by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Dec 17, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, O & G Produced Wastewater, Wastewater
The State of New Mexico has now put an end to oil and gas companies using billions of gallons of fresh water to expand their search for hydrocarbons. On December 15, New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard sent a letter to oil and gas companies that hold...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Nov 19, 2020 | Environment, Industrial Wastewater, IX Water, O & G Produced Wastewater, Uncategorized, Wastewater
What’s holding parched California back from treating and reusing its produced water (wastewater) from oil & gas drilling? The Bakersfield Californian reported recently that it’s money. John Cox reports that “treating oilfield produced water can be expensive, not...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Nov 17, 2020 | O & G Produced Wastewater, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
Beautiful, aren’t they? They are the blossoms of almond trees! Almonds are native to Iran and surrounding countries. The U.S. grows them mainly in California. Tasty and nutritious, almond trees require a LOT of water, which is in short supply in CA. But CA does...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Nov 12, 2020 | Drinking Water, Industrial Wastewater, O & G Produced Wastewater, Wastewater
State regulators approved an energy company’s request to inject millions of gallons of oil and gas wastewater into a freshwater aquifer in central Wyoming!!! Whaaaaat? O&G wastewater (aka produced water) has heavy metals, organic hydrocarbons, chemicals, salt and...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Nov 11, 2020 | IX Water, O & G Produced Wastewater, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
New Mexico’s Oil Conservation Comission has agreed to set a hearing date for a proposed rule that would make spilling produced water illegal, reports the New Mexico Political Report. Produced water is the toxic waste water that comes up with oil or gas during...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Oct 28, 2020 | Industrial Wastewater, IX Power Clean Water, O & G Produced Wastewater, Uncategorized, Wastewater
Yet another spill of contaminated produced water! Husky Energy just announced that 900,000 litres of produced water spilled from one of its pipelines in northwestern Alberta. That’s a lot of toxic water on the loose! Produced water is a byproduct of oil &...
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