The Central Valley Water Board says “produced water” is safe for irrigating crops but has never reviewed the long-term impacts on plants, soil, crops, and wildlife.
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Studies in Kern County, performed by oil industry consultants, cannot answer fundamental safety questions about irrigating crops with 'produced water,' the board's own panel of experts concedes.
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