Split Texas Appeals Panel: Underground Injection Well Permit Properly Approved

AUSTIN, Texas - A divided panel of a Texas appeals court on May 22 ruled that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) properly approved a permit for an underground injection control (UIC) well in a shale formation where hydraulic fracturing operations are conducted, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination (Nicky E. Dyer, et al. v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al., No. 03-17-0499, Texas App., 3rd Dist., 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 4345).
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