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Pressure increases for Texas to allow treated drilling waste into rivers and rangeland
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· August 21, 2026
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Key points Charles Perry in attendance at the August 10 ribbon cutting. The facility is part of efforts to manage the nearly 1 billion gallons of waste generated.
Elected officials and industry leaders are warning that Texas is nearing its limit for underground disposal of drilling waste. A new produced water treatment facility has been opened in Orla, Texas, with State Sen. Charles Perry in attendance at the August 10 ribbon cutting. The facility is part of efforts to manage the nearly 1 billion gallons of waste generated.
Further details on the issue and the treatment facility are available from Inside Climate News, a nonprofit news organization that covers climate and energy topics.
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Category: News Published: August 21, 2026 Source: San Antonio Current (alt-weekly) Reading time: 1 min
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