A warning to New Yorkers from those along Carter Road in Dimock, Pennsylvania - hop off the drilling bandwagon if you're on it.
Currently, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is working to draw up guidelines for drilling in one of the world's largest natural gas plays called the Marcellus Shale, which we're on top of.
Some people want drilling because they see dollar signs, especially if they own a lot of land.
However, 15 families down in Susquehanna County say drilling has turned out to be a nightmare.
Pat Farnelli and her family started throwing up every time they drank water at home.
Finally, they realized something was terribly wrong.
Farnelli says drilling last year ruined her water supply.
Pat Farnelli says, "They got sick in August. It was before school started. I thought it was just a bug and was trying to get them over it before school started. It didn't go away and kept going until November and December. They had very severe stomach cramps and would throw up or have diarrhea, one or the other other. I was having problems with the water myself. One of my cats would throw up every time she drank the water inside, so we started using other water. This was reinforced by one of my neighbors telling me that one of my neighbors water wells had gone bad, and this was before Norma's well had blown up. I started putting things together saying, my kids don't get sick at school but they get sick at home."
Just last week, the 15 families filed a lawsuit against Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation for allegedly causing a number of problems, including ruining their water supply.
