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

Increased Water Safety Monitoring: The bill requires testing of underground sources of drinking water related to hydraulic fracturing operations for oil, gas, or geothermal production (Section 2(a)).

Regular Oversight of Active Sites: For sites where operations are currently occurring, testing is required at least every 6 months during the operations and every 12 months for 5 years after they end (Section 2(b)(a)(1)(C)).

Protection of Future and Past Sites: The bill mandates testing prior to the start of new injection projects, every 6 months during operations, and every 12 months for 5 years following the end of operations (Section 2(b)(a)(1)(A) and (B)).

Transparent Information Access: The Administrator is required to maintain a database of testing results that is publicly accessible on the EPA website and searchable by ZIP Code (Section 2(b)(e)).

Specific Testing Standards: Testing must be done by laboratories certified by the EPA and must include any hazardous substance or contaminant the Administrator determines could indicate damage from hydraulic fracturing (Section 2(b)(d)).

Increased Regulatory Requirements for Operators: Persons conducting hydraulic fracturing operations must agree to specific testing and reporting requirements to be allowed to conduct underground injection of fluids or propping agents (Section 2(a)).

Mandatory Testing Frequency: Operators are burdened with a schedule that includes testing before operations begin, every 6 months during operations, and every 12 months for a 5-year period after operations cease (Section 2(b)(a)(1)(A), (B), and (C)).

Strict Reporting Timelines: Results of testing must be submitted to the Administrator within 2 weeks of the test being conducted (Section 2(b)(a)(2)).