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California Makes Changes To Fracking Regulations

Joe Moore
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Valley Public Radio

The state of California is making some changes to its new fracking regulations based on nearly 100,000  comments from the public. This is the third version of the regulations for fracking, which injects sand, water and chemicals underground to release oil.

Oil operators have been adjusting to interim regulations put in place this year that require more groundwater monitoring and chemical disclosures. Some of that paperwork is supposed to be placed on the Department of Conservation’s website. But Chief Deputy Director Jason Marshall says it’s been difficult to get all the well stimulation information needed.

Marshall: “It is a frustration we realize for some, the public including us as part of the some, but I wouldn’t want folks to lose sight of the fact that the stim jobs that have been happening, they’ve been happening in compliance with the regulations, it’s the disclosure side that we are still wrestling with.”

Under the revisions, people living near a fracking site now have more time to ask oil companies to test their well water for contamination. And operators will be required to test for more chemicals during the fracking process. 

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