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Fracking fluid versus aquifers

July 30, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

California officials have ordered an emergency shut-down of 11 oil and gas waste injection sites and a review more than 100 others in the state’s drought-wracked Central Valley out of fear that companies may have been pumping fracking fluids and other toxic waste into drinking water aquifers there.

courtesy: Process Industry Forum

courtesy: Process Industry Forum

The orders were first reported by the Bakersfield Californian, and the state has confirmed with ProPublica that its investigation is expanding to look at additional wells.

The action comes as California’s agriculture industry copes with a drought crisis that has emptied reservoirs and cost the state $2.2 billion this year alone. The lack of water has forced farmers across the state to supplement their water supply from underground aquifers.

(source: ProPublica)

Filed Under: International, News Tagged With: agriculture, aquifer, California, drought, fracking, water supply

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