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We've
begun an examination of drilling waste pits on our blog and
some of the content has also spilled over onto this website.
Eventually, all the material will be here.
We
have a post on our blog about Pit
Liners, the geomembrane material that is used as a barrier
between the liquids and solids in the pit and the environment.
We
have a post on our blog about Pits,
emphasizing where we think West Virginia's pit regulations
are lacking.
West
Virginia's existing pit regulations as found in the state's
Code of State Regulations, General Water Pollution Control
Permit and the Erosion and Sedimentation Control Field Manual.
We've
created these recommendations
toward a revision of the current regulations. The recommendations
are written as if they were regulations, focusing on permits,
siting, construction, operation and closure.
The
state is in the process of making changes to the portion of
the Code of State Regulations that pertains to pits. The changed
regulation can be seen here
and our
comments for those changes and changes we believe are lacking
but are necessary can be viewed here (a Word 97 file).
It
should be noted that there are no regulations in regards to
the proper disposal of solid waste held in pits. Normally
this is buried on site but again there no requirements to
keep this potentially toxic material sequestered from the
environment.
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