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Water Resources Education Center

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Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Water Resources Education Center
Phone:
+1 360-487-7111

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday9am - 5pm
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday12pm - 5pm


Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing in the United States has been an issue of public concern, and includes the potential contamination of ground and surface water, methane emissions, air pollution, migration of gases and hydraulic fracturing chemicals and radionuclides to the surface, the potential mishandling of solid waste, drill cuttings, increased seismicity and associated effects on human and ecosystem health. A number of instances with groundwater contamination have been documented, however opponents of water safety regulation claim hydraulic fracturing has never caused any drinking water contamination.As early as 1987, researchers at the United States Environmental Protection Agency expressed concern that hydraulic fracturing might contaminate groundwater. With the growth of hydraulic fracturing in the United States in the following years, concern grew. Public exposure to the many chemicals involved in energy development is expected to increase over the next few years, with uncertain consequences wrote science writer Valerie Brown in 2007. It wasn't until 2010 that Congress asked the EPA to conduct a full study of the environmental impact of fracking. The study is ongoing, but the EPA released a progress report in December 2012 and released a final draft assessment report for peer review and comment in June 2015.
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