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
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