You won’t learn from the Feasibility Study Review Draft that desalination of Permian Basin fracking wastewater, the explicit 2028 goal of the Governor’s 50-Year Water Action Plan, would require all the energy from multiple San Juan Generating Station-sized power plants to produce a maximum of 65,000 acre-feet of treated water and an equal amount of concentrated, hazardous waste. You also won’t learn that desalination of 100,000 acre-feet per year of deep brackish water would require the equivalent of building three and a third El Paso Kay Bailey Hutchison desalination projects.
Oil Produced Water
Understand the environmental and water quality concerns associated with produced water from oil and gas extraction.
While many steps are being taken in the right direction, we are short on reliable facts, trusted data, and funding; and long on misinformation. The Governor’s water leadership focus is badwater treatment, justified by oil and gas industry disinformation. The […]
The oil and gas industry, enabled by our Governor and New Mexico regulatory agencies, is making a significant political push for the treatment and reuse of fracking wastewater. Unfortunately, their campaign relies more on disinformation than on scientific facts.
New Mexico's water strategy faces criticism for its costly, ineffective approach and mismanagement of resources, akin to Dubai's expensive desalination processes. The article advocates for a shift towards scientifically informed, economically viable water governance to secure a sustainable future for […]