Company: WBI
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form Type: DRS/A
Source: 0000950123-25-006924
Chunk: 81

Company: WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form: DRS/A
Chunk 81
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 on us or our customers in a manner that cannot be predicted. These include liabilities related to the handling, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, release and use of radioactive materials, which could be in produced water, and uncertainties regarding the ultimate, and potential exposure to, technical and financial risks associated with modifying or decommissioning produced water handling facilities. Federal or state regulatory agencies could require the shutdown of produced water handling facilities for safety reasons or refuse to permit the restart of any facility after unplanned or planned outages. New or amended safety and regulatory requirements may give rise to additional operational and maintenance costs and capital expenditures. Additionally, aging equipment or facilities may require increased capital expenditures to keep produced water infrastructure operating efficiently or in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Such equipment is also likely to require periodic upgrading and improvement in order to maintain compliance. Although we have had a strong safety record, accidents and other unforeseen problems have occurred and may occur in the future. The consequences of any major incident could be severe and may result in loss of life or property damage. Any resulting liability from a major environmental or catastrophic incident could have a material adverse effect on us and limit our operations.

Restrictions on the ability to procure brackish water or changes in brackish water sourcing requirements could decrease demand for our water-sourcing solutions.

A portion of our business includes supplying brackish water for use in our customers’ hydraulic fracturing activities. Our access to the brackish water we supply may be limited due to reasons such as prolonged drought or our inability to acquire or maintain brackish water sourcing permits or other rights. In addition, some state and local governmental authorities have begun to monitor or restrict the use of brackish water subject to their jurisdiction for hydraulic fracturing to ensure adequate local water supply. For instance, some states require E&P companies to report certain information regarding the water they use for hydraulic fracturing and to monitor the quality of groundwater surrounding some wells stimulated by hydraulic fracturing. Any such decrease in the availability of brackish water, or demand for water-sourcing solutions, could have a material adverse effect on this portion of our business, including our ability to grow this portion of our business.

Federal and state legislation and regulatory initiatives relating to produced water handling facilities could result in increased costs and additional operating restrictions or delays and could harm our business.

The produced water handling process is primarily regulated by state oil and gas authorities. This water handling process has come under scrutiny from the public, various state regulatory bodies, as well as environmental and other groups