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Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves Water Withdrawal Requests For Shale Gas Drilling In Loyalsock, Pine Creek Exceptional Value Watersheds

On December 14, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission approved water withdrawal requests-- including seven related to shale gas drilling in Bradford, Lycoming, Snyder and Tioga counties and the Loyalsock and Pine Creek Exceptional Value Watersheds.

The shale gas drilling water withdrawal requests include--

-- EQT ARO, LLC (Pine Creek - Exceptional Value + High Quality), Watson Township, Lycoming County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20181202).

-- Hummel Station, LLC (Susquehanna River), Shamokin Dam Borough and Monroe Township, Snyder County, PA. Applications for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 10.000 mgd (peak day) and consumptive use of up to 6.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20081222).

-- Pennsylvania General Energy Company, LLC (Loyalsock Creek - Exceptional Value), Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County, PA. Modification to intake location and design for the surface water withdrawal (Docket No. 20200312). [Read more here - PGE did not comply with original permit.]

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC (Seeley Creek), Wells Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20181207).

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC (Wyalusing Creek), Stevens Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20181208).

-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC (Cowanesque River), Nelson Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.533 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20181210).

-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC (Cowanesque River), Westfield Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.400 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20181211).

Click Here for more information on the applications.

The voting Commissioners and alternates for this meeting were: Amy Guise, Chief, Planning Division Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Matthew Rowe, Assistant Director, Water and Science Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment; Bevin Buchheister, Acting Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; and Lauren Townley, Chief, Watershed Section A, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

The next scheduled meetings of the SRBC are-- February 1 - Public Hearing and March 14 - Business meeting.

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.

(Photo: PA General Energy constructed an SRBC-approved water withdrawal in the Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek attracting notices of violation from DEP and the Fish and Boat Commission.)

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 16 to 22 - 46% More Conventional NOVs; More Abandoned Wells; Conventional Well Fire; Venting Gas, Spills, Plugging Mess [PaEN]

-- Conventional Oil Well Storage Tanks Burn In McKean County, 6 Local Fire Companies Respond [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industry Compliance So Far In 2023 - It Isn’t Pretty [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - December 23 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

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