Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Energy
 
Board
Department of Energy
 
chapter
Gas and Oil Regulation [4 VAC 25 ‑ 150]
Action Expanding disclosure of ingredients used in well stimulation & completion & reviewing best practices
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 2/12/2014
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2/11/14  9:53 am
Commenter:  

Expanding disclosure of ingredients used in hydraulic fracking
 

The safety of our public water supply is of utmost importance.   The public and all state agencies involved have every right to know what goes into the ground since there is no guarantee that the chemicals will not migrate into unintended areas.  In fact, it is not a matter of IF water will be contaminated by hydraulic fracking fluid, but WHEN.  Even the natural gas industry recognizes that there is a certain failure rate of cement casings that are supposed to contain the fluid.

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