Jun 25 2010
EPA Approves Water Contaminant Testing Methods
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved 12 new, alternative (and optional) testing methods for use in measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water and determining compliance with national primary drinking water regulations. – EPonline.com
Feb 27 2011
Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers
“The American landscape is dotted with hundreds of thousands of new wells and drilling rigs, as the country scrambles to tap into this century’s gold rush.” (source: New York Times). The article reveals, alarmingly, that EPA and state regulators are NOT doing the job of protecting the water resources that supply the nation’s drinking water. Clearly the pollution issues raised need to be examined before this country ruins its own precious water supply. The pollution problem needs to be solved before any further threat to this essential resource is created.
By Ed Boutros • Water Issues • • Tags: Environment, Environmental Associates, Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Hydraulic Fracturing, natural gas, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Waste Materials and Disposal