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Thomas E. Barnard, Erich Schramm, Brian Naberezny, Dale Bruns, Kenneth Klemow

Thomas E. Barnard, Erich Schramm, Brian Naberezny, Dale Bruns, Kenneth Klemow. Surface water quality monitoring to address the impacts on Marcellus Gas development on small and medium streams in northeast Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Academy of Science 30 March 2012. Outline.

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Thomas E. Barnard, Erich Schramm, Brian Naberezny, Dale Bruns, Kenneth Klemow

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  1. Thomas E. Barnard, Erich Schramm, Brian Naberezny, Dale Bruns, Kenneth Klemow Surface water quality monitoring to address the impacts on Marcellus Gas development on small and medium streams in northeast Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Academy of Science 30 March 2012

  2. Outline • Overview of IEER program • Potential Environmental Impact → Water Quality Monitoring • Examples of pipeline construction • Sutton Creek Watershed • Grab sampling • Continuous Monitoring • Aquatic macroinvertebrate

  3. IEER Institute for Energy and Environmental Research for Northeastern Pennsylvania • Established Spring 2010 at Wilkes University • Grant from U.S. Department of Energy – National Energy Technology Laboratory • Focus on Marcellus Shale Gas Development • Water Quality is major concern • Wilkes has history of researching water quality issues

  4. Objective • Develop a water quality monitoring program to assess impact of Marcellus Shale gas development on surface waters • Maximizes use of historical data and ongoing monitoring program • Integrates efforts of community watershed associations • Utilizes continuous monitoring technology

  5. Wells Drilled Through 2008

  6. Wells Drilled Through 2009

  7. Wells Drilled Through 2010

  8. Wells Drilled Through 2011 Silver Creek Sutton Creek Whitelock Creek Trout Brook Wilkes University WashingtonCounty

  9. Balance Environment & Gas Development • What are the activities that may impact the environment? • What are the potential impacts? • Anticipated and unanticipated • How do we quantify & measure the impacts? • Pre- during- & post- construction • How do we insure that impact is minimized? • How is adverse impact mitigated? • How do we transfer $ from those who benefit to those who incur the cost?

  10. Conceptual Model of Marcellus Gas Development on Water Quality

  11. Major Gas Pipelines

  12. Natural Gas Pipelines in Northeastern Pennsylvania 2011 Existing 2012 2013

  13. Improper Site Management Practices During Construction Dust control at Williams pipeline Lower Demunds Road Dallas, PA 11 Dec 2011 Nov 2011 Inadequate erosion control Sediment leakage under spill pillows

  14. Improper Site Management Practices Post Construction Pipeline completed no seeding or mulch Franklin, PA Mar 2012 Stockpile with no erosion control Franklin, PA Mar 2012 Construction road with no seeding or mulch Franklin, PA Mar 2012

  15. Impacts of Pipeline Construction Trout Brook, PA downstream of construction site, Dallas, PA Dec 2011 Sediment deposition at construction site Moreland, PA Mar 2012

  16. Act 14 Notices to Municipalities Chief Gathering LLC Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline - 29.93 miles Wyoming & Luzerne Counties - Stream crossings Leonard Creek, Bowman Creek, Sugar Hollow Creek, tributaries

  17. Quantify Activities Using GIS Pad Driveway Well Pad Pipelines Source: Permit review, E L Rose Conservancy

  18. Google Earth Sutton Creek watershed Williams Pipeline Google Earth image 6 October 2011

  19. Sutton Creek Watershed • Luzerne County • Williams pipeline - 2011 • 2.1 miles • Two stream crossings • Monitoring above and below construction • Monitoring a third reference stream • UGI proposed pipeline - 2013 • 3.0 miles • Two stream crossings • Collecting baseline data • Developing relationship with UGI for potential collaborative monitoring program • Historical data from Lake Louise Lake Association • 11.5 square miles • 16.0 miles of streams are designated Cold Water Fisheries • The Bedrock is 100% sandstone • Land Use/Land Cover is dominated by forest but also contains a large agricultural presence

  20. IEER Monitoring Program Grab Sampling pH, Temperature, Conductance Turbidity ortho-PO4, NO3 Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg,, Mn, Ni, Sr Real Time pH, Temperature, Conductance Turbidity, Depth (Continuous) Dissolved Oxygen, BG algae, Chlorophyll a Aquatic presence, number of individuals Macroinvertebrate Classify to Family or Genus EPT, Hilsenhoff indexes

  21. Lake Louise Historical Data Source: Lake Louise Lake Association, Ecological Solutions, Inc.

  22. Sutton Creek Grab Sampling

  23. Continuous Monitoring Solar powered – rechargeable battery Communicate via cell phone Readings every 5 min Maintenance & calibration issues

  24. Physical & Electrochemical Sensors

  25. Example 1Baseline Monitoring – Sutton CreekResponse to Snowfall, Road Salt and Wash Off

  26. Example 2Whitelock CreekUpstream/Downstream of Pipeline Crossing During Construction

  27. Macroinvertebrate

  28. Macroinvertebrate

  29. Ongoing Work Refine efforts to quantify gas development activities Incorporate citizens monitoring data in public database Standardize operations for continuous monitoring Develop data analysis techniques for continuous monitoring (integrate with traditional grab sampling)

  30. Data vs. Processes Data What we measure • Physical characteristics • Concentration • Biological • Presence/absence • Number of individuals • Identification of species Processes What we want to know • Weathering • Mass transport • Production/respiration • Bio-uptake/partitioning • Bio diversification • Eutrophication • Dilution • Response to climate change

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