surrounding lands or to adjoining lands or into streams, Watercourses. water quality, vegetation, and wildlife and fish Habitat could be seriously affected. These four conditions on drilling near water and Drilling Waste should always be used together. The Permittee shall ensure OIL AND GAS The intent of this condition is to WASTEWATER that all Drilling Fluids, contain liquid Drilling Waste CONTAINMENT Flowback, and Produced generated during hydraulic Water wastes are contained fracturing operations. in storage tank(s) located within a bermed area with If Drilling Waste is allowed to leak detection and a spread to adjoining lands or into synthetic liner that is streams, water quality, vegetation, considered impermeable and and wildlife and fish Habitat could is capable of containing be seriously affected. 110% of the total volume of the largest storage tank(s) employed within the bermed area. Prior to rig removal, the OIL AND GAS Waste containing Toxic Material MUD COMPONENTS Permittee shall supply, to must be removed to an approved the Board and an facility to prevent contamination Inspector, a list of mud of soil, groundwater, and surface components used during the water. An approved facility means drilling operation. a facility that is certified by the relevant regulatory body (e.g. federal, provincial, territorial) to accept the Waste/substances that are to be removed. This condition applies to oil and gas operations. Prior to spring break-up, Inspector authorization is RECLAIM the Permittee shall consistent with MVLUR section 8, reclaim all Sumps, unless which requires that excavated otherwise authorized in material be replaced, unless writing by an Inspector. otherwise authorized by a Permit or Inspector. This condition is intended primarily for Sumps associated with oil and gas drilling activities. Sump reclamation prior to spring break-up is of particular concern in Permafrost areas where melt-out of ground ice and snow may cause the Sump to overflow.
surrounding lands or Watercourses. to adjoining lands or into streams, water quality, vegetation, and wildlife and fish Habitat could be seriously affected. These four conditions on drilling near water and Drilling Waste should always be used together. The Permittee shall ensure that all Drilling Fluids, Flowback, and Produced Water wastes are contained in storage tank(s) located within a bermed area with leak detection and a synthetic liner that is considered impermeable and is capable of containing 110% of the total volume of the largest storage tank(s) employed within the bermed area. OIL AND GAS WASTEWATER CONTAINMENT The intent of this condition is to contain liquid Drilling Waste generated during hydraulic fracturing operations. If Drilling Waste is allowed to spread to adjoining lands or into streams, water quality, vegetation, and wildlife and fish Habitat could be seriously affected. Prior to rig removal, the Permittee shall supply, to the Board and an Inspector, a list of mud components used during the drilling operation. OIL AND GAS MUD COMPONENTS Waste containing Toxic Material must be removed to an approved facility to prevent contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water. An approved facility means a facility that is certified by the relevant regulatory body (e.g. federal, provincial, territorial) to accept the Waste/substances that are to be removed. This condition applies to oil and gas operations. Prior to spring break-up, the Permittee shall reclaim all Sumps, unless otherwise authorized in writing by an Inspector. RECLAIM Inspector authorization is consistent with MVLUR section 8, which requires that excavated material be replaced, unless otherwise authorized by a Permit or Inspector. This condition is intended primarily for Sumps associated with oil and gas drilling activities. Sump reclamation prior to spring break-up is of particular concern in Permafrost areas where melt-out of ground ice and snow may cause the Sump to overflow.
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