1.Water Quantity
2. Water Quality
- Over time, gas-powered electric plants use significantly less water than coal-powered plants
- Water-removal should not be a problem for fracking, since, in theory, the water is recovered
2. Water Quality
- While fracking wells tend to be well-designed and have been tested to show that fracking fluid does not escape the confines of the well, human error and equipment damage can lead to contamination. However, a 2011 study by SUNY Oneonta indicates that only 2% of wells leaked fracking fluid.
- Water recovered from the fracking process is treated by the energy companies