EPA Public Mtg Examines Disposing O&G Wastewater in Lakes, Rivers

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In May the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a study looking into the possibility of treating oil and gas wastewater and (gasp) releasing the cleaned-up wastewater into lakes and rivers, instead of injecting it back down holes in the ground. Earlier this week the EPA held a public meeting to discuss preliminary findings and to elicit more input from the industry and from Big Green on their study, which is called "Study of Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management" (due to be released early next year). Below is an update on the meeting with a slide deck used by EPA.

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