Barge industry wants changes to proposed track water regulations

摘要

Using barges to transport frack wastewater from the booming natural gas fields has moved a step closer with a proposal from the U.S. Coast Guard, but barge owners want changes concerning responsibility for "bad batches" of cargo. In October 2013, the Coast Guard issued a proposal for carriage of "conditionally permitted" shale-gas extraction waste-water in bulk, seeking comments from the barge industry and other interested parties. Under the proposed policy, a barge owner may request an endorsement of a barge's Certificate of Inspection to allow the barge to transport frack wastewater.