Posted on 12.16.25

Toxic Water From Texas Oil Production Is Set to Be Treated and Pumped Into Rivers

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, December 12, 2025
By: David Wethe and Kevin Crowley

Texas is about to deploy a potential solution to the oil industry’s toxic wastewater problem — but it’s a move that carries environmental risks of its own.

State regulators are working to issue permits that would let four companies, including major landowner Texas Pacific Land Corp. and pipeline operator NGL Energy Partners LP, release treated wastewater from the Permian Basin into the Pecos River near New Mexico, regulatory filings show. At least one could be granted as soon as the first quarter of 2026, according to Texas Pacific. Read more.

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