To the Editor,
The Ohio House of Representatives Energy and Natural Resources Committee has passed HB 393 out of committee that will commoditize oil and gas wastewater from conventional vertical wells, removing regulation and tracking requirements and encouraging a proliferation of surface discharges on Ohio highways as a de-icer and dust suppressant. Along with this named use, the bill also allows the use of oil and gas wastewater as a de-icer in portable restrooms, news that should concern every pumper, treatment plant operator and portable restroom operator.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has conducted radiation testing on these products being
