Tennessee Oil and Gas Regulations

Current Status:: Comment Period Closed
Jursidiction: Tennessee - Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Summary: Tennessee has updated their water quality regulations with regard to oil and gas wells. Despite a nascent Tennessee industry for drilling natural gas using hydraulic fracturing, there is no mention in the rules of fracking.
Keywords: fracking, well casings, water quality, leakage
Comment Deadline: 2011.05.12

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