Water Quality Benefit Analysis for the Proposed Effluent Guidelines for theCoastal Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry

摘要

The Water Quality Benefit Analysis (WQBA) assesses the effects of currentdischarges and the projected benefits of proposed effluent guidelines limitations for the coastal subcategory of the oil and gas extraction industry. The WQBA considers two separate geographic areas: the Gulf of Mexico (Louisiana and Texas) and Cook Inlet, Alaska. The WQBA examines potential impacts from current produced water discharges in both geographic areas, and potential impacts from drilling fluids and drill cuttings discharges in Cook Inlet. Three types of benefits are analyzed; quantified and non-monetized benefits, quantified and monetized benefits, and non-quantified and non-monetized benefits.