Midstream Oil & Gas Environmental Services

Environmental Compliance Inspection:

• Documenting compliance with required environmental permits 

• Coordination of field inspections and agency visits 

• Completing daily and weekly environmental compliance reports

• Understanding all permitted conditions and reporting that all procedures and policies are implemented accordingly 

• Completing the necessary inspections to ensure compliance with Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit

• Providing professional advice and guidance during environmental resource crossings

• Coordinating and submitting variance request as needed to the appropriate agencies 

• Working with contractors to ensure BMPs are installed in accordance with the approved erosion and sediment control plans

• Providing solutions and corrective actions where needed to ensure projects remain environmentally compliant

• Providing pre and post-construction inspections, photo logs and progress reports

Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Design: 

• Erosion and sediment control plans will contain all pertinent regulations found in the Pennsylvania Code, Title 25. Environmental Protection, Chapter 102: Erosion and Sediment Control 

• Erosion and sediment control plans will include the following: 

  • Topographic features

  • Soils maps and information

  • Location of waterways receiving site runoff

  • Description of the earth disturbance activities

  • Sequence for installation of the erosion controls

  • Erosion control device maintenance program

  • Procedures for recycling and disposing of materials.

Wetland Delineation and Stream Mapping:

• Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory (PNDI) screening for potential threatened or endangered species

• Complete desktop reviews of project prior to conducting onsite field work

• Collect data and delineate wetland boundaries using the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) wetland delineation manual criteria

• Stream mapping and data collection using bed and bank channel features as defined in PA code title 25 Chapter 105 for watercourses

• Photo collection and creation of comprehensive photo logs of all resources 

• All data will be collected using a sub-meter accuracy Trimble GPS unit

• All environmental resources will be mapped

• Creation of aquatic resource delineation report. Report includes:

  • Data forms collected

  • Photographs

  • Produced mapping

• Aquatic resource delineation report meets all criteria to be used in permitting applications

Environmental Permitting:

• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits

• Erosion and Sediment Control General Permits (ESCGP)

• General and Joint Permit Applications for Natural Resource Encroachments

• USACE Nationwide Permits and 401 Water Quality Certifications