CONRAD — The Environmental Protection Agency hosted a public hearing on whether Montana Renewables can inject wastewater into unused oil wells in Pondera County.

"We're interested in these wells as a potential environmentally responsible means of disposal of that non-hazardous wash water," Krista Lee Evans said.

Watch the video here: EPA considers wastewater injection permit for Montana Renewables in Pondera County

Evans serves as vice president of government relations for Montana Renewables.

However, Pondera County officials oppose the proposal, citing environmental concerns.

"The commissioners had been assured this would be such a good thing for Pondera County, but the more we looked into it, we thought this if this wastewater migrated into any of the usable aquifers, it could be

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