Unconventional Oil and Gas Development: Key Environmental and Public Health Requirements
Description:
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As with conventional oil and gas development, requirements from eight federal environmental and public health laws apply to unconventional oil and gas development. For example, the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates discharges of pollutants into surface waters. Among other things, CWA requires oil and gas well site operators to obtain permits for discharges of produced waterwhich includes fluids used for …
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Date:
September 5, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department