243,610 sq km = land area of UK 60% to be fracked = 146166 sq km one well every 30 hectares (Ingraffea et al) 100 hectares = 1 sq km hence the area intended to be fracked is = 14616600 hectares @ 1 well per 30 hectares = 487220 wells intended to be drilled @ 10% failure rate after 1 year = 487220 wells will be leaking into the UK aquifers after ONE YEAR ~ all we have to do is make this simple information Public, then we win ~ so SHARE ! youtube/watch?v=oPVWY96tIxg groundwateruk.org/Why-is-Groundwater-Important.a… Groundwater makes up nearly 70% of all the world’s freshwater; only 0.2% is found in lakes, streams or rivers and 30% is bound up in snow and ice on mountains and in the polar regions. As rivers and lakes tend to be supported by groundwater, it is not exaggerating to say that almost all the water we use for agriculture, industry and drinking water is either groundwater or has been groundwater at some point in the water cycle. Groundwater plays a number of very important roles in our environment and in our economies. In the environment it supports rivers, lakes and wetlands, especially through drier months when there is little direct input from rainfall. The flow of groundwater into rivers as seepage through the river bed, known as baseflow, can be essential to the health of wildlife and plants that live in the water.
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