TEAM MEMBERS:

Mary Anne Lowndes, Sponsor, WDNR

C. Kim Gonzalez, Team Leader, WDNR

John Edwardsen, M.J. Electric, LLC

Brad Eifert, Michels Directional Drilling

Matt Fehler, We Energies

Mike Hackel, Homburg Contractors Inc.

Dana Halverson, Alliant Energy

Susan Knabe, Stantec Consulting Services

Elliott Mergen, Dane Co. Land & Water Resources Dept.

Lance Newman, Kapur & Associates

Ann Nye, GAI Consultants

Geri Rademacher, WDNR

Abby Williamson, WisDOT

If you have questions regarding this standard, contact SOC Program Manager at soc@wisconsinlandwater.org or the Team Leader at Christine.Gonzalez@wisconsin.gov.

TEAM MEETINGS:

• October 11, 2019 – Agenda
• Dec. 9, 2019
• Jan. 16, 2020
• Feb. 13, 2020
• March 17, 2020
• April 22, 2020
• May 14, 2020
• June 18, 2020
• July 16, 2020
• Aug. 13, 2020
• Exact dates and locations of subsequent meetings will be listed here as they are scheduled.

Custodian:  WDNR

Goal:  This Standard Team will create a new technical standard that provides criteria for projects employing horizontal directional drilling (HDD). The standard will include procedures and practices to minimize potential for inadvertent releases associated with HDD and to respond to releases when they do happen.

This team will examine existing research, consider new technologies, propose criteria, and consider input from expert and public review.

Anticipated Publication Date:  2020

Work Team Status:  This began meeting in October 2019. Meetings will be held approximately monthly until the standard is completed. Details on meetings, including agendas and meeting notes, will be available on the left side of this website as the work develops.

Team Resources: 

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Draft Guidance for Horizontal Directional Drill Monitoring, Inadvertent Return Response, and Contingency Plans, October 2018.