T/CQSES 01-2024 Technical Guidelines for Evaluating Groundwater Pollution from Shale Gas Extraction

Scope

Scope: This guideline stipulates the basic principles, work content and process, technical requirements, and other general requirements for the investigation, evaluation, and prevention and control of groundwater environmental pollution at shale gas extraction sites. This guideline applies to the evaluation of groundwater pollution at shale gas extraction sites throughout their entire life cycle, including shale gas exploration and extraction projects that are proposed, under construction, in production, or being decommissioned. Main technical content: This document aims to improve or maintain the quality of groundwater environments and ensure ecological safety. On the basis of fully collecting regional, watershed, and site information, it carries out the evaluation of groundwater pollution at shale gas extraction sites. From the perspectives of residential drinking water safety and groundwater environmental protection, it proposes measures for preventing and controlling groundwater pollution and suggestions for optimization and adjustment, providing a basis for the management of groundwater environments at shale gas extraction sites.

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