The New Jersey Senate this afternoon, on a 30-5 vote, approved A-575 that would ban the importation of fracking-related waste water for treatment, storage or disposal in New Jersey.
The legislation cleared the Assembly on a 56-19-4 vote last week. It now goes to Republican Governor Chris Christie for his consideration.
The measure was opposed by several business organizations, including the NJ Petroleum Council, NJ Business and Industry Association and the state Chamber of Commerce.
near New Jersey’s waterways,” said Doug O’Malley, interim director of
Environment New Jersey. “The New Jersey Senate chose drinking water over
gas drillers today, and we urge Gov. Christie to sign this bill into law.”
The Sierra Club said:
“The
threat of fracking waste is real with DuPont already accepting the wastewater
along with two other facilities in Elizabeth and Carteret that have accepted
fracking waste.The DuPont Deepwater facility has accepted fracking wastewater
for treatment from PA-based PSC Industrial Services. The waste treated at
the plant had been mixed with other partially treated liquid hazardous wastes
before coming on-site. DuPont has not confirmed whether it even has the
facilities to treat fracking waste, which can contain radioactive
materials.”
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