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GWPC Annual Forum 2013
The topic of induced seismicity, or earthquakes caused by human activities, and in particular seismicity associated with hydraulic fracturing and disposal wells , has been the source of heightened interest and controversy o ver the past several years. To help disseminate factual information on the subject, the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) and its research arm , the Ground Water Research and Education Foundation (GWREF) , decided to include sessions on induced seismicity in two of the or ganization’s 2013 conferences
GWPC held its 2013 Underground Injection Control Conference in Sarasota, Florida on January 22 - 24, 2013. On January 23, the conference included a special session entitled “Assessing & Managing Risk of Induced Seismicity by Un derground Injection”. A white paper summarizing
the presentations and discussions that were part of the session was prepared following that meeting. It can be found on the GWPC website.
GWPC held its 2013 Annual Forum in St. Louis, Missouri on September 23 - 25 , 2013. Building on the success of the induced seismicity session in January, the conference included a special half - day session on September 23 entitled “Assessing & Managing Risk of Induced Seismicity by
Underground Injection”