Texas Drought government restrictions fracturing mining

Texas drought prompted local authorities to impose severe water restrictions, which affect not only local residents but also affected the oil and gas companies. The local government authority to allocate water in underground aquifers. In addition to limiting local farmers and small towns extraction of groundwater, the  Hydraulic fracturing  (mining) has also been included in the restricted ranks.
According to state regulators reported: hydraulic fracturing method using a pressurized water the rock spawn a new channel, the application of this technology enables the Texas oil yield of 85%. Even before the arrival of drought, for gas and oil companies,  fracturing  mining remains a controversial issue. Local people are concerned about fracturing exploitation because they fear it would contaminate water resources, but now people are more worried about is facing increasing droughts,  fracturing   mining will consume more water.
According to the Bloomberg report said: some oil and gas companies (Texas region miners) CEO Chris Faulkner said: "In just the past six months, mining had heard the rumble." Once the question is, "Are you ready to pollute our water do?" and now people are more concerned about: "Do you want to spend all my water do?"
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether it will lead to fracturing mining pollution and has been considered to develop more stringent regulations. Fracturing mining typically uses 3 to 100,000 gallons of water mixed with chemicals to open the rock to release oil and gas. Texas Oil and Gas Association, vice president of government affairs, said Xi Buli: Texas production accounted for one-fifth of the total U.S. production of crude oil and a third of natural gas, has received a multi-energy sector Items legal exemption. Located in northern Texas Grand Prairie is to prohibit the use of water fracturing mining originator, even so, there is no oil and gas drilling company closed. Some companies have turned to seek alternative means of access to water.
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology project will increase the amount of water shale 40,300 acre - feet (irrigation water units, the equivalent of one acre of land one foot deep water, that is 43,560 cubic feet or 1,233.5 cubic meters ); one acre-foot equals about 325,000 gallons of water. And one acre feet of water a year enough three general household water consumption.