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Resolution - North Carolina

______________________

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________

City/County

AT A MEETING OF

, NORTH CAROLINA, HELD AT

, ON

, 201

Resolution Number ___________________

WHEREAS,

of the

, North Carolina, does hereby find as follows:

WHEREAS, the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for natural gas involves the use of

Chemicals, additives and hazardous materials during construction, drilling, hydraulic fracturing,

gas production and delivery, well maintenance, and work over operations; and

WHEREAS, in 2005, as part of the federal Energy Policy Act and over objections of

health care, scientific, environmental, and conservation communities, regulation of

hydraulic fracturing fluids under the Safe Drinking Water Act by the Environmental

Protection Agency was exempted, thereby allowing oil and gas companies to use these

substances without federal oversight or standards; and

WHEREAS, many of the chemical constituents injected during hydraulic fracturing have

documented adverse health effects and/or adverse environmental impacts; and

WHEREAS, use of these hydraulic fracturing mixes exposes air, land, and surface

waters to the risk of contamination through open pit storage, truck transport on

roadways, and activities during well development; and

WHEREAS, the pollution of water caused by fracking threatens the long term economic

well-being of communities, as businesses and consumers depend on clean drinking

water; and

Resolution - North Carolina