Hi-Crush Recognized for Environmental Stewardship with Acceptance into Wisconsin Green Tier Program
December 13 2017 - 3:42PM
Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE:HCLP), “Hi-Crush”, is pleased to
announce that it has been accepted into the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources’ (WDNR) Green Tier program. This program is
designed to highlight companies in Wisconsin that are exceeding
environmental standards to benefit the community.
Hi-Crush’s business operations have been
designed to minimize environmental impacts; its processing and rail
loading facilities are located on-site, reducing costs and impacts
of trucking sand between wet and dry plants. Hi-Crush operations
utilize overland conveying systems to transport mined materials,
eliminating the need for trucking or hauling the material with
heavy equipment or a fleet of diesel burning trucks over local
roadways, also helping lessen its air quality impacts. Hi-Crush’s
environmental management system (EMS), which went into effect
earlier this year, is expected to optimize operations over time and
improve environmental performance.
“Environmental stewardship plays a key role in
our business and our culture,” said Mark Skolos, Hi-Crush General
Counsel. “We place an emphasis on improving the areas where we live
and work, and our inclusion in the Green Tier program is the result
of our continued commitment to not just meet, but to exceed,
environmental regulatory requirements in the communities where we
operate.”
Hi-Crush’s EMS is based on the ISO 14001
standard at its production facilities to ensure accountability in
its compliance with all local, state and federal environmental
regulations. Hi-Crush also adheres to a silicosis prevention
program (SPP) based on the National Industrial Sand Association’s
(NISA) Occupational Health Program for Exposure to Crystalline
Silica in the Industrial Sand Industry, along with an associated
smoke-free workplace policy at all its facilities, to ensure the
protection and health and well-being of its employees and
customers.
“We are proud to be recognized by the state of
Wisconsin for our dedication to implementing environmental
practices which exceed normal standards, and we plan to continue to
improve our policies moving forward,” Mr. Skolos continued.
“Already we use innovative solutions such as pump-back systems
which return process and storm water to our plants, greatly
reducing the need to draw on groundwater resources. Moving forward,
we intend to find more ways to reduce our environmental impact and
lead our industry and community in environmental stewardship.”
Hi-Crush’s future environmental performance
goals include, but are not limited to:
- Increasing awareness by hosting meetings and open houses for
the public, local government, and other stakeholders to discuss
environmental performance and address concerns; along with
participating in and/or leading local community beneficial
projects;
- Going beyond industry standards when rebuilding landscapes with
full-phase reclamation projects, along with the planting of trees
in or around the facility property and community areas;
- Increasing water recycling efforts to reduce groundwater use;
and,
- Converting all pressure drop gauges to wireless feeds, allowing
for real-time monitoring of all air filter-based pollution control
devices.
About Hi-Crush
Hi-Crush is a premier provider of proppant
and logistics solutions to the North American energy
industry. Our portfolio of purpose-built production
facilities are capable
of producing 13.4 million tons per year of
high-quality monocrystalline sand, a specialized mineral used as a
proppant during the well completion process, necessary to
facilitate the recovery of hydrocarbons from oil and natural gas
wells. Our production facilities' direct access to major U.S.
railroads enhance our delivery capabilities into consuming basins,
while our strategically located owned and operated in-basin
terminals as well as our in-basin production facility positions us
within close proximity to significant activity in all major oil and
gas basins for advantageous truck transportation. Our
integrated distribution system, enhanced by our innovative
PropStreamTM logistics solution, efficiently delivers proppant
the "last mile" into the blender, providing customers surety of
supply from mine to well site. For more information,
visit www.hicrush.com.
Media Contact
Steve Bell Director, Marketing and Corporate
Communications (713) 980-6225
sbell@hicrush.com
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