Long awaited EPA study says fracking polluted drinking water

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8. read the report

under "Major Fiindings" line 18

"Of the potential mechanisms identified in this report. we found specific instances where one or more mechanisms led to impacts on drinking water resources, including contamination of drinking water wells."

under "Conclusions" beginning at line 27

"The cases occurred during both routine activities and accidents and have resulted in impacts to surface or ground water. Spills of hydraulic fracturing fluid and produced water in certain cases have reached drinking water resources, both surface and ground water. Discharge of treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater has increased contaminant concentrations in receiving surface waters. Below ground movement of fluids, including gas, most likely via the production well, have contaminated drinking water resources. In some cases, hydraulic fracturing fluids have also been directly injected into drinking water resources, as defined in this assessment, to produce oil or gas that co-exists in those formations"