Shale&Gas&Water&Management:&Marcellus&Ini5a5ve&2012

Marcellus&Shale&&

Erosion,&Sediment&&&Stormwater

Best&Management&Prac5ces&&

Compliance&&&Repor5ng&

The!Changing!Landscape!of!Stormwater!

Management!
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• Stormwater!management!

• Erosion!and!sediment!control!devices!

• ESCGP!Overview!

• Field!inspec>on!best!management!prac>ce’s!

• Regulatory!Horizon!

Outline
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• Accelerated!erosion!from!construc>on!sites!is!na>onally!

listed!in!the!top!three!pollu>on!sources!contribu>ng!to!

water!body!use!impairment!

• Primary!pollu>on!associated!with!stormwater!is!sediment!

but!also!includes!petrochemicals,!nutrients,!pes>cides,!

debris,!etc

• Inadequate!design!can!contribute!to!significant!increases!in!

runoff!volume,!with!associated!impacts!on!groundwater,!

flooding!and!fluvial!geomorphology!

Stormwater!Management
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• From!an!industry!perspec>ve,!considered!as!an!EHS!

issue!

• CWA!exemp>on!402(i)(2)!prohibits!NPDES!

regulatory!permit!requirements!

• States!retain!authority!to!develop!regula>ons!

through!nonVNPDES!programs,!ie!ESCGPV1!!

• In!PA,!failure!to!adequately!address!through!

planning,!administra>on!and!execu>on!has!

resulted!in!hundreds!of!NOV’s!and!thousands!of!

dollars!in!fines!and!penal>es.!

Stormwater!Management
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• Straw!mulching!

• Hydromulch/hydroseeding

• Geotex>les!

• Straw!erosion!blankets!

• Terracing,!Soil!Roughening!!

• Chemical!Stabiliza>on/Soil!Binders!

• Rock!armoring/rip!rap!

Erosion!ControlsV!1st!Level
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• Compost!filter!socks!

• Silt!fence!

• Construc>on!entrances!

• Sediment!traps!and!sediment!basins!

• Inlet!protec>on!

• Hay!bale!dikes!

Erosion!ControlsV!2nd!Level
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• Applies!to!earth!disturbance!ac>vi>es!associated!with!

oil!and!gas!explora>on,!produc>on,!processing!or!

treatment!opera>ons!or!transmission!facili>es!that!

disturb!5!or!more!acres.!

• Requires!development!of!a!site!specific!Erosion!and!

Sediment!Control!Plan!by!all!site!owners!

• Must!comply!with!PA!DEP!Erosion!and!Sediment!

Control!BMP!manual!

• Addi>onal!protec>ons!required!in!HQ/EV!watersheds!

• Requires!rou>ne!inspec>on!and!maintenance!

ESCGPV1
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• BMP’s!require!weekly!inspec>ons!and!a_er!each!

measureable!rainfall!event!

• Wri`en!copies!must!be!available!and!capture!site!

condi>ons,!BMP!condi>ons,!correc>ve!ac>ons,!

correc>ve!ac>ons!!

• Should!be!used!to!enhance!site!management,!reduce!

compliance!viola>ons,!and!minimize!environmental!

risk!

• Effec>ve!inspec>ons!should!be!conducted!by!

competent,!trained!individuals,!that!thoroughly!

document!and!inspect!all!E&S!components!with!a!

formal!wri`en!document!and!dateV>me!stamp!photo!

documenta>on.!

Inspec>on!Requirements
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Inspec>on!Examples
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Inspec>on!Examples
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Inspec>on!Examples
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Inspec>on!Examples
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Inspec>on!Examples
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Inspec>on!Examples
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Inspec>on!Examples
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• ESCGPV2!updates!/!discussion!

• Ohio!Regula>ons!

• West!Virginia!Regula>ons!

• New!York!Regula>ons!

Regulatory!Horizon
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• Stay!in!touch!with!regulatory!changes!

• Implement!an!efficient/effec>ve!inspec>on!process!

• U>lize!BMP’s!as!designed!

• Reduce!Hazard!Poten>al!by!planning!ahead!and!

staying!engaged!with!projects!

• Detect/Repair!Deficiencies!in!a!>mely!manner!

• Convey!upslope!drainage!to!reduce!the!amount!of!water!

crossing!loca>ons!

• U>lize!temporary!stabiliza>on!techniques!

• Work!within!the!prescribed!construc>on!sequencing!

• Only!disturb!the!areas!which!need!disturbed!

• Keep!as!much!green!as!prac>cable!

• Only!disturb!the!areas!which!need!disturbed!

Closing!Thoughts