A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify the definition of the term "underground injection".

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Bill Number

S 837

Introduced

Apr 18, 2005

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Topics

Energy Energy storage Environmental Protection Groundwater Hydraulic engineering Hydrology Infrastructure Natural gas Oil well drilling Potable water Water pollution control Water Resources Development Water supply

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Summary

Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exclude from the definition of "underground injection" (the subsurface emplacement of fluids by well injection) the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil or gas production activities.

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Apr 18, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 18, 2005

Introduced in Senate

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