https://www.fractracker.org/2020/05/fracking-water-use-in-pennsylvania-increases-dramatically/ Insights empowering action Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.fractracker.org/2020/05/fracking-water-use-in-pennsylvania-increases-dramatically/#comment-291069 Sun, 31 May 2020 16:47:50 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=61457#comment-291069 “Unconventional wells in Pennsylvania were always resource-intensive, but the maps below show how the amount of water used per well has grown significantly in recent years. In 2013, these wells used an average of 5.8 million gallons per well. By 2019, that figure had increased 145%, consuming more than 14.3 million gallons per well.This is a glimpse into the unsustainable resource demands of this industry and the decreasing energy returned on investment.” This is a definitely thought-provoking!

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