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Congress is now holding hearings on hydrofracturing in the Marcellus Shale formation. The EPA's "expert" on protecting drinking water is Steve Heare. Didn't take me long to find a bio on him.Stephen Heare
In June of 2004 Steve became Director of the Drinking Water Protection Division. In EPA’s Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water. The Division’s responsibilities are implementation of Safe Drinking Water Act requirements which affect over 164,000 community and non-community drinking water systems nationwide. The Division also oversees the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program and is developing the first national rulemaking for commercial scale geo-sequestration of carbon dioxide. Lastly, the Division leads efforts to protect the nation’s source waters.
Prior to his current assignment, Steve served as Principal Advisor to the Director, of EPA’s Office of Emergency Management. During his year- long assignment he helped the Department of Homeland Security write the new government-wide National Response Plan, and lead establishment of an EPA Structures Decontamination Team. During his thirty-plus years with the Agency Steve has directed the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) chemical waste permitting and cleanup programs, and worked in enforcement, site cleanup and emergency response. Steve holds a B.A in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park. When he and his wife Ann-Marie are not chasing nine-year old Andrew, Steve loves flying his 49-year old Cessna to nearby fun destinations.
Based upon what I've read about his long history working for our government, fortified with his degree in Economics, he's certainly not my idea of a qualified expert on this topic. But then again, these days...who inside the beltway truly is?
Hey Steve...how about taking a flight to the super fun destination of Dimock, PA? I hear the drinking water there defies description...
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