Public Comment and Response Summary for the Study on the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing of

Public Comment and Response Summaryfor the Study on the PotentialImpacts of Hydraulic Fracturingof Coalbed Methane Wells on Underground Sources ofDrinking Water FINALOffice of WaterOffice of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606M)EPA 816-R-04-004www.epa.gov/safewaterJune 2004 Printed on Recycled Paper EPA 816-R-04-004Public Comment and Response Summaryfor the Study on the Potential Impacts ofHydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane Wells onUnderground Sources of Drinking Water FINAL June 2004 United States Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of Water Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Drinking Water Protection Division Prevention Branch 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (4606M) Washington, DC 20460 TABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................. ivI. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................1II. S C OP E OF T HE S T U D Y ...................................................5A . A reas N ot Included in the R eview ...........................................51. F ocus of the R eport 52. Monitoring 63. U se of Modeling R esults................................................8B . L iterature U sed f or the S tudy...............................................8C. Basins Included in the Study ..............................................9D . C itizen C om plaints/Instances of W ater W ell C ontam ination ......................9E . P eer R eview P ...