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glaciermanon Jan 22, 2014 3:26am
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John Hogg speaking in the Yukon
John Hogg speaking in the Yukon"...in the North, where shale development is new, it is much easier to track baseline water conditions and ensure that groundwater is not polluted, said Hogg. The biggest water issue is not where it comes from or where it gets disposed of, he said.
Water can be sourced from deep, non-drinkable aquifers and sequestered back into them.
The biggest risk is how water is treated when it is above-ground, said Hogg.
In the North, water is typically stored in above-ground tanks, to avoid interaction with permafrost, he said.
The risk of contaminating groundwater can be managed by taking care with how frack water is handled above ground, he said.