States Eye Revisions To Rules For Oil & Gas Drilling Produced Water, UIC

Several states are pursuing revisions to their rules for wastewater produced from the oil and gas drilling sector, including issuing regulations to address water reuse, transport, transfer of liability, naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), and siting of underground injection control (UIC) wells to address seismic concerns, sources say. "The biggest issue moving state oil and gas [regulations] right now is, in my opinion, produced water," one state source says. For example, the State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental...