Office of Conservation

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DNR Secretary Angelle Commemorates 2011 Ground Water Awareness Week

Monday, March 07, 2011

Spotlights Conservation Message with Online Curriculum Module

Oilfield Restoration Commission reports on latest projects and figures

Monday, July 19, 2010

Members of the state’s Oilfield Site Restoration Commission received fiscal year-end reports last Thursday, on projects in six parishes where orphaned wells have been closed through the Oilfield Site Restoration Program (OSRP). The commission meets quarterly in Baton Rouge at the La. Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Conservation.

DNR’s Office of Conservation and BRCC partner to provide real-world training for students

Friday, July 16, 2010

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through the Office of Conservation, will be bringing on a quartet of Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) students wrapping up their course work in environmental technology to give them hands-on experience in government regulation of environmental issues.

New land conservation group receives DNR certification

Thursday, April 01, 2010

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that the Louisiana House and Senate Committees on Natural Resources have each approved DNR’s fifth certification of a land conservation organization.

DNR to implement streamlining recommendations

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle has announced that the department will be cutting more than $1.3 million in annual costs over the next two years to support the state government streamlining efforts.

Natural Resources and Transportation sign agreement to centralize water wells

Friday, January 08, 2010

The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) have completed an agreement to streamline the management of water wells and state ground water under DNR.

Office of Conservation reinforces that domestic water well owners must notify before selling water for industrial purposes

Monday, November 09, 2009

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Conservation has issued a memo to oil and gas operators working in the Haynesville Shale area to enlist their aid in ensuring water drawn from domestic water wells is not used for industrial purposes, such as the hydraulic fracturing of shale formations, without proper notification to the state.

State Office of Conservation requiring reporting of water source in hydraulic fracturing operations

Thursday, October 08, 2009

The oil and gas industry has quickly begun to respond to the Louisiana Office of Conservation’s recently implemented changes in reporting requirements for water use for drilling operations requiring hydraulic fracturing.

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