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Never change Texas, never change
Posted on 7/6/20 at 6:28 am
Posted on 7/6/20 at 6:28 am
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Posted on 7/6/20 at 6:36 am to ecb
Just store it underground in the water supply
Posted on 7/6/20 at 6:38 am to ecb
Good thing US shale may never recover from the current bust.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 6:57 am to ecb
Wow. We utilize an environmental company to take out ours.
This post was edited on 7/6/20 at 7:02 am
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:00 am to ecb
Reading between the lines, even Trump and his EPA are a little shocked... but of course won’t do anything.
Oil and gas run the state, call the shots and hold the dollars.
Oil and gas run the state, call the shots and hold the dollars.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:05 am to ecb
It says in the first sentence it will be treated. Restrictions on treated waste water being discharged into rivers, lakes, or bays are tight. TCEQ doesn't mess around.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:10 am to ecb
Typical Chronicle lib story. Notice buried in the story is the word “treated waste water”. Not raw sludge.
The proposal to use treated (ie, cleaned) waste water to irrigate crops is smart. Recycling, if you will. Which should make enviros happy.
The “Trump EPA” is overwhelmingly the same career people as the “Obama EPA”. So you’d expect them to howl.
The proposal to use treated (ie, cleaned) waste water to irrigate crops is smart. Recycling, if you will. Which should make enviros happy.
The “Trump EPA” is overwhelmingly the same career people as the “Obama EPA”. So you’d expect them to howl.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:14 am to ecb
It’s treated water. What a silly story. But good to cause some outrage...
This post was edited on 7/6/20 at 7:14 am
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:17 am to cypresstiger
People act like they don't already dispose of wastewater by spraying it on agricultural fields/pastures, and think that all the water used to grow crops now is pristine. In many areas, the natural groundwater has so many ppm of stuff that it limits what you can grow (bermuda grass can be pretty tolerant of saline water) and requires frequent watering to flush the dissolved solids in the water out of the root zone and keep them from accumulating.
West Texas will make a pretty good sand filtration system for this water if done correctly IMO.
West Texas will make a pretty good sand filtration system for this water if done correctly IMO.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:18 am to ecb
In the future, please identify the source as being the Houston Chronicle so I won’t waste time clicking on the link. Like The Advocate, they’ve long since quit hiring any real reporters and hired a bunch of young libs and instructed them to break stories first, don’t bother doing any research or vetting, it only slows things down. And to offset their declining revenue, they don’t pay for senior editors or news directors. Same thing by and large with local TV stations. Following the CNN model, make headlines, truth be damned.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:22 am to cypresstiger
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Notice buried in the story is the word “treated waste water”. Not raw sludge.
The proposal to use treated (ie, cleaned) waste water to irrigate crops is smart. Recycling, if you will. Which should make enviros happy.
I couldn't read the whole story, and I won't comment on the politics of it, but there are multiple levels of "treatment". Not all of them meet the requirements for wastewater to be discharged back to "Waters of the US". So without knowing what LEVEL of "treatment" they are allowing, it's impossible to say weather it's safe or not.
This post was edited on 7/6/20 at 7:53 am
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:28 am to ecb
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Trump administration balks at endorsing the practice amid widespread questions about public health effects.
Why in the frick would the Trump administration start worrying about the cleanliness of our water supply/environment now?
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:31 am to Lonnie Utah
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I couldn't read the whole story, and I won't comment on the politics of it, but their a multiple levels of "treatment". Not all of them meet the requirements for wastewater to be discharged back to "Waters of the US". So without knowing what LEVEL of "treatment" they are allowing, it's impossible to say weather it's safe or not.
Yes, too many holes in the report to make a judgement. Any type of “treated” water will have to meet some state mandated parameter before it is discharged back into “water of the state”. It isn’t like this is some crazy concept. “Treated wastewater” is discharged all of the time. A sewer that uses chlorine as a disinfectant is technically “treated wastewater”.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:33 am to Lonnie Utah
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I couldn't read the whole story, and I won't comment on the politics of it, but their a multiple levels of "treatment". Not all of them meet the requirements for wastewater to be discharged back to "Waters of the US". So without knowing what LEVEL of "treatment" they are allowing, it's impossible to say weather it's safe or not.
Let me help you out. If the "treatment" doesn't meet the "requirements" for "waste water" to be "discharged" back to "waters of the US" then I can tell you they will be "shut the frick down".
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:34 am to Tigerfan1274
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A sewer that uses chlorine as a disinfectant is technically “treated wastewater”.
It would also bust every permit requirement it has and would come with heavy fines and shutdown orders.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:36 am to Tigerfan1274
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A sewer that uses chlorine as a disinfectant is technically “treated wastewater”.
After 9/11 most domestic wastewater plants have gone away from chlorine. Having lots (tons) of chlorine on site is a homeland security issue. It makes these plants a potential target of terrorism. Most major facilities have switched to ultraviolet light for disinfection. It's safer for both humans and the environment.
This post was edited on 7/6/20 at 7:38 am
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:38 am to ecb
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Texas moves ahead on discharging oil wastewater,
That's my state.
Come August 2nd. Go Texans!
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:47 am to LuckySo-n-So
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Why in the frick would the Trump administration start worrying about the cleanliness of our water supply/environment now?
You mean like when the EPA under Obama turned a river orange?
Your TDS is showing.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:50 am to Lonnie Utah
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So without knowing what LEVEL of "treatment" they are allowing, it's impossible to say weather it's safe or not.
Then why write the article?
Posted on 7/6/20 at 7:57 am to ecb
Downvoted for not posting the full article.
Also, if it’s water with less than 29 ppm of hydrocarbons, it’s no worse than what we put in the ocean.
Inb4 flea test.
Also, if it’s water with less than 29 ppm of hydrocarbons, it’s no worse than what we put in the ocean.
Inb4 flea test.
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