The shale gas water withdrawals include--
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Coterra Energy, Inc. (Susquehanna River), Susquehanna Depot Borough, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20201201).
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Expand Operating, LLC (Towanda Creek), Monroe Township and Monroe Borough, Bradford County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20201202).
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Expand Operating, LLC (Wyalusing Creek), Rush Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal with modification of surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20220604).
More information on regulated projects can be found on our website through the Water Application and Approval Viewer (WAAV).
SRBC approved a total of 22 shale gas development-related water withdrawals in 2025.
SRBC also issued or renewed 398 general water use permits for shale gas development. Read more here.
Click Here for a summary of all the actions taken at the December meeting.
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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Reports 69,000 Gallon Pipeline Construction Fluid Loss Into Mine Voids Under Washington County; 476,600 Gallons Lost So Far [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: US Forest Service Closes American Refining Group Facilities In Allegheny National Forest Declaring Them Unsafe Due To Hazardous Materials, Structurally Unsound Buildings [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Fracking’s Forever Problem: 3 Articles On Tracking, Disposing Of Oil & Gas Waste In Pennsylvania - Still A ‘Logistical Mess’ [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 20 [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 3 Shale Gas Water Withdrawal Requests; 22 Total For 2025 [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 31 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In November; 429 In 2025 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 51 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In December 20 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of The NPDES Wastewater Permit For The BET Associates IV, LLC Anthracite Mining Discharge In Schuylkill, Carbon Counties Affecting 7,479 Acres [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- PJM Electricity Auction Prices Again At Cap Imposed By Gov. Shapiro’s Lawsuit Settlement, Without It Prices Would Be 59% Higher Driven By A.I. Data Center Demand; Grid Reliability Now Questioned [PaEN]
-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Orders PJM To Allow A.I. Data Centers To Connect Directly To Power Plants, Expedite Connections For Shovel-Ready Projects, Enhance Load Forecasting [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - December 22 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups, Our Children’s Trust Appeal Air Quality Permit For Homer City A.I. Data Center 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves $50,000 Penalty Settlement With Peoples Natural Gas Following 2022 Johnstown Pipeline Damage, Fire Incident
-- PUC Approves Settlement With Kaib & Kaib LLC Over Alleged Overbilling Of Natural Gas Customers In Jefferson County; $4,066.16 In Refunds Due, $500 Penalty
-- PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank Recognizes Staff And 2025 Accomplishments
NewsClips:
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense/Peter Aldhous: Tracking Oil And Gas Industry Waste In Pennsylvania Is Still A ‘Logistical Mess’ [Part I]
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense/Peter Aldhous: 20 Years Into Shale Gas Fracking, Pennsylvania Has Yet To Reckon With Its Radioactive Waste [Part II]
-- Spotlight PA/Inside Climate News: Outdated, Disconnected Systems Leave PA Unable To Comprehensively Track Toxic Oil And Gas Industry Waste
-- Farm and Dairy: Shale Gas Well Pad Setback Petition Finally Moves On To PA DEP For Study
-- PennLive: PA DEP Staffing Lagging As State Faces Natural Gas Fracking, Air, Water Pollution Issues: Report
-- Warren Times: US Forest Service Closes American Refining Group Facility In Highland Twp., Elk County, Declares Them Unsafe Due To Hazardous Materials, Structurally Unsound Buildings [PDF of Article]
-- WHYY: Delaware City Refinery Failed To Immediately Report Accurate Butane Emissions
-- Utility Dive: FERC Orders PJM To Craft New A.I. Data Center Colocation Connection Rules
-- Reuters: FERC Directs PJM To Set New A.I. Data Center Rules On Direct Connection To Power Plants
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Energy Will Make America Affordable Again - By US Secretary Of Commerce Howard Lutnick
-- Public Citizen: President’s LNG Gas Energy Export Policy Costs Households $12 Billion In First 9 Months Of 2025
-- Bloomberg: American LNG Export Boom Means Goodbye To Cheap US Natural Gas
-- Inside Climate News: LNG Gas Exports Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says
-- Reuters: US Demands EU Exempt Its LNG Gas From Methane Emissions Reduction Law, Document Shows
[Posted: December 19, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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