Produced‑water reuse draws sharp divide: industry pushes permits, environmental groups call for standards first
Industry and midstream operators asked the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt a permitting framework for treated produced water reuse in a limited geography; environmental groups and NMED staff urged more published, long‑duration pilot data, baseline water‑quality standards and transparent chemical disclosure before permitting discharge or land‑application at scale.
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A contentious panel at the Water & Natural Resources Committee laid out sharply different plans for how New Mexico should treat and reuse produced water from oil and gas operations.
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