Sacrificing Water for Oil and Gas Profit
The Aquifer Exemption program in the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Underground Injection Control (UIC) program allows certain oil and gas and mining activity to occur in groundwater that would otherwise be protected as a drinking water source.
Fracking Threatens Drinking Water
The US Environmental Protection Agency “...found specific instances where one or more of these mechanisms led to impacts on drinking water resources, including contamination of drinking water wells.”
Underground Injection: Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal and Enhanced Recovery
The majority of oil and gas wastewater in California is injected underground putting our aquifers at risk.
Protecting Sources of Drinking Water
Clean Water Action is a founding member of the Source Water Collaborative. The Collaborative is 26 organizations who have come together to protect America’s drinking water at the source – in the lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers we tap for drinking purposes.
Putting Drinking Water First - the Reports
“Act like drinking water matters.” This approach has always been at the core of Clean Water Action’s programs.
Clean Water Action: Court Ruling Affirms that the Dirty Water Rule must go
"This ruling affirms what we have said since the beginning -- the Dirty Water Rule was sloppy, ignored the latest scientific findings about water quality, and put vital water bodies at risk of pollution and destruction."