[Lorianne]

Intersting, since the nat gas extractors have claimed the fracking process is not harmful to drinking water.

[thackney]

This isn't about drinking water, it is about reducing the need to handle/dispose of the water after the Hydraulic Fracturing operation is complete.

[Eagles6]

They say that it doesn't contaminate wells and aquifers.

This may resolve the problem with the contaminated water used in the fracking process held in holding ponds.

One of the fears is that the ponds could overflow and contaminate streams and rivers which supposedly has happened.

All in all, sounds like a very good thing. American ingenuity triumphs again.

[SaxxonWoods]

“Intersting, since the nat gas extractors have claimed the fracking process is not harmful to drinking water.”

Fracking isn’t harmful to water supplies as it is done far away from underground water tables and does not contact them. If you poured frac chemicals into a water supply it would certainly pollute it.

I own mineral rights that have two wells operating at this time. The water table extends down about 700 feet under the surface at the site. The fracking took place at about 5500 feet own and extended about 200 feet up and down from that level.