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Presentation

Overview

1. Context Setting

2. Regulatory Update - BC

3. Regulatory Update– AB

4. Hydraulic Fracturing Water Lifecycle

5. Water Management Planning & Development

Planning

6. Alternative Water Sources& Mitigations

Why?

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Regulatory

Cost

Schedule

Infrastructure

Design

Environmental Impact

Development Planning

Stakeholders

Collaboration

Oil and Gas Commission (OGC)

Ministry of Environment (MoE)

Regulatory

Agencies

BC

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Key Legislation (BC)

Oil and Gas

Activities Act

Petroleum and

Natural Gas

Act

Environmental

Management

Act

Water

Sustainability

Act

Land Act

• Water Sustainability Act

• Updates to AMS (ongoing)

• Update to Management of Saline Fluids for

Hydraulic Fracturing Guideline

• Ground Motion Monitoring

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Recent Changes (BC)

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• Increased size limit for

above ground

produced water

storage

• Produced water – treat and discharge to

environment

• Groundwater users -

licence by 2019

Future Changes (BC)

Key

Regulatory

Agencies in

Alberta

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Alberta Environment & Parks (AEP)

Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)

Aboriginal Consultation Office (ACO)

Key Legislation (AB)

Responsible

Energy

Development

Act

Energy

EnactmentsWater Act

Environmental

Protection

Enhancement

Act

Public Lands

Act

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Recent Changes (AB)

• Wetland Policy

• Climate Leadership Plan

• Caribou Range Plans

• Liability Management Rating

• Interim Guidance to Authorize Reuse

of Municipal and Industrial

Wastewater

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Future Changes (AB)

• Integrated Decision

Approach / One-Stop

• Water Conservation Policy

• Environmental Net Effects

• Alternative fluid storage

regulatory tool

• Public Water Use

Performance Reporting

Water Source

Transport

Source Water Storage

Hydraulic Fracturing Water

Use

Produced Storage, Treatment &

Re-Use

Disposal

Hydraulic Fracturing Water Lifecycle

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Planning

Corporate

Water Policy

Corporate Water Strategy

Asset Water Strategy

Implementation

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Linking

Water

Management

&

Development

Planning

Alternative Water Sources

Municipal Wastewater

Streams

Produced/ Flowback

Water StreamsSaline Water

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Key Take-Aways

1. Keep your finger on the regulatory pulse

2. Understand regulatory impacts to schedule

3. Marry your development plan to your water management plan

4. Pro-active approach –get in front of the regulator early

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