This March 19, 2009 file photo shows Dickinson Public Works Manager Ken Kussy standing next to the city's brine applicator in Dickinson, N.D. The state Health Department has identified sources of salty oil field wastewater that North Dakota communities can use to deice roads at no cost. Environmental groups are not convinced the briny water is safe and say its use may violate the federal Clean Water Act. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid, File)
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