US EPA bans fracking wastewater disposal at Pennsylvania public sewage plants
Friday, June 17, 2016
StateImpact Pennsylvania reports that all horizontal fracking wastewater is now banned from being disposed of at public sewage plants (publicly owned treatment facilities). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the rule June 13.
Previously, fracking wastewater was voluntarily removed from Pennsylvania sewage plants since 2011.
The rule intends to prevent contaminants like heavy metals, chemical additives and salt from fracking into public water systems.
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