Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
6.19.26 – In May 2025, the state's Water Quality Control Commission adopted a rule that only allows treated wastewater to be used on oil and gas fields and in limited pilot projects. But a trade association called the "Water, Access, Treatment and Reuse Alliance" (WATR Alliance) wants the state to let oil and gas companies use the wastewater for construction, industrial and even agricultural purposes. Capital and Main journalist and In Focus correspondent Jerry Redfern sat down with Matthias Sayer, an attorney and WATR Alliance vice president, to talk about wastewater and whether the science is sound on its safe uses.
Correspondent:
Jerry Redfern
Guest:
Matthias Sayer, Attorney, WATR Alliance
For More Information:
sourcenm.com/2026/05/12/water-board-advances-petition-for-new-rules-on-new-mexicos-oil-and-gas-wastewater
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6.19.26 – In May 2025, the state's Water Quality Control Commission adopted a rule that only allows treated wastewater to be used on oil and gas fields and in limited pilot projects. But a trade association called the "Water, Access, Treatment and Reuse Alliance" (WATR Alliance) wants the state to let oil and gas companies use the wastewater for construction, industrial and even agricultural purposes. Capital and Main journalist and In Focus correspondent Jerry Redfern sat down with Matthias Sayer, an attorney and WATR Alliance vice president, to talk about wastewater and whether the science is sound on its safe uses.
Correspondent:
Jerry Redfern
Guest:
Matthias Sayer, Attorney, WATR Alliance
For More Information:
sourcenm.com/2026/05/12/water-board-advances-petition-for-new-rules-on-new-mexicos-oil-and-gas-wastewater
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