Hydraulic Fracturing and Safe Drinking Water Act Issues

Tiemann, Mary ; Vann, Adam

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Water resources;    Potable water;    Public health;    Water supply;    Energy demand;   

RP-ID  :  R41760
RP-ID  :  R41760_2012Jul12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report reviews past and proposed treatment of hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Water Drinking Act, the principal federal statute for regulating the underground injection of fluids to protect groundwater sources of drinking water. It reviews current provisions for regulating underground injection activities, and discusses some possible implications of, and issues associated with, enactment of legislation authorizing the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate hydraulic fracturing under this statute.