answer text |
<p>Flowback fluids from hydraulic fracturing operations are deemed to be a mining
waste and therefore require an environmental permit from the Environment Agency for
temporary storage on site. Subsequent treatment and disposal of the fluid at a waste
treatment facility is also regulated by the Environment Agency. Waste waters must
be stored in sealed tanks on bunded storage areas. The storage of wastewaters in open
lagoons, as has sometimes been practised in the US, would not be permitted in this
country.</p><p> </p>
|
|