GREENE COUNTY, Pa. —

Freeport and Springhill townships in Greene County issued emergency declarations three years into a battle for clean drinking water.

Township officials say nearby fracking activity was ongoing in the days before the township’s aquifer became contaminated and unsafe. Advertisement

Now, Freeport Township and its neighbor, Springhill Township, have declared disaster emergencies.

More than 30 families in Freeport Township alone have a well they haven’t been able to use for three years now.

"It's been three years. We're still living without water. I'm still buying water,” Freeport Township resident David Hice said.

Hice said the contaminated water sickened his dog and damaged his skin. The water buffalo in his yard is now a common sight on a drive through Freeport To

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