§ 440.4 Wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracturing and related activities.
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Determination.(a) The Commission has determined that the discharge of wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracturing and HVHF-related activities poses significant, immediate and long-term risks to the development, conservation, utilization, management, and preservation of the Basin's water resources. Controlling future pollution by prohibiting such discharge is required to effectuate the Comprehensive Plan, avoid injury to the waters of the Basin as contemplated by the Comprehensive Plan, and protect the public health and preserve the waters of the Basin for uses in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.
Prohibition.(b) No person may discharge wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracturing or HVHF-related activities to waters or land within the Basin.
[88 FR 7007, Feb. 2, 2023]
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