By Associated Press - Tuesday, September 18, 2018

TIOGA, N.D. (AP) - The state Health Department says 21,000 gallons of produced water that spilled at a saltwater disposal facility in Mountrail County impacted farmland.

Produced water is a mixture of saltwater and oil that can contain drilling chemicals.

Officials say a broken pipe connection caused the spill Saturday at the site about 7 miles southeast of Tioga. Basic Energy Services reported it to the state the next day.



Health Department officials inspected the site and will monitor remediation efforts.

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