The Texas city of Midland needed a new clean-water plant. Pioneer Natural Resources needed an alternative to groundwater for its oil and gas fracking operations.
The result is the Midland Water Reclamation Facility, completed last March and now producing 10 mgd of tertiary-treated water that meets or outperforms Texas Type II reuse requirements — a tenfold improvement in effluent quality over the previous facility.
Pioneer has built a pipeline network that enables it to pump water to its various operations throughout West Texas. Cory Moose, assistant utilities director for Midland, calls the facility a huge win-win for the city and Pioneer.
“The upgrade
