Company: WBI
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form Type: DRS/A
Source: 0000950123-25-006924
Chunk: 212

Company: WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form: DRS/A
Chunk 212
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 Act of 1990 (“OPA”), and analogous state laws and regulations impose restrictions and strict controls regarding the unauthorized discharge of pollutants, including produced waters and other oil and gas wastes, into regulated waters and impose requirements affecting our ability to conduct activities in waters and wetlands. Pursuant to the Clean Water Act and analogous state laws and regulations, permits must be obtained to discharge pollutants into regulated waters, including discharge of stormwater or discharge into ground water. The Clean Water Act and regulations implemented thereunder also prohibit the discharge of dredge and fill material into regulated waters, including jurisdictional wetlands, unless authorized by an appropriately issued permit. The scope of these regulated waters has been subject to controversy and revisions in recent years. To the extent any rule or regulation expands the scope of the CWA’s jurisdiction, we and our customers could face increased costs and delays with respect to obtaining permits for dredge and fill activities in wetland areas. Additionally, many states have similar requirements that apply to state waters where federal jurisdiction ends, and as a result, under most circumstances, discharges of pollutants reaching any permanent waterbodies will likely be regulated. If our operations causes a release of oil or other wastes into regulated waters, we could also become liable for clean-up costs and various damages under the OPA. Notably, the scope of the OPA includes certain hazardous wastes that are exempt from regulation under CERCLA and RCRA, such as wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal energy. Spill prevention, control and countermeasure requirements of federal laws require appropriate containment berms and similar structures to help prevent the contamination of regulated waters in the event of a spill, rupture or leak of hydrocarbons, including in produced water, from a well, storage tank, or container. Federal and state regulatory agencies can impose administrative, civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance with discharge permits or other requirements of the CWA, OPA, and analogous state laws and regulations. To the extent the scope of the CWA’s or the OPA’s jurisdiction is expanded in areas where we or our customers operate, it could impose additional permitting and other obligations on us and our customers, and we could face increased costs and delays with respect to obtaining permits. Such developments could also increase compliance expenditures or mitigation costs, contribute to delays, restrictions, or cessation of the development of projects, and also reduce the rate of production of oil and natural gas from producers with whom we have a business relationship and, in turn,