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Colorado Will Require Oil and Gas Companies to Increase Water Recycling for Fracking

Inside Climate News · By Jake Bolster, Martha Pskowski · last updated
Billions of gallons of freshwater are used for fracking every year in Colorado. Companies will now have to gradually increase the amount of recycled water they use.

By Jake Bolster, Martha Pskowski

Freshwater use in oil and gas drilling has come under scrutiny in Colorado as the state faces a historic drought. On Wednesday, March 12, state regulators announced new rules that will require drillers to use more recycled water in their operations and, hopefully, relieve pressure on scarce freshwater resources.