Fort Worth, Texas considers allowing saltwater wells FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Fort Worth, Texas, holds the first of five public meetings this week on whether to allow saltwater disposal wells inside the city limits, officials say. Millions of gallons of wastewater used in the hydraulic fracturing of a well is currently trucked to sites outside the city limits and then injected back into the ground, the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram reported Tuesday. City officials have said trucking the wastewater outside the city is taking a toll on Fort Worth Streets. Often, it ends up just outside the city limits close to subdivisions. City Councilman Sal Espino said he is in favor of a pilot project but still has reservations about a full-scale lifting of the moratorium. "I think everyone in the city who lives in a neighborhood doesn't want a saltwater disposal next to them," Espino said. The public meetings that begin on Thursday will also deal with some of the more contentious issues related to disposal wells such as water usage and earthquakes.