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BMP of Oil and Gas Development

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Citation Label: GEN002
Publication Name: Profile of the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry
Publication Type: Report
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Author Name: U.S Environmental Protection Agency Office of Compliance
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Publication Year: 2000
Publication No.: EPA/310-R-99-001.
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http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/oilgas.pdf

Local Source File: GEN02-EPASectorNotebook-ProfileofOilandGasIndustry.pdf
Annotation: This Sector Notebook Project on Oil and Gas Extraction published by the EPA provides summary information of environmental issues associated with specific industrial sectors to help facilitate multi-statute solutions to facility permitting, compliance assurance, education/outreach, research, and regulatory development issues. The document includes general industry information (economic and geographic), a description of industrial processes, pollution outputs, pollution prevention opportunities, federal statutory and regulatory framework, compliance history, and a description of partnerships that have been formed between regulatory agencies, the regulated community and the public. Chapter 5 includes pollution prevention opportunities and BMPs. Chapter 6 summarizes federal statutes and regulations.
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