| Resource Name |
Oil and Gas Well/ Facility Site Erosion Management
(Year 1 Summary) |
| Unique File Number |
276 |
| Information Type |
Monitoring |
| Surface Water |
A |
| Aquatic Ecosystem |
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| Groundwater |
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| Groundwater & Surface Water |
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| Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards |
Y |
| Strengths |
review of site erosion in Charlie Lake watershed |
| Limitations |
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| Challenges |
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| Outstanding Research Questions |
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| Outstanding Research Questions |
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| Information Subtype |
soil erosion |
| Organization |
Charlie Lake Conservation Society |
| Resource Name |
Charlie Lake Conservation Society. 2005. Oil and Gas Well/ Facility Site Erosion Management (Year 1 Summary). Science and Community Environmental Knowledge Fund (SCEK). 37 p. |
| Resource Purpose |
The Charlie Lake Conservation Society (CLCS)1 is a non-profit group of volunteers who are interested in maintaining or enhancing water quality in Charlie Lake. In 2004, CLCS published A Long-Term Strategic Plan for the Improvement of Water Quality in the Charlie Lake Watershed. The strategic plan identified erosion caused by oil and gas activity as one of the land-uses potentially contributing to degradation of water quality. 79 wells and access roads were assessed for erosion problems in June-August 2005. Types of erosion found were rills, gullies and scour from dyke drains and road culverts. Regulations regarding erosion on oil and gas leases are not well defined. Oil and gas companies are willing to mitigate erosion problems, but are having difficulty finding best management methods that work well with local environmental conditions, particularly high clay and silt content of local soils. Various management techniques are available including traditional hard engineering, soil bioengineering and the use of geotextiles and synthetic drainage systems. Partnerships between government agencies, oil and gas producers and landowners are important in solving erosion problems in the watershed. This report summarizes the activities done in the first year of a 2 year project. Primary funding was obtained through the Science and Community Environmental Knowledge (SCEK) fund established by the BC Oil and Gas Commission. |
| Type of Information |
report |
| How does this help decision making? |
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| Program Status |
complete |
| NE Coverage |
ne BC specific |
| Drinking Water |
Y |
| Ecosystem |
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| Fish |
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| Groundwater |
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| Public Safety |
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| SW Quality |
Y |
| SW Quantity |
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| Link |
http://scek.ca/documents/scek/Final_Reports/CLCS%20Wellsite%20Erosion%20Year%201%20report.pdf |
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