Drinking Water Will Not Be Used in Fracking Operations, Mexican Government Says Latin American Herald Tribune
go to original August 21, 2014

Scientists warn that large-scale fracking for shale gas planned by Mexico’s oil company Pemex will cause a surge in seismic activity in northern Mexico. (Al Jazeera)

MEXICO CITY – The water used to produce natural gas in Mexico via hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” will not come from aquifers, federal officials say.

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.

“(Fracking) does not require fresh water, you can use wastewater, you can use sea water and you can use the same water utilized for the drilling,” National Water Commission (Conagua) director David Korenfeld said.

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