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If new rules are approved, treated “produced water” could be used for agriculture, growing trees and manufacturing.

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two District Court of Maryland courthouses were also found to have the bacteria in their water supplies: 5800 Wabash Ave. and 700 E. Patapsco Ave. Those buildings, as well as 301 W. Preston Street ...