NM begins discussion on reusing wastewater from fracking

NM begins discussion on reusing wastewater from fracking

Albuquerque Journal
By Theresa Davis

The potential to turn wastewater from the oil industry into a resource has sparked conversation in arid New Mexico. State agencies held a public meeting about “produced water” Tuesday in Albuquerque. It was the first of five to be held in October and November. New Mexico wells in the Permian Basin generated 42 billion gallons of the wastewater last year. It’s high in salt and may have trace amounts of fracking chemicals...Many meeting attendees opposed even the state’s first steps to research the wastewater. One commenter said irrigating New Mexico crops with produced water could harm the reputation of the state’s agriculture and food products

Albuquerque Journal
By Theresa Davis

The potential to turn wastewater from the oil industry into a resource has sparked conversation in arid New Mexico. State agencies held a public meeting about “produced water” Tuesday in Albuquerque. It was the first of five to be held in October and November. New Mexico wells in the Permian Basin generated 42 billion gallons of the wastewater last year. It’s high in salt and may have trace amounts of fracking chemicals...Many meeting attendees opposed even the state’s first steps to research the wastewater. One commenter said irrigating New Mexico crops with produced water could harm the reputation of the state’s agriculture and food products