The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is scheduled to hold an August 10 hearing on proposed water withdrawal requests, including eight related to shale gas drilling operations.  (formal notice)

The projects are intended to be scheduled for Commission action at its next business meeting, tentatively scheduled for September 14, 2023

The shale gas development-related projects include--

-- Project Sponsor and Facility: BKV Operating, LLC (East Branch Wyalusing Creek), Jessup Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180902).

-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Coterra Energy, Inc. (Tunkhannock Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180903).

-- Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT ARO, LLC (Pine Creek), McHenry Township, Lycoming County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180901).

-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Inflection Energy (PA), LLC (Loyalsock Creek - Exceptional Value Watershed), Upper Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.700 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20221214).

-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC (Susquehanna River), Terry Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180909).

-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC (Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180910).

-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Seneca Resources Company, LLC (Crooked Creek), Middlebury Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).

-- Project Sponsor and Facility: S.T.L. Resources, LLC (Pine Creek), Pike Township, Potter County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).

Click Here for more information on each proposed project and to submit comments.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.

The hearing will be held in-person and telephonically at the SRBC offices at 4423 North Front Street in Harrisburg starting at 6:30 p.m.  Join by telephone using the toll free number (877) 304-9269 and then entering guest passcode 2619070 followed by #.

For more information on programs, training opportunities and upcoming events, visit the Susquehanna River Basin Commission website.  Click Here to sign up for SRBC’s newsletter.   Follow SRBC on Twitter, visit them on YouTube.

(Photos: Construction of PA General Energy water withdrawal point on Loyalsock Creek, Lycoming County.)

Related Article - Water Withdrawals:

-- DEP Finds PA General Energy Installed Its Shawnee Water Withdrawal On The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek At Sizes Larger Than Authorized By Its SRBC, DEP Permits  [PaEN]

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - July 22  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Aug. 10 Hearing On Proposed Water Withdrawals, Including 8 Related To Shale Gas Drilling Operations, 1 In Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek  [PaEN]

-- DEP Published 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 22 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Marcellus Drilling News: 800,000 Tons Of Drilling, Frack Waste Unaccounted For In NY-PA-OH

-- The Allegheny Front: Pitt Study Finds Radioactive Materials In Waterways Near Wastewater Treatment Plants Associated With Fracking Waste

-- Environmental Health Project: Living Close To Shale Gas Industrial Development, A Mental Health & Wellness Toolkit

-- Beaver County Times: Panel Sets Criteria For $5 Million Shell Petrochemical Plan Penalty Fund In Beaver County

-- TribLive: Beaver County Communities To Receive $5 Million From Shell Petrochemical Plant Penalty Settlement

-- KDKA: $5 Million From Shell Petrochemical Plant Penalty To Fund Environmental, Health Or Quality Of Life Projects

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Aborted Epiphany Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant Resurrected With PennVEST Loan

-- The Intercept: Energy Company Plotted LNG Natural Gas Plant In Chester, Delaware County

-- GridPhilly.com: A Global Climate Debate Heats Up  As A Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Looks For A Home In Chester, Delaware County

-- Scranton Times: Appeals Court Nixes $6.25 Million Settlement Of Chesapeake Energy Lawsuits Over Landowner Royalties

-- Utility Dive: PJM Interconnection Report: Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Accounted For 70% Of Unplanned Outages In Winter Storm Elliott

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA House Resolution Brings Natural Gas Severance Tax Idea Back Around, Raising An Old Debate

-- AP: Two Natural Gas Leaks Identified In Deadly West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion Where 7 Died

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Why Oil And Gas Should Take A Closer Look At Geothermal - By Environmental Defense Fund

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Trojan Horse - Hydrogen Power - By Vote Solar

Related Articles:

-- Marcellus Drilling News/The Allegheny Front: University Of Pittsburgh Study Finds At Least 800,000 Tons Of Oil & Gas Waste Sent To Landfills Unaccounted For In One Year; Oil & Gas Waste Adds To Radiation Accumulation In Stream Sediments  [PaEN]

-- Steering Committee Releases Protocol To Allocate $5 Million Penalty Fund Related To The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- PJM Interconnection Reports Higher Percentage Of Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Outages Than Originally Thought During Winter Storm Elliott - 70%  [PaEN]

-- PennVEST Invests $116.9 Million In 22 Drinking Water, Wastewater, Nonpoint Source Projects; And An Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility  [PaEN]

-- Governor’s Regulatory Agenda: DEP To Propose Annual Permit Fee For Unconventional Shale Gas Operations; Updated Waste, Other Regulations Covering Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Coming  [PaEN]

[Posted: July 21, 2023]

7/24/2023