Water Quality Control Commission

A newly minted bill in the legislative session that would allow the discharge of treated oil and gas wastewater into New Mexico’s streams, rivers, and aquifers is garnering widespread condemnation from environmentalists.

A bill package that would give the state of New Mexico authority over pollution control and discharge into the state’s waterways – and allow creation of a new permitting system – is gaining traction in the legislature.

For years, dairymen, the state and environmental watchdogs have been trying to reach an agreement about how to deal with the waste that comes from…