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In reply to the discussion: 6 Scary Facts About California's Drought [View all]Bennyboy
(10,440 posts)CA democrats, and 90% of Democrats nationwide, will side with business, especially energy businesses in every instance. They are bought by corporations just like Congress is bought by the corporations. The typical CA Dem now is Jerry Brown, who would be considered a conservative when he was first governor.
Fracking: The average fracked well in California used 166,714 gallons of water, according to a 2013 Ceres report.
The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), whose members account for 80 percent of the oil and natural gas drilled in California, said WSPA companies fracked 628 oil wells in 2011 -- about a quarter of all oil and gas wells drilled across the state that year.[3] In 2013 California's Department of Conservation director Mark Nechodom estimated the state "might see around 650 hydraulic fracturing jobs a year."
MORE: http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=California_and_fracking
More on fracking in CA: http://www.cleanwateraction.org/fracking-california
Please note that fracking is expected to cover the entire central and San Joaquin valley. That is the aquafir.