Environmental Considerations For Horizontal Directional Drilling
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) creates considerable environmental concerns due to two main reasons:
Drilling fluids and other wastes may find their way into terrestrial and aquatic surfaces HDD activities involve disturbance of soil and vegetation, which interferes with the habitats for the organisms in the affected areas. Although some measures may be put in place to minimise environmental damage--for instance, creating HDD crossings at watercourse crossings--it is not possible to eliminate all adverse environmental effects related to HDD projects.