Clean Water Will Not Be Used in Gas Production

Fresh Water is Aimed to be Replaced with Waste Water for Fracking in Mexico

Concerns have been raised about the use of fracking in Mexico, with environmentalists and leftist politicians contending that the technique harms the environment and people's health.

Fracking is controversial in many countries because it involves pumping a pressurized fluid - usually composed of water, sand and chemicals - into a shale formation to create a fracture in the rock layer and release trapped petroleum or natural gas.

Anti-fracking groups contend that the technique pollutes aquifers and causes earthquakes in the areas where drilling takes place.

The drilling technique will be regulated by the same rules for industrial water use, requiring firms to adhere to the same standards, the Conagua chief said.

Mexico's energy reforms and implementing legislation, which has been approved, open the way for using fracking in the production of natural gas from shale formations, Environment Secretary Juan Jose Guerra said.

Source: Latin american Herald Tribune

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