United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-02-09 monographic deposited born digital 32 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-240 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-240 P0b002ee180391533 f:d05240 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-240 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-240 GAO-05-240 Endangered species Environmental monitoring Industrial pollution Oil drilling Pollution control Pollution monitoring Program management Water pollution Water pollution control Wildlife conservation Land management Natural gas Environmental policies Federal regulations Construction (process) Policies and procedures EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Storm Water Program Other Written Product A17276 To prevent pollutants from entering storm water runoff, the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Storm Water Program requires controls for construction activities that disturb land. Phase I of this program requires permitting for construction activities that disturb 5 acres or more, while Phase II requires permitting for activities disturbing between 1 and 5 acres. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the Phase II compliance date for discharges associated with oil and gas construction activities until March 2005 to analyze the impact of Phase II on the oil and gas industry. GAO was asked to provide information about oil and gas construction activities--such as well drilling and pipeline construction--affected by Phase I and likely to be affected by Phase II, as well as Phase II's financial and environmental implications. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-240/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-240.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-240/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-240.pdf GAO-05-240 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-240 Other Written Product GAO-05-240; Storm Water Pollution: Information Needed on the Implications of Permitting Oil and Gas Construction Activities; Endangered species Environmental monitoring Industrial pollution Oil drilling Pollution control Pollution monitoring Program management Water pollution Water pollution control Wildlife conservation Land management Natural gas Environmental policies Federal regulations Construction (process) Policies and procedures EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Storm Water Program