Drilling commissioner questions DENR's pass on water grant
October 3, 2013
Raleigh, N.C. - The chairman of the commission establishing rules for natural gas drilling in North Carolina said Thursday that he wants more details from state environmental regulators about why they turned down a federal grant to test water supplies before drilling begins.
The Division of Water Resources recently rejected a $222,595 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for water quality monitoring in areas seen as candidates for hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," a method of natural gas drilling that has spurred environmental concerns in other states.
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