{"id":42487,"date":"2025-07-23T21:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/borch\/?p=42487"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:21:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:21:06","slug":"colorado-celebrates-milestones-in-produced-water-policy-through-statewide-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/borch\/2025\/07\/23\/colorado-celebrates-milestones-in-produced-water-policy-through-statewide-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Celebrates Milestones in Produced Water Policy Through Statewide Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_12&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2>Colorado Celebrates Milestones in Produced Water Policy Through Statewide Collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>The Colorado Department of Natural Resources celebrates the progress of the Colorado Produced Water Consortium (Consortium), a legislatively created coalition that continues to bring together a wide range of voices, ideas, and scientific data to shape policy around produced water reuse in the state. On July 1, the Consortium completed and submitted the final of nine data-driven reports to the Colorado Legislature. With the Consortium&#8217;s updated strategic plan and the Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC)\u2019s recently adopted produced water rules now in place, Colorado remains at the forefront of informed, collaboratively produced water policy development.<br \/>\u201cThe accomplishments of the Colorado Produced Water Consortium are monumental since the mandatory use of recycled produced water will help limit the need for fresh water, enforce more sustainable water management strategies, and set a precedent for other states in the Arid West,\u201d said Thomas Borch, professor in Colorado State University\u2019s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences with a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry and Consortium Member.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full press release here: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.colorado.gov\/colorado-celebrates-produced-water-policy-milestones\">https:\/\/dnr.colorado.gov\/colorado-celebrates-produced-water-policy-milestones<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado Celebrates Milestones in Produced Water Policy Through Statewide Collaboration The Colorado Department of Natural Resources celebrates the progress of the Colorado Produced Water Consortium (Consortium), a legislatively created coalition that continues to bring together a wide range of voices, ideas, and scientific data to shape policy around produced water reuse in the state. 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