I am writing to you because fracking poses a real danger to California.

As you know, California is currently

experiencing a severe drought. Groundwater has been poisoned by poorly protected wastewater disposal wells. In a state
facing a severe drought we should be protecting the water we have left. People have reportedly fallen ill from gas released
into the air by fracking. Fracking also can increase the quantity of something we already have too much of here in
California: earthquakes. In 2014 Oklahame had more earthquakes of magnitude three or greater than California due to
fracking induced earthquakes. Unless you are desperate to reclaim our title, fracking must be regulated immediately.
Finally, there have been many cases of people who live near fracking wells getting sick from exposure to the chemicals in
the wells.
Although California currently has some regulation of fracking, those regulations are not comprehensive enough.
The current regulations are mainly around permitting and disclosure of wastewater contents. While these regulations are a
step in the right direction, they represent the bare minimum of needed fracking regulations. Just knowing what is in the
fluid used for fracking isnt enough. We need to regulate how these toxic chemicals are used in extracting natural
resources. Current law does not contain nearly enough regulation to make fracking a safer practice. We need regulation
that holds companies accountable for the disasters they have inflicted on innocent citizens. Those regulations should
include stricter permitting requirements, monitoring of wastewater disposal, and closer scrutiny of the effect of gases and
chemicals on residents who live near fracking sites. They should also prohibit construction of fracking wells on top of any
fault, active or inactive, that could cause an earthquake.
Thank you for considering this issue, which is one of the most important and fastest developing in California,
and indeed the United States.