“The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is pursuing legal action against a drilling company following a spill of 1,000 gallons of crude oil from a gas-well leak in Gates Mills on June 19.   Rick Simmers, of ODNR, said Tuesday the spill was preventable.”

http://chagrinvalleytimes.com/NC/0/2218.html

Published: Friday, July 30, 2010

“We know they don’t have enough inspectors,” councilwoman Karen Schneider said, saying any valve could fail anytime in any part of town. “There’s no guarantee with any of these damn wells.”

Councilman Doug Bletcher said the situation was scary because he suspects ODNR has no process to keep track of defective equipment.

http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2010/07/ohio_will_sue_gates_mills_gas.html

Tom Meyer  : 6/30/2010
"It's a troubling trend we found happening statewide -- even as the state's allowed more than 1,000 wells to be drilled in urban areas during that time Violations issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, or ODNR, have dropped 58 percent, according to state figures."
VIDEO: http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=138748

Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010

“the fact remains that oil drilling is an imperfect industrial activity that should not be allowed in residential neighborhoods without more restrictions and safeguards.”

http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2010/06/gates_mills_spill_shows_need_t.html

Published: Monday, June 21, 2010, 7:12 PM

Residents more than a mile away on Gates Mills Boulevard reported the leak.

Oil from the well seeped into streams and storm water sewers that flow into the Chagrin River."