March 12, 2021

Produced Water Pipelines Also Carry High Environmental Risks, Prompting New Mexico to New Laws

Produced Water Pipelines Also Carry High Environmental Risks, Prompting New Mexico to New Laws

March 12, 2021

For large volumes of wastewater and/or longer distances, piping to injection wells is usually preferred to trucking for both economic and environmental reasons (i.e., less trucking CO2, traffic). However, pipelines still carry significant environmental risks, including leaks and aquifer contamination with toxic fracking chemicals. These accidents, which include over 1,000 spills/leaks and several million gallons per year in New Mexico alone, led to the state’s Produced Water Act in 2019. (full story)

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