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Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 12 On New Fee Schedule; Water Withdrawals, Including 4 Shale Gas; New General Permit For Into-Basin Diversions

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is scheduled to hold a business meeting on December 12 to consider a new fee schedule, release a proposed General Permit for Into-Basin Water Diversions and water withdrawal requests. (formal notice)

The shale gas water withdrawal requests include --

-- New: Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (Susquehanna River), Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 4.000 mgd (peak day).

-- Renewal: Project Sponsor and Facility: Coterra Energy, Inc. (Tunkhannock Creek), Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal and modification of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20191201).

-- Renewal: Project Sponsor and Facility: Coterra Energy, Inc. (Tunkhannock Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, PA. Application for renewal and modification of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20230903).

-- Renewal: Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC (Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20191209).

Click Here to find more information on the water withdrawal applications.

SRBC has approved 23 new and renewed water withdrawal requests for shale gas operations so far in 2024. Read more here.

SRBC has also approved a total of 274 General Permits for individual water uses by shale gas well pads so far in 2024. Read more here.

Joining The Meeting

The meeting will be held at the SRBC Office at 4423 N. Front Street in Harrisburg starting at 9:00 a.m.

Visit the December 12 Meeting webpage for instructions on joining the meeting remotely.

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: SRBC-approved shale gas drilling water withdrawal point on the Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming County under construction.)

Related Article - SRBC:

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 42 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In October; 274 General Permits So Far In 2024 [PaEN]

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 16 to 22 - $5.257 Million In Penalties; Conventional Well Owners Issued More Violations Than All Of 2023; More Abandoned Wells; Failure To Submit Shale Gas Reports [PaEN]

-- EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc., Hilcorp Energy Company For Federal, State Clean Air Act Violations [PaEN]

-- DEP So Far In 2024: 6,907 Violations Issued To Owners Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells - 153% More Than In 2021; 833 Violations For Abandoning Their Wells -- Exceeding All Of 2023 [PaEN]

-- Oil & Gas Wastewater Release At Bear Lake Properties Injection Well In Warren County Went Unreported For 109 Days; More Contamination Discovered Along Related Wastewater Pipeline Route [PaEN]

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

-- DEP Prints Corrected Notice Inviting Comments On New Air Pollution Permit For Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Plant In Washington County; Plant Suffered Major Explosion, Fire In 2022 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

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-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Dec. 5 On Methane Emissions Reduction; Federal Plugging Program; Injection Well Primacy; Financial Assurance; Drilling & Permitting Activity Impacts On DEP Budget [PaEN]