Transforming Produced Water: A New Frontier in Water Sustainability with Mike Hightower
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims speaks with Mike Hightower, director of the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium, about the groundbreaking efforts to transform produced water— a byproduct of oil and gas extraction— into a valuable resource.
Hightower explains the staggering volume of produced water generated in the Permian Basin and how research is leading the way in treating and reusing this water for agricultural, industrial, and potentially even municipal purposes. He outlines the scientific and regulatory steps taken to ensure safe treatment…
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