Drilling-water recycling plant proposed in West Virginia

Associated Press

WHEELING, W.Va.

Wheeling planners are considering a company’s proposal to open a plant that would recycle wastewater from natural-gas drilling.

The Wheeling Planning Commission is expected to make a decision on GreenHunter Water’s application at a meeting today.

Commissioners had declined to consider the project at their June and July meetings.

Information sought by the commission included documentation from thee West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the West Virginia Department of Transportation showing that GreenHunter’s project meets their guidelines. The commission also asked for documentation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and/or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission showing that the plant will not emit excessive amounts of radiation.

Commissioners also required the company to remove the labels “Phase 2” and barging from the project’s site plan. These labels refer to GreenHunter’s plan to eventually transport fracking waste by barge.