Produced Water Treatment
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Produced Water Treatment Facilities In Short Supply
12/19/2014
Hundreds of new disposal wells and wastewater facilities will be needed near shale sites to treat the anticipated explosion in produced water, according to wastewater treatment manager Brian Kait.
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Not Enough Water For Farmers And Frackers
12/3/2014
A new research report by MSCI Inc. says that in the coming years, there will be a clash between industry and agriculture over water resources.
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Fracking Boom Drives Wastewater Treatment Boom
12/2/2014
The amount that the fracking industry spends on wastewater treatment is expected to go way up.
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Breakthrough Technology Is Good For Fracking — And The Environment
12/1/2014
The Department of Energy (DOE) is funding a demonstration project that remediates acid mine drainage water, providing both source water and useful byproducts for hydraulic fracturing operations.
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New Mexico Considers Produced Water Recycling
11/26/2014
State regulators in New Mexico are weighing a new rule that would make it permissible to reuse drilling wastewater.
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Water Scarcity: Don't Blame Oil And Gas Companies
11/25/2014
The recently elected Railroad Commissioner in Texas lays out his view that oil and gas companies cannot be held responsible for Texas' enormous water challenges.
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Researcher: Produced Water Is 'Not As Bad As We Thought'
11/7/2014
A new study of fracking wastewater yielded results that experts found surprising.
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Wastewater Company Settles With Environmentalists On Produced Water
11/6/2014
As the result of a lawsuit, a wastewater treatment facility has agreed to upgrade its equipment before it dumps gas drilling wastewater into the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania.
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North Dakota Contends With Impact Of Energy Boom
10/17/2014
A produced water and oil spill hit North Dakota in September.
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New Data Out Of Pennsylvania Links Drilling To Water Contamination
10/17/2014
Pennsylvania environmental regulators have released new data on sites where drinking water wells have allegedly been contaminated by drilling wastewater.