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New York municipality lifts ban preventing wastewater treatment plant from treating fracking wastewater
Posted on March 12th, 2012 under Construction and Oilfields, Water Regulations
Officials in one New York municipality recently lifted a ban on treating wastewater generated by hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking. Authorities in Auburn voted 3-2 late last week [...]
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Pennsylvania community approves new wastewater treatment plant
Posted on March 7th, 2012 under Construction and Oilfields, Industrial Uses, Water Regulations
Officials in a Pennsylvania community recently lent their approval to a controversial new wastewater treatment facility that will process effluent from hydraulic fracturing wells in the state. Hydrau [...]
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Proposed Pennsylvania wastewater treatment plant would recycle fracking effluent
Posted on February 28th, 2012 under Construction and Oilfields, Industrial Uses, Wastewater News
Officials in Pennsylvania said this week that a new wastewater treatment facility could soon be built in the state, one that would be capable of processing effluent from hydraulic fracturing wells. H [...]
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Study finds fracking does not contaminate groundwater
Posted on February 21st, 2012 under Construction and Oilfields, Industrial Uses, Wastewater News
A recent study indicated that hydraulic fracturing - or fracking as it is more commonly known - likely does not have any negative effect on drinking water quality.The process of fracking sees millions [...]
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Maryland official proposes bill banning wastewater plants from treating fracking effluent
Posted on January 31st, 2012 under Construction and Oilfields, Wastewater News, Water Regulations
Officials in Maryland are mulling a piece of proposed legislation that would prohibit state wastewater treatment plants from treating fracking wastewater imported from other states. Hydraulic fractur [...]
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