Americans need information about how national energy use affects our water resources. In Section 979 of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 16319, Congress directed the Energy Department to document the impact of our national energy choices on our nation’s water cycle. Eight years later the report is still unfinished and Americans still don’t have the basic facts about how our energy portfolio affects water quality and availability in the United States.
Without this information, states and cities are flying blind on energy policy.
We ask the White House to compel the Department of Energy to fulfill the Congressional mandate of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and prepare a comprehensive analysis of the impact of current energy production on our nation's water quality and water supply.