[Dog Gone]

I was under the impression that the produced water had very low levels of salt and was considered fresh water for all practical purposes. This story makes it sound like it's sea water, and I know that isn't the case.

[BOBTHENAILER]

You're exactly correct. In some circumstances the coal bed water is fresher than the above acquifers, but that doesn't make for good scare tactics.

For all those who want to know the MILLIONS of dollars wasted to satisfy ENVIRO/NAZIS, check out what constitutes an EIS and the sh!t we in the industry have to put up with.

http://www.prb-eis.org/prb-feis.htm

[Willie Green]

I was under the impression that the produced water had very low levels of salt and was considered fresh water for all practical purposes. This story makes it sound like it's sea water, and I know that isn't the case.

I imagine it varies from site to site.
I would like to see actual data on the degree of salinity.
If it truly was fresh, it would be better to release it rather than store it where evaporation would guarantee an unacceptable build-up of salt concentration.