UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 8, 2016

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Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Delaware	001-33816	26-0287117
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

14624 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite #300, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(602) 903-7802

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 8, 2016, Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in the press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated August 8, 2016

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
Date: August 8, 2016	By:	/s/ Joseph M. Crabb
	Name:	Joseph M. Crabb
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated August 8, 2016