AB 356: Oil & gas groundwater monitoring

 
CLCV Supported
Failed Assembly 28-33 (6/4/2015)
Bill info from the legislature
Authors: 
Assemblymember Das Williams

The Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) improperly permitted over 2,500 wells to inject toxic chemicals and other fluids from oil and gas extraction operations into federally protected potential sources of drinking water. AB 356 would have required the State Water Board to vet DOGGR's aquifer exemptions and injection projects to ensure that sources of drinking water are protected.

Issue: 
Oil & Gas
Issue: 
Toxics & Chemicals
Issue: 
Water Quality & Supply

No Senate action was taken on this item.

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Donald Wagner R
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Scott Wilk R
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Das Williams D
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Jim Wood D
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This item did not end up on the Governor's desk; therefore, he could not sign or veto it.

 
 
 

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