Chris M. Piehler

Inspection Division Administrator

LDEQ/Inspection Division

Chris M. Piehler is the Inspection Division Administrator with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.  He has worked for several Departments in Louisiana state government for over 29 years in various positions relative to management of water resources and has been with the DEQ for over 21 years. He has a Master of Science Degree from Northwestern State University.  Duties at the LDEQ have included management of resources for environmental compliance assurance, spill response issues and events, and the Louisiana Ambient Water Quality Monitoring Network.  He has recently completed the Louisiana Clean Waters Plan, the goals of which are to improve surface water quality statewide.  Piehler received the Louisiana Governor’s Award for Conservationist of the Year for 2007.  

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LEARNING BENEFITS

To adopt the most cost-effective water management system, shale gas operators must…

…look at every aspect of water management in detail assessing it from legal, economical and technical standpoints to achieve maximum return on investment.

To find these crucial answers, North America’s leading operators will be meeting at the Shale Gas Water Management: 2011 Initiative in Dallas to share technical and strategic advances in cost-effective sourcing, transporting, treating and disposing of water used for hydraulic fracturing in Marcellus, Barnett, Eagle Ford, Haynesville and other shale plays.

This event is the fourth in the sell-out series of Shale Gas Water Management events, following Shale Gas Water Management in Dallas in 2010, Marcellus Shale Gas Water Management 2011 and Canadian Shale Gas Water Management.

Speakers at this event will be focusing on successful techniques to cost-effectively deal with every aspect of water management including:

  • TREATMENT TECHNIQUES: Utilizing recycling technologies for re-use and disposal in the most cost-effective way
  • DISPOSAL : examining how availability of wells influences the choice of treatment strategy and what alternative methods of disposal are available for shale gas operators
  • WATER SOURCING : reducing the amount of fresh water needed for hydraulic fracturing and replacing it with brine water or water from  other industries
  • INFRASTRUCTURE : creating a centralized system to reduce trucking traveling distance, cost and the environmental impact of shale gas production
  • SOURCING, TRANSPORT AND DISPOSAL REGULATIONS: comparing regulatory frameworks in the states of Texas, Pennsylvania and Louisiana to comply with the strict regulations and resolve environmental concerns