FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Methane and Water in Coalbeds -- 2 Coalbed Methane Produced Water in Western U.S. Basins: Hydrogeological and Geochemical Foundations -- 3 Regulatory Context for Coalbed Methane Produced Water Management -- 4 Coalbed Methane Produced Water Management and Beneficial Uses -- 5 Environmental Effects of Coalbed Methane Development and Produced Water Management -- 6 Technologies and Costs for Coalbed Methane Produced Water Treatment -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Legislative Authorization Language H.R. 6-Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 1811. Coal Bed Methane Study -- Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographical Sketches -- Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee -- Appendix D: Information Inventory -- Appendix E: Historical Significance of a Water "Compact": Development of the Colorado Compact and the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact -- Appendix F: Tribal Management of Coalbed Methane Development and Produced Water -- Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations.