July 31, 2020 Adrienne Sandoval Director New Mexico Oil
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July 31, 2020 Adrienne Sandoval Director New Mexico Oil Conservation Division 1220 South St. Francis Dr. Santa Fe, NM 87505 [email protected] [email protected] Re: Put the Brakes on Proposed “Produced Water” Regulations, Case No. 21821 Dear Director Sandoval: Enclosed, please find the names of thousands of people who join in calling on the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division to pause plans to adopt new rules regarding the oil and gas industry’s “produced water” and to put public health, safety, and environmental protection first. Thank you. Sincerely, Jeremy Nichols Climate and Energy Program Director WildEarth Guardians July 31, 2020 Re: Put New Mexico's Clean Water, Health, and Environment First Dear New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission: The undersigned urge you to put the brakes on your proposal to amend regulations regarding the use of "produced water" in New Mexico. To begin with, the term "produced water" is misleading. You are proposing to regulate the oil and gas industry's toxic liquid waste. This is not water, it is a dangerous substance. The proposed regulations are dangerously vague and unenforceable. The rules claim to protect public health and the environment, yet there are no standards, no criteria, no thresholds for ensuring health, safety, and the environment are actually protected. Given that this fluid is too toxic to treat, it is impossible to understand how its use could ever be safe or healthy. Also concerning is that there is no strict definition of "produced water" that would ensure the oil and gas industry does not inappropriately classify this toxic fluid as safe or even drinkable. The rules would also not reliably track or monitor the creation, transportation, or use of this toxic waste. Of greatest concern is that the proposed regulations explicitly allow for the dumping and discharge of the oil and gas industry's toxic waste onto the land and into streams. This fluid is too contaminated to treat, there should be no insinuation that it is at all safe to treat it as anything but toxic waste. New Mexico's pure, clean water should be protected, not sacrificed. I urge that if you move to adopt any new regulations, you adopt rules that: 1. Prohibit the use of fresh water during drilling and hydraulic fracturing; 2. Expressly forbid the discharge or dumping of "produced water;" and 3. Require that as "produced water" is created, transported, or used, it is regulated as a toxic and hazardous waste that is inherently dangerous and handled and disposed of accordingly. Page 1 of 481 Again, please put the brakes on your proposal to amend your regulations and instead put New Mexico's clean water, health, and environment first. Thank you. 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