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Originally Posted by fotze
Oil companies would blow a load if they were able to use produced water for agricultural use. The approval process is prohibitive. Plus I imagine if it were ever approved, the testing regime would be ridiculous, not to mention the stigma of water from a TOXIC oil well.
David Suzuki would be all over it saying that he was right about the oil companies spilling toxic water all over the surface. The oil company will gladly pay CCS ridiculous fees to just dispose of it and peace of mind.
It would help if the request came from farmers and not the oil company. I imagine if your Belly river water is dsrinkable you must be quite east of the Calgary range.
The best water would be that from coalbed methane (coal filtered), but the stigma there is ridiculous.
as far as shale gas, its not just water, its sand that is needed too.
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You're bang on Fotze, after talking with a few peeps above the food chain, they said the same thing, that it would be of extreme benefit if the calling for the water came from the farmers themselves.
I am located 3 hours east of Calgary, and ya we need that water bad. It's a shame it's all wasted the way it is.