Regulation, characterization and treatment of discharge waters from pipelines. Volume 1. Topical report, January 1989-April 1992. Executive summary

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6449069

Tallon, J T; Fillo, J P

The report examines environmental issues related to hydrostatic testing of discharge waters generated from integrity testing of natural gas pipelines. Hydrostatic testing, and proper environmental management of the discharge waters, can be required by DOT regulations. However, disposal of water used to conduct a hydrostatic pipeline test is regulated on a state-by-state basis. State-specific requirements vary widely, ranging from an authorization letter to a complete NPDES permit. Monitoring may be required before and during discharge, include a variety of analyses, have varying protocols for obtaining samples, and may be required either to obtain data or to ascertain compliance with stipulated discharge limits. The composition of the discharge and state-specific discharge limitations dictate treatment needs on a case-by-case basis. The volume consists of the Executive Summary of a five-volume report series.

• Research Organization: ENSR Consulting and Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6449069
• Report Number(s): PB-93-176063/XAB; CNN: GRI-5090-253-1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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