FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California regulators are proposing major changes in how underground drinking-water supplies are protected.
Oil companies have drilled more than 170 waste-disposal wells into aquifers suitable for drinking, with permission from the state.
They claim there's been no contamination; but, the EPA says their actions violated federal water laws.
Chief California oil and gas regulator Steve Bohlen says the proposed regulatory changes are "long overdue."
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