SB 454:

Protecting Drinking Water from Oil & Gas

Author: State Senator Ben Allen

Currently, California’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) issues permits for oil and gas injection wells. If a well is judged not to threaten drinking water, an aquifer exemption is granted, subject to final U.S. EPA review. SB 454 would have protected groundwater by requiring the State Water Board to also review aquifer exemption applications, in response to revelations that more than 2,500 wells were improperly permitted by DOGGR.

Bill info from the legislature

Supported

Status:

Failed Senate 17-17

vote key

PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONDID NOT VOTEDid not vote on good bill. Counted negatively.DID NOT VOTE:Did not vote on a bad bill. Counted positively.EXCUSED:Absent due to illness or family leave; not counted positively or negatively.
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