§ 33B-1. Definition.

Hydraulic fracturing means techniques used in preparing a well that, in whole or in part, typically involve the pressurized injection of water and chemicals, compounds, and materials into an underground geologic formation in order to expand existing fractures or create new fractures in that formation, thereby causing or enhancing the production of oil or gas from a well. For the purposes of this chapter, hydraulic fracturing shall include the terms "fracking," "hydrofracking," "hydrofracturing," "unconventional well stimulation," and any other nontraditional oil and gas recovery techniques, including procedures commonly referred to as "acidization," "acid fracturing," and "gravel packing."

( Ord. of 6-7-16 , exh. A)