Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines - Canada-Nova Scotia ...

Offshore Waste Treatment GuidelinesTable of ContentsForeword ......................................................................................................................... iiAcronyms ........................................................................................................................ivDefinitions ....................................................................................................................... v1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 11.1 Purpose and Scope of the Guidelines ............................................................... 21.2 Regulatory Framework ...................................................................................... 31.3 Waste Minimization ........................................................................................... 41.4 Identification, Monitoring and Reporting ofDischarges ........................................................................................................ 51.4.1 Identification ............................................................................................... 51.4.2 Routine Monitoring and Reporting ............................................................. 51.4.3 Reporting of Exceedances ......................................................................... 62 Performance Expectations for Specific Discharges .......................................... 72.1 Emissions to Air ................................................................................................ 72.1.1 Greenhouse Gases .................................................................................... 72.1.2 Other Emissions to Air ............................................................................... 82.2 Produced Water ................................................................................................ 82.2.1 Treatment and Monitoring .......................................................................... 82.2.2 Produced Water Characterization ............................................................ 102.3 Drilling Muds ................................................................................................... 102.4 Drilling Solids .................................................................................................. 112.5 Storage Displacement Water .......................................................................... 122.6 Bilge Water ..................................................................................................... 122.7 Ballast Water ................................................................................................... 132.8 Deck Drainage ................................................................................................ 142.9 Produced Sand ............................................................................................... 142.10 Well Treatment Fluids ..................................................................................... 152.11 Cooling Water ................................................................................................. 162.12 Desalination Brine ........................................................................................... 162.13 Sewage and Food Wastes .............................................................................. 162.14 Testing of Fire Control Systems ...................................................................... 162.15 Operational Discharges from Subsea Systems ............................................... 172.16 Discharges Associated with Installation andMaintenance of Subsea Systems.................................................................... 172.17 Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material ........................................................ 183 Mixing Of Waste Discharges ........................................................................... 194 Location of Discharges ................................................................................... 205 Qualifications of Analytical Laboratories ......................................................... 216 References ..................................................................................................... 226.1 Acts and Regulations ...................................................................................... 226.2 Other References ............................................................................................ 23Appendix A: Organizations Participating in the Working Group ................................ 25Appendix B: Methodological Approach to Determining the 24-Hour Average Oil-In-Water Concentration in Produced Water ....................................................................... 2615 December 2010 iii