New Legislation Encourages Drillers to Use Mine Drainage Water
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
A Duke University-led study determined that the naturally occurring radioactivity in fracking wastewater may be removed by blending the water with acid mine drainage.
Lawmakers took notice
On Monday Pennsylvania’s state Senate Appropriations committee approved a measure to amend Pennsylvania’s Environmental Good Samaritan Act.
The amendment would limit liability for natural gas drillers who use acid mine drainage.
According to State Impact Pennsylvania, the bill, Senate Bill 411, got pushback from environmentalists who argued the bill would ‘grant immunity to the industry all the way through the fracking process.’
The idea is that drillers will use polluted water sources to frack wells and to treat wastewater, rather than use fresh water sources. Each well can take up to four million gallons of water to complete.
» Via: Pennsylvania General Assembly › Regular Session 2013-2014, Senate Bill 411
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