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Regulating Oil & Gas Activities to Protect Drinking Water
When the U.S. Congress first passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1974, it authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a program to protect vital under- ground drinking water resources from risks of industrial activities in which fluid is injected
into the ground. However, Congress also included language mandating that EPA not “interfere with or impede” oil and gas production unless it is “absolutely essential” in order to protect underground sources of drinking water.
The regulatory and legislative history of the SDWA Underground Injection Control Program
Remarks by Lynn Thorp for the Safe Drinking Water Act 40th Anniversary Forum
Good afternoon. My name is Lynn Thorp and I am the National Campaigns Director for Clean Water Action. We are a national organization working at the federal level and in 15 states on a wide range of issues including drinking water and implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act. It is an honor to mark the Act’s 40th anniversary and share ideas with all of you. In celebration of the Act’s successes and with hope for its future, I want to issue a challenge to us today to put some “teeth” in the first step of the Safe Drinking Water Act’s multi-barrier approach – Source Water Protection.
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Aquifer Exemptions: Sacrificing Groundwater for Oil and Gas Production
Updated National Recommended Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health
Dear Ms. Bethel,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed updated human health criteria for 94 chemical pollutants, noticed at 79 Fed. Reg. 27303 (May 13, 2014). Clean Water Action is a one million member organization working in 15 states and at the national level on a wide range of health and environmental issues. The NC Conservation Network is a state-level advocacy group working in partnership with 90 affiliate organizations and over 80,000 supporters to protect public health and the environment across North Carolina. We share an
Put Drinking Water First: Time to Curb Power Plants' Toxic Pollution
Clean Water Action’s analysis of supporting documents for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category confirms that power plant discharges to surface water often include contaminants that experts consider to be “contaminants of concern” when found in drinking water.