Should the Texan governments strict pass laws that govern the safety of water through aquifers? It is estimated that 55% of Texas water supply is retrieved from groundwater also known as aquifers. Aquifers are used for different purposes such as manufacturing, livestock, mining however more than three quarters percent is used for irrigation. Throughout this research, we find that most of the aquifers are contaminated through petroleum spillages. Petroleum spillages in aquifers cause tremendous problems in cities especially problems related to the health safety. These problems bring about negative impacts in the society, because citizens who are affected with this problem have to find clean water to use. The government has been taken its imitative
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“The Texas Water Development Board(TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $270,000 to the City of San Juan (Hidalgo County)…The assistance will finance planning, design and land acquisition for first-time waste water service ”(The Texas Water Development Board). The government has been of aid by providing financial aid assistance to counties that have a large percentage of their water contaminated. By improving the water facilities in the city of San Juan, the government is helping to minimize the number of people who are going to be ill in the future. Also by doing this, it creates a better environment for the upcoming generation by preserving clean water .Although the Texas government has shown its interest in helping its people, it is best for the government to understand that prevention is best than cure. By this, it means that it’s the Texas government responsibility to make sure that oil and gasoline companies follow strict guidelines on how they extract their oil from one location to another in order to minimize the number oil spillage. If the Texas government does not take its initiative by providing solutions to these problems that Texans are facing today, clean water would become scare thereby increasing the cost of its …show more content…
Fracking has not only been a problem in Texas, but most states in United States face this problem such as Pennsylvania and New York, where there was recently reported where they found out that cows were dead. The Texas government has different committees that oversee different issues, as for this issue the Texas Land Commissioner, Jerry Patterson is the one to be blamed if future problems are not solved. As an elected official who holds a powerful position and responsibity, he needs to listen and solve problems that affect the
“The Texas Water Development Board(TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $270,000 to the City of San Juan (Hidalgo County)…The assistance will finance planning, design and land acquisition for first-time waste water service ”(The Texas Water Development Board). The government has been of aid by providing financial aid assistance to counties that have a large percentage of their water contaminated. By improving the water facilities in the city of San Juan, the government is helping to minimize the number of people who are going to be ill in the future. Also by doing this, it creates a better environment for the upcoming generation by preserving clean water .Although the Texas government has shown its interest in helping its people, it is best for the government to understand that prevention is best than cure. By this, it means that it’s the Texas government responsibility to make sure that oil and gasoline companies follow strict guidelines on how they extract their oil from one location to another in order to minimize the number oil spillage. If the Texas government does not take its initiative by providing solutions to these problems that Texans are facing today, clean water would become scare thereby increasing the cost of its …show more content…
Fracking has not only been a problem in Texas, but most states in United States face this problem such as Pennsylvania and New York, where there was recently reported where they found out that cows were dead. The Texas government has different committees that oversee different issues, as for this issue the Texas Land Commissioner, Jerry Patterson is the one to be blamed if future problems are not solved. As an elected official who holds a powerful position and responsibity, he needs to listen and solve problems that affect the