Produced Water Disposal Risks in California

Overview

PSE Senior Scientist Dominic DiGiulio, PhD, presented at the Groundwater Protection Council 2019 Annual Forum on the risks posed to groundwater resources by the disposal of produced water into unlined pits in California.

In this presentation, Dr. DiGiulio discussed:

• Tracking Unlined Produced Water Ponds
• Groundwater resources underlying Produced Water Ponds in Tulare Basin of San Joaquin Valley
• Salinity Profiles and Concentrations of Total Dissolved Solids in Water Wells
• A Case study