One sentence CA water proposal: NO FRACKING until the drought is over and reserves are @125% n/t

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29. frackign in california uses less water than fracking in othe states

from teh california dept of conservation:
There are other differences between the typical use of hydraulic fracturing in California and elsewhere. For instance, in other states the extraction of unconventional natural gas resources requires lengthy fracturing periods along lengthy stretches of horizontally-drilled production wells. Millions of gallons of water are injected under constant pressure, a process that may take days or weeks in order to effectively open the reservoir rock. In California, much less water is used and the period of pressurizing the reservoir rock is much shorter. In other states, the extent of fracturing in unconventional rock stretches for hundreds of yards along the horizontal well and the fractures stretch farther away from the well. In California, fracturing projects tend to use far less fluid to fracture within a narrow vertical band along a well, generally starting at a point several thousand feet underground, with the fractures extending only tens to hundreds of feet away from the well.

http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dog/general_information/Pages/HydraulicFracturing.aspx