Assessing Beneficial Uses Criteria, Data, and Practices
Beneficial use of produced water is determined mainly by regulatory requirements and the quality of the raw or treated water. Other key criteria are important in determining the potential of a project to be successful. Through the following links, you will be able to learn more about:
- Beneficial Use Matrix detailing the water quality criteria for different beneficial use options, including:
- Surface water discharge and instream flow augmentation
- Aquifer recharge, storage, and recovery (Class V well) in five key states (CO, MT, NM, UT, WY)
- Agricultural use, including livestock watering and crop irrigation
- Domestic/municipal uses, including potable and non-potable uses
- Environmental restoration, including impoundments, fisheries, and constructed wetlands, and
- Industrial use during oil and gas production, dust control, hydraulic fracturing, and drilling water
- Key Criteria essential to a feasible and successful use of produced water
- Case Studies describing the current practices and examples of beneficial use of produced water