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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§10310 Produced Water Research and Development

Title 42 › CHAPTER 109 — WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH › § 10310

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy must set up a research and development program on produced water as soon as possible after December 27, 2020. The program must create new technologies and practices to cut environmental harm and find ways to reprocess produced water at oil and natural gas sites. It must put first priority on projects that make on-site systems to manage or reuse produced water and on new tech that protects local water and the environment. The research must be science-based and work on better recycling stations and other ways to treat, reuse, store, or clean produced water. Funding of $10,000,000 is authorized for each fiscal year 2021 through 2025. Secretary = Secretary of Energy.

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Title 42, §10310

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Establishment
As soon as possible after December 27, 2020, the Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall establish a research and development program on produced water to develop—
(1)new technologies and practices to reduce the environmental impact; and
(2)opportunities for reprocessing of produced water at natural gas or oil development sites.
(b)Prioritization
In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to projects that develop and bring to market—
(1)effective systems for on-site management or repurposing of produced water; and
(2)new technologies or approaches to reduce the environmental impact of produced water on local water sources and the environment.
(c)Conduct of program
In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out science-based research and development activities to pursue—
(1)improved efficiency, technologies, and techniques for produced water recycling stations; and
(2)alternative approaches to treating, reusing, storing, or decontaminating produced water.
(d)Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy Act of 2020, and not as part of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 which comprises this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 10310

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110