Issues
At the Fresh Water Accountability Project (FWAP), we take interest in issues threatening our freshwater resources. The issues include, but are not limited to, drilling operations, frack waste transportation, oil and gas pipelines, landfills (old, new, and proposed), and more. We cannot drink money. It is critical that we protect our freshwater resources for future generations.
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List of the Harmed
Currently there are 4,828 listed that have been harmed by fracking operations. The Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air put the list together and strive to raise awareness of the danger of hydraulic fracturing on public health and the environment.
Fracking Can Potentially Contaminate Drinking Water
The Natural Resource Defense Council (NDRC) cautions that fracking poses many threats to water including: the depletion of the resource, spills and leaks, mismanagement of fracking waste, poor well casing, out-of-zone growth, neighboring oil and gas wells, and the...
Documents on Hydraulic Fracturing
James "Chip" Northrup put together several documents related to hydraulic fracturing-- and they're all in one location. They include economic impacts, insurance, fracking waste, and more. It's all available right here.
Index of Independent Science on Hydrofracking
The Index of Independent Science on Hydrofracking, prepared for Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York in July of 2012. The comprehensive index contains studies that cover health impacts, water contamination, air pollution, climate impacts, and wells/radiation risks. View...
EPA & Fracking
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has information available on their website about fracking. The EPA has been widely criticized by concerned citizens for collusion with the oil and gas industry and how little involvement the agency has regulating frackng....
HB 165 (2010) Summary
House Bill 165 was passed in 2010 and it altered the landscape for oil and gas drilling. This sweeping bill addressed many parts of ORC 1509 - Oil and Gas regulations. The full summary is available here.
3 State Comparison of Health & Safety Measures
The People's Oil and Gas Collaborative of Ohio created a comprehensive report that compared Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas's regulations. These states were chosen because they are the top four states with the highest number of oil and gas wells drilled. These states...
Maps of Marcellus & Utica
Ohio.com has maps of the Utica and Marcellus shale plays. You can type in your address and see drill sites near you. Not only does this site have the fracking maps, but it also contains the injection well maps. Injection wells are typically old vertical oil and gas...
Ohio Sierra Club: Useful Data
The Ohio Sierra Club has created an interactive online map. It displays all Water Sentinel sample data collected thus far. You can click on a point to display information about a sample or sort by conductivity level. View it here. The Ohio Sierra Club has also put...
Shale Well Drilling & Permitting
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has a page with spreadsheets that are posted weekly containing data about the number of permits and locations of the permits in Ohio's Marcellus and Utica shale plays. You can view the data here.
Oil and Gas Well Search
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has a well search tool that is open to the public. The website is widely criticized because it is difficult to use. Once you get the hang of it you can determine when a well is permitted for drilling and where. The website...
Marcellus & Utica Shale Data
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has a section of their website dedicated to the geology of the Marcellus and Utica shale. Here you will find a series of presentations with data sets for both the Utica and Marcellus shale plays. But user beware:...