AWWA testifies before House on carbon sequestration

• Testimony raises concerns about unproven technology WASHINGTON, DC, July 24, 2008 -- Don Broussard, water operations manager for Lafayette, La., Utilities System, today testified at a Congressional hearing on Geologic Carbon Sequestration (GCS) on behalf of the American Water Works Association (AWWA). The hearing was held by the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Broussard's testimony raised serious concerns about the potential effect this unproven technology may have on our nation's underground sources of drinking water. GCS is considered one option to prevent carbon emissions from being released into the atmosphere. "Our overarching concern regarding geologic carbon sequestration is the potential contamination of underground sources of drinking water and... [read full story]