New Clean Water Action Reports on Lack of SDWA Protections for Oil and Gas Development
Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund (CWA/CWF) have just published two new reports that discuss the inadequacies of the Aquifer Exemption Program and the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program to protect drinking water from certain oil and gas and uranium mining activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). These two publications highlight Congressional and regulatory exceptions to these programs and share CWA/CWF research findings as follows:
- Aquifer Exemptions: A First-Ever Look at the Regulatory Program That Writes Off Drinking Water Resources for Oil, Gas and Uranium Profits – This report highlights gaps in documentation of decisions and in oversight of this program, and provides recommendations to EPA.
- Regulating Oil & Gas Activities to Protect Drinking Water: The Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control Program – This report finds that the program is at risk for prioritizing fossil fuel extraction over protecting potential drinking water sources, and provides suggestions for scrutinizing various aspects of the UIC program.
For more information, visit the web site at: http://www.cleanwateraction.org/drinkingwateratrisk.
