Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) Past Events

The topic of induced seismicity, or earthquakes caused by human activities, and in particular seismicity associated with hydraulic fracturing and disposal wells , has been the source of heightened interest and controversy o ver the past several years. To help disseminate factual information on the subject, the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) and its research arm , the Ground Water Research and Education Foundation (GWREF) , decided to include sessions on induced seismicity in two of the or ganization’s 2013 conferences