Video 6: Aqua Renew Water Recycling in the Marcellus Shale (2 minutes 6 seconds)


 

Video 7: Minimizing Our Need to Use fresh Water for Hydraulic Fracturing: Dawson Creek
(5 minutes, 42 seconds)

Learning Activity 5: Water Recycling

Instructions

Watch Video 6 and 7 and answer the following questions.

  1. In terms of using water efficiently to produce energy, how does natural gas compare with other sources?

  2. Natural gas production uses (???) percent less water than coal production?

  3. What happens with the water used in natural gas drilling?

  4. What are three benefits to recycling water used in natural gas production?