hooRAY!! New Mexicans Win on Waste Pits!

[NMDemDist2]

an email from the EARTHWORKS team

May 9, 2008 -- New Mexico's Oil Conservation Commission (OCC) signed the final version of the oil and gas waste pit rule today.

Because of your support and perseverance, OCC crafted a rule fit for the 21st Century that locks in better oil and gas practices. The new rule takes effect over the next several weeks.

Pits under the new rule: lined, permitted, more respectful of water and property
The new pit rule bans unlined pits entirely and requires that all pits are permitted with the Oil Conservation Division (OCD). At long last, the public will finally have an inventory of pits in our state! The new rule also strengthens liner requirements and effectively requires the use of closed loop systems in close proximity to our water resources and homes.



Poor landholders around here, if you don't own the mineral rights the oil companies could just come into your land and leave these oil slicked ponds of "production water" and Gawd knows what else open on your land.

This is big and I'm amazed because BIG OIL isn't gonna like it and lobbied hard against it.

[Teaser]

1. Who wants a "new" Mexico anyway?

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[kristopher]

2. What provisions are there for monitoring and enforcement? nt

[NMDemDist2]

3. one step at a time

that's the next battle :cry:

[kristopher]

4. If it isn't in there the battle is already lost.

That practice is an abomination. I love New Mexico.