One of the concerns about hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”)
is the potential impact it might have on the water environment. Large amounts of water are needed as the
injection fluid in the process and the waste water flowing back then has to be
disposed of. This clearly has implications
in terms of the available water resources and then there are concerns in
relation to how large quantities of polluted water are treated. In turn this could have impacts on the
ecology of rivers, water bodies and the way they are managed.
An excellent article written by Simon Dixon on “The River
Management Blog” reviews the current state of knowledge regarding this aspect
of fracking. I strongly recommend those
with an interest in the subject to take a look at this blog (and, bearing in
mind the possible threat to the Sussex
countryside “those with an interest” should include the entire population of Sussex !).
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