University of Colorado at Boulder
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BMP ID: 5689
Title: One freeze separation process involves freezing holding reservoirs and draining below-ice brine
Text: "Freeze Separation Processes: [One] process [of freeze separation] involves allowing the holding reservoir to freeze, and draining the brine that forms below the ice. The ice in the pond melts in the spring leaving fresh water behind that is of much better quality than the CBM-produced water."
Source Publication Name: Coal Bed Methane-Produced Water: Management Options for Sustainable Development (Draft)
Citation Section: Section V: CBM-Produced Water Treatment Alternatives
Citation Page: 56
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Northern Plains Resource Council
2401 Montana Ave, Ste. 200
Billings, MT  59101  USA
Phone:406-248-1154     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail:info@nprcmt.org
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Water Quality and Pollution
Location: General / Federal
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Date Entered: 2009-06-12 07:19 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-06-12 07:19 UTC