Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2025

This bill would require hydraulic fracturing operations to test for and report on any contamination of underground drinking water sources resulting from their activities. To maintain enforcement authority over underground injection programs, states would have to mandate these testing and reporting requirements for oil, gas, or geothermal production sites, unless no accessible drinking water source exists within a one-mile radius. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency would be tasked with creating and maintaining a publicly searchable database to house the resulting water quality data.

This bill affects hydraulic fracturing operations involved in oil, gas, or geothermal production, requiring them to test and report on drinking water contamination unless no water source exists within one mile of the site. State agencies responsible for underground injection control programs are affected, as they must incorporate these testing and reporting mandates to maintain primary enforcement authority. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency is required to develop and manage a public database of the resulting contamination data.

• Mandatory water contamination testing and reporting. Requires hydraulic fracturing operations to test for and report on underground sources of drinking water that are contaminated by their activities.
• State underground injection control program requirements. Amends the criteria for states to obtain primary enforcement responsibility, requiring them to prohibit underground injections for oil, gas, or geothermal fracking unless the operator agrees to water testing and reporting.
• Testing exemption for isolated sites. Exempts hydraulic fracturing operations from testing and reporting requirements if there is no accessible underground source of drinking water within a one-mile radius of the site.
• Publicly accessible contamination database. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish and maintain a searchable online database containing the results of the required water testing.

The bill modifies requirements governing state underground injection control programs, specifically regarding the criteria for states to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for such programs. It mandates that these programs include new testing and reporting requirements for hydraulic fracturing operations to ensure the protection of underground sources of drinking water.

The bill aims to monitor and address the potential contamination of drinking water by requiring hydraulic fracturing operations to test for and report on underground water quality. It establishes a public database for these results and mandates that states incorporate these testing requirements into their underground injection control programs.