Bush Signs Water Recovery Bill
Salazar and Udall Sponsors of Bill
POSTED: 7:00 am MDT May 9,
2008
UPDATED: 7:30 am MDT May 9,
2008
DENVER -- President Bush has signed into law a measure that will explore putting to use groundwater pumped out during oil and gas production.The bipartisan bill directs the Interior Department to assess the feasibility of recovering and cleaning up the millions of gallons of water that are reinjected into the ground or disposed of during oil and gas development.The bill authorizes federal grants for pilot projects to test technology that could make the water usable for irrigation and other uses.
Democratic Senators Ken Salazar of Colorado and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico and Republican Senators Pete Domenici of New Mexico and Mike Enzi of Wyoming sponsored the bill.Democratic Rep. Mark Udall of Colorado sponsored the bill in the House last year.
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