On June 20, 2013, the EPA announced it has ended the 2011
groundwater study in Pavillion, WY, and turned the monitoring of groundwater in
the area over to state officials. While the EPA stated in its press release
that it stands by the data of the study, the draft report will no longer be
released, the EPA will not rely on the findings in the draft report, and will
not seek peer review of the study. Instead, the EPA stated in its press release
it will rely on its national program to issue any scientific statements on the
relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water. A draft report
for the national study is expected to be released in late 2014.
For more information on the EPA’s decision, visit the EPA
website for its official
press release.
Written by: Garrett Lent, Research Assistant
Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center
June 2013
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