The Texas oil industry has no solution for what to do with the massive amounts of highly toxic waste water it produces.
So they are going to let operators say they cleaned it and dump it on agricultural land.
If only there was some precedent for this to see if it works?
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Homeowners are livid they weren’t told what their properties were built on. The developers claim it’s all perfectly safe.
If you know how oil industry self-reporting works, this is a deal breaker.
"Applicants would also have to demonstrate through a self-reported technical report that their projects protect groundwater resources and drinking water supplies."
The state’s environmental regulator will hold a public hearing June 15 on its proposed rules for how the toxic wastewater can be reused. Here’s what you should know.