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Board backs resolution urging disclosure of fracking chemicals; cites parallel state action
Summary
Supervisors approved a resolution urging disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, aligning the board’s position with a state-level bill recently filed; backers said disclosure is reasonable and doesn't equate to opposing fracking.
Supervisor Doctor Baker and Mister Gibson presented a resolution requesting the state require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Doctor Baker told the board he considered the request reasonable "and I did not feel it had a material bearing on, whether or not we approved fracking," adding that public knowledge of chemicals used is appropriate.
Another supervisor noted that the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) had sent a similar request to the General Assembly and that a related bill had been filed; supporters said a local resolution would express Washington County's support for disclosure while the legislature considers statutory requirements. The board moved and unanimously approved the resolution of support.
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