WyomingWyoming commission could regulate water facilities used in oil and gas
Under this proposal, Wyoming’s oil and gas commission could oversee pits, pipelines, and other equipment used only to handle water produced during oil and gas work.
What it does
The commission could regulate facilities used only to store, move, or treat water from oil and gas work, including reuse transfers. Its authority would exclude discharges allowed under federal water permits.
Argument forCommission oversight could help address problems with where operators place water pits and pipelines or how they run them.
Argument againstOperators might face more work or expense if the commission sets rules for building and running covered water facilities.
More detail
The oil and gas conservation commission could regulate where covered facilities go, how they are built and run, and how their sites are restored. It covers pits, pipelines, and other equipment used only to store, move, or treat water produced during oil and gas work, including transfers for reuse in that work. The authority excludes discharges allowed under the federal water pollution permit system. If enacted, this authority would take effect July 1, 2027.
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