FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Crabb Joseph M 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. [ OTCQB:NESC ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and Chief Legal Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC, 14624 N. SCOTTSDALE RD., SUITE 300 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

5/6/2016
(Street)

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   5/6/2016     F    819   (1) D $0.28   25681   (2) D    
Common Stock                  1565   (3) I   401(k)  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Represents shares of common stock retained by the Issuer for tax withholding purposes in connection with the distribution of shares of common stock pursuant to vesting of restricted stock units granted on 5/6/14.
( 2)  Represents total amount of securities beneficially owned as of May 6, 2016.
( 3)  Represents shares of common stock acquired through the Issuer's 401(k) Match Plan as of May 6, 2016, through which the Issuer previously matched its employees' cash contributions with common stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Crabb Joseph M
C/O NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC
14624 N. SCOTTSDALE RD., SUITE 300
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254

EVP and Chief Legal Officer

Signatures
/s/ Joseph M. Crabb 5/9/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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