$e.p.a. toxic fracking ago new files$

$e.p.a. toxic fracking ago new files$

Thus, states and tribes responsible for issuing permits and/or updating regulations for hydraulic fracturing will find the recommendations useful in improving the protection of underground sources of drinking water and public health wherever hydraulic fracturing occurs. Although developed specifically for hydraulic fracturing where diesel fuels are used, many of the guidance’s recommended practices are consistent with best practices for hydraulic fracturing in general, including those found in state regulations and model guidelines for hydraulic fracturing developed by industry and stakeholders. We have developed revised UIC Class II permitting guidance specific to oil and natural gas hydraulic fracturing activities using diesel fuels. This statutory language caused regulators and the regulated community alike to raise questions about the applicability of permitting practices. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 excluded hydraulic fracturing, except when diesel fuels are used, for oil, natural gas or geothermal production from regulation under the UIC program. Air pollution resulting from the release of volatile organic compounds, hazardous air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.Įnsuring that hydraulic fracturing using diesel fuels is properly permittedĪ core element of the Safe Drinking Water Act's (SDWA) Underground Injection Control (UIC) program is setting requirements for proper well siting, construction, and operation to minimize risks to underground sources of drinking water.Adverse impacts from discharges into surface waters or from disposal into underground injection wells and.Contamination of underground sources of drinking water and surface waters resulting from spills, faulty well construction, or by other means.Stress on surface water and ground water supplies from the withdrawal of large volumes of water used in drilling and hydraulic fracturing.Ensuring that hydraulic fracturing using diesel fuels is properly permitted.Providing regulatory clarity and protections against known risks.Improving our scientific understanding of hydraulic fracturing Our focus and obligations under the law are to provide oversight, guidance and, where appropriate, rulemaking and enforcement, that achieve the best possible protections for human health and the air, water and land where Americans live, work and play.

$e.p.a. toxic fracking ago new files$

We have played a lead role in convening stakeholders and conducting outreach to individual citizens, communities, tribes, state and federal partners, industry, trade associations and environmental organizations that have a strong interest in the agency's work and policies related to unconventional oil and natural gas extraction. We work with states and other key stakeholders to help ensure that the economic prosperity from unconventional oil and natural gas extraction does not come at the expense of public health and the environment. Responsible development of America's shale gas resources offers important economic, energy security, and environmental benefits. These technologies enable greater access to oil and natural gas in shale formations. has vast reserves of such resources that are commercially viable as a result of advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies. Unconventional oil and natural gas play a key role in our nation's clean energy future. Energy Information Administration website on Where Our Natural Gas Comes From Geological Survey Energy Resources Program Department of Energy Shale Research & Development website Multi-Agency (EPA, DOE and USGS) Collaboration on Unconventional Oil and Gas Research.

$e.p.a. toxic fracking ago new files$

E.p.a. toxic fracking ago new files