Of the more than 600 publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) in New York State, 115 are capable of accepting industrial wastewater – a prerequisite for accepting and treating Marcellus Shale wastewater.None of these facilities can
accept Marcellus Shale wastewater without modification of their permits, which depend upon testing their facilities’ capacity to treat the water effectively without disrupting their current program. As of summer 2011, no water treatment facilities have applied to accept Marcellus Shale wastewater.