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Pennsylvania DEP Committee Reviews Waste Reclassification Rule Change
Original: DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meets Oct. 7 To Review Draft Changes To Co-Product Determination Process For Reclassifying Materials As Not Waste; It Became Controversial In Debate Over Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Advisory Committee is meeting October 7 to review draft changes to the co-product determination process, which allows certain materials to be reclassified as products rather than waste. The rule has become controversial because of debate over using it to approve road dumping of wastewater from conventional oil and gas operations, drawing scrutiny from environmental advocates.
Why now: The committee meeting brings fresh attention to a controversial rule tied to dumping oil wastewater on roads.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionSolid Waste Advisory Committeeconventional oil and gas industry
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