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Aquifers earmarked for drinking water between Geraldton and Busselton could be compromised if companies are allowed to drill for gas through them, the Water Corporation has warned.
The State-owned utility also raised questions about why hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, would be permitted in protected water areas when providing drinking supplies was of "paramount importance".
Fracking is still a very contentious mining practice and has raised concerns the world over. Now those concerns are are being raised here in Western Australia.
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