According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2010, the consumption of water used in fracking wells was between 70 and 140 billion gallons and that's just the water used and does not include other liquids used (earthworksaction.org). Also, since all the water is mixed with toxic chemicals, it is all contaminated and only goes to two different places from there. One is contaminated water that doesn't get sucked up and put into "safe contaminated ponds" and two goes back into the ground. Both of these locations are harmful to the environment as water seeping into the ground can reach nearby watersheds and contaminate drinking water within the watershed. Studies have been conducted showing that wastewater from fracturing fluids contains a chemical known as 2-dichloroethane, and the levels present in the samples exceed the EPA (land) safe drinking level by 316%. Likewise, if this water entered the nearby watershed, it would have multiple negative effects for everyone who lives in the area, but there are just as many problems for the water that is drawn from wells to be treated. Since all the pumped water is also contaminated, it has to be stored in large ponds that would have to hold the water that gets somewhere before it can be taken away to be treated. However, because many of the companies that use fracking have very weak guidelines on environmental regulations, it is not uncommon for fracking wastewater to escape from safe holding basins. There was also a case in Pavillion, Wyoming, where a fracking company had to reimburse the city due to damage caused to drinking water (carlton.edu). Although contamination of drinking water is a major concern with fracking, there are still other concerns, such as air pollution and seismic activity caused by