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A Closer Look at the Downside <br /> • Water shortages <br /> • Holding tank leakages <br /> • Well casing failures <br /> • Drinking water and irrigation <br /> water contamination <br /> • Methane gas release . , . <br /> • Loss of property valuesr, <br /> Water Shortages <br /> • Each natural gas well requires between 1 and <br /> 8 million gallons of water for fracking. <br /> • 10 to 30% of this water is returned to the <br /> surface and must be disposed. <br /> • Most produced water stays <br /> ° <br /> below ground where it can �e y <br /> lead to irreversible <br /> 33 <br /> contamination of undergroun• µ <br /> aquifers. <br /> Photo: "Drinking Water" in Dimock, PA <br /> l0(,-R_ 3 <br />