State commission close to finalizing rules on produced water 'pilot projects'

State commission close to finalizing rules on produced water 'pilot projects'

Produced water might be out of the strategic water supply bill, but it's not out of the limelight as regulators weigh allowing "pilot projects."

Water Quality Control Commission poised to adopt rule prohibiting discharge of oil, gas wastewater to ground, surface waters - Western Environmental Law Center

Rule would allow dangerous exception for “pilot projects” to discharge 84,000 gallons per day of treated fossil fuel waste to groundwater, risking public health   Following a day and a half of deliberations, the Water Quality Control Commission is poised to adopt a rule that prohibits the discharge of “produced water” to New Mexico’s ground and surface waters. Produced water is a waste byproduct of oil and gas operations and contains hundreds of…