email:rulli@ohiosenate.gov
Senator Michael A. Rulli Senate Building 1 Capitol Square 1st Floor Columbus, OH 43215
The House version is HB 282 in the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Call Rep. Bob Young 614-466-1790
77 South High Street 11th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215
Call Rep. Don Jones 614- 466-8728
77 South High Street 14th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215
Our legislators are being misinformed by the Gas and Oil industry about the safety of spreading radioactive waste-based products on our roads and marketing it for sale in our communities to use as a deicer and dust suppressant.The information offered by grassroots community groups is the only counter to these well financed lobbyists and campaign contributors. We have provided some documents for those who wish to learn more about this issue and to educate our elected officials .
Click the button below to open a packet of documents including a sample letter opposing brine spreading, a draft Resolution opposing brine spreading, and fact and information sheets arguing against the use of radioactive waste on our roads. Download these documents and fill in the name of the official you want to contact on the sample letter. Feel free to personalize the letter with your own comments. Sign it and send it by email or through the U.S. Post Office along with the other documents in the package.
Click the Button and download the documents.
Open the draft letter, fill in the blank spaces, and add any changes you want to make.
Copy all the text, (Highlight the text and press Control + C)
Go to to your email program and start a new email.
Paste the text in your email, (Control + V)
Send the letter to a State Legislator with the educational material attached.
