Oil and gas wastewater regulations up for rulemaking again

Water board advances petition for new rules on New Mexico’s oil and gas wastewater

An oil and gas wastewater pond in the San Juan Basin in New Mexico. (Danielle Prokop/Source NM. Aerial support provided by LightHawk.)Members of the state water quality board voted Tuesday to restart a lengthy rule-making process to expand the uses of oil and gas wastewater in New Mexico, potentially overturning rules not even a year old. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission vote advanced a petit…

Oil and gas wastewater regulations up for rulemaking again

The state Water Quality Control Commission voted Tuesday to hold a new rulemaking proceeding for produced water regulations.

State to reconsider rule that keeps oil and gas wastewater out of rivers

New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission took the first step toward allowing oil and gas wastewater, or "produced water," to be used in agriculture and discharged into the state's waters.

New Mexico Reopens Fight Over Toxic Oil and Gas Wastewater — Environmentalists Call It a Political Gamble

New Mexico regulators voted to revive a contentious rulemaking process that could expand the use of treated oil and gas wastewater beyond drilling sites, reigniting a fierce clash between industry advocates and environmental groups over public health, water scarcity and political influence. The post New Mexico Reopens Fight Over Toxic Oil and Gas Wastewater — Environmentalists Call It a Political Gamble appeared first on Brant.One.