Abstract
Since the expiration of several general permits in the offshore areas of the U.S. gulf coast and southern California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been working to develop guidelines for discharge criteria from offshore drilling vessels and platforms. The industry has diligently sought to provide a research-based effort to establish criteria that operators can live with on a day-to-day basis. Additionally, the industry has participated in many hours of meetings with both EPA headquarters and EPA regional staffs. These negotiations and the exchange of hard data are held in high esteem by all parties because they represent concerted efforts to assist in the determination of discharge limitations that satisfy technology-based requirements and are operationally achievable.
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