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EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources

Supplemental Programmatic Quality Assurance Project Plan for Work Assignment 4-58: National Hydraulic Fracturing Study - Evaluation of Existing Production Well file Contents, March 6, 2012

Contract No. EP-C-08-015. Describes how Cadmus will collect, compile, analyze data to assess whether there may be impacts on drinking water resources due to hydraulic fracturing activities.

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Supplemental Programmatic Quality Assurance Project Plan for Work Assignment 4-58: National Hydraulic Fracturing Study - Evaluation of Existing Production Well file Contents, March 6, 2012 (PDF)(17 pp, 1 MB)