Your editorial against injection wells was full of accusation but short on facts (”Ohio’s lax oversight of fracking waste puts much at risk,” May 12).

Ohio received Class II (injection-well) primacy from the federal government in 1983. There have been zero instances of groundwater pollution or drinking-well interference in that time. To maintain primacy, Ohio’s injection-well regulations must be as stringent as the federal program. Ohio has continually strengthened its regulations. Even the Obama administration concluded Ohio “runs a good quality program for Class II wells.”

If issues occur, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources moves swiftly to eliminate or mitigate environmental threats. In the case cited in the editorial, ODNR used its authority for a timely cleanup using the state’s Oil & Gas Well Fund, paid for solely by industry severance taxes, not taxpayers.

ODNR diligently holds parties accountable through its enforcement mechanisms. The Oil and Gas Commission ensures parties receive due process -- no different than the Board of Tax Appeals and others comprised of experts to ensure fair, thoughtful outcomes. Perhaps if the editorial board spent some time in the oilfield, they would appreciate where the petroleum-based newsprint ink they use to lodge biased rants comes from.

Rob Brundrett