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The Solution. Mitered joints replaced with angled fittings. Pipeline Repair & Upgrade. Pipeline Repair & Upgrade. Part II: Restoration Activities. Regulatory Context. Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) - OPA ‘90 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (DOI) PA DEP PA Fish & Boat Commission
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The Solution • Mitered joints replaced with angled fittings
Regulatory Context • Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) - OPA ‘90 • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (DOI) • PA DEP • PA Fish & Boat Commission • USEPA Region III Unilateral Administrative Order
Restoration Goals & Objectives • OPA - make the environment & public “whole” for injuries to natural resources resulting from oil spills • return the injured resources to baseline • compensate for interim losses pending recovery • EPA Order • “restore all areas, including soils and sediments, to the maximum extent possible, to their condition before the discharge of oil” • Restore ecological services provided by suite of injured habitats
Primary Restoration Process • Injury Assessment • Baseline Determination • Design & Planning • Implementation • Monitoring • Maintenance
Phased Approach • Phase I • Spill Site • 1.4 acres • Phase II • Haul Road • 3,200 linear ft • 1.8 acres • Phase III • Staging Area • 0.75 acres