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Safe Drinking Water Act Sole Source Aquifer Protection Program in California
by Tomas DiFiore
Overdrafting and aquifer depletion, also occurs in oil and gas fields, and unassociated gas fields, as a result of oil and gas industry water use in both the production and disposal of wastes in 'exempt aquifers' or portions of basin and sub-basin aquifers (exempted under the SDWA). Contaminants migrate and 'exempt aquifers' water pumping is not tallied. If the aquifer is used for waste disposal then monitor wells may be tested if public water wells are present in the area. Unconstrained aquifers, and constrained aquifers may contain good drinking water, or irrigation water, but because of remote locations , hydrocarbon extraction is given preferential permitting.

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