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EPA/WATER | RIN: 2040-AF35 | Publication ID: Spring 2014 |
Title: Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction Including Coalbed Methane and Shale Gas Extraction | |
Abstract: In this action EPA will collect information, review existing technologies, and develop regulatory options for discharges of pollutants from unconventional oil and gas extraction, such as directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing. In recent years there has been substantial growth in extraction and production of oil and gas resources, including shale gas, using unconventional technologies. This unconventional oil and gas production can generate substantial volumes of wastewater and the regulations for discharges associated with these unconventional activities varies by state. These wastewaters have been found to contain elevated concentrations of some or all of the following pollutants: fracturing fluid additives, salt content (often expressed as total dissolved solids or TDS), conventional pollutants, organics, metals, and naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM ) which, if discharged, can directly impact aquatic life and drinking water sources. | |
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 435 | |
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311 1314 1316 1317 1318 1342 1361 |
Legal Deadline:
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Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0334 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Federalism: Undetermined | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/cbm_index.cfm | |
Sectors Affected: 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells; 213112 Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Lisa Biddle Environmental Protection Agency Water 4303T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-0350 Email: biddle.lisa@epa.gov Jan Matuszko Environmental Protection Agency Water 4303T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1035 Fax:202 566-1053 Email: matuszko.jan@epa.gov |