FracTracker Susquehanna River Basin Impacts Project Forums June 6, 14, 15

The FracTracker Susquehanna River Basin Impacts Project will hold a series of three workshops  inLancaster, Lycoming and Schuylkill counties to hold a public discussion on the impacts of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling has on the Susquehanna River Watershed in Pennsylvania.

The workshops will be held—

-- June 6: Lycoming College, 701-799 College Place, Williamsport, Lycoming County from 6:30 to 8:20 p.m., Click Here to register.

-- June 14: Tellus360, 24 East King Street, Lancaster from 6:30 to 8:20 p.m., Click Here to register;  and

-- June 15: 702 Mountain Road, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County from 6:30 to 8:20 p.m., Click Here to register.

The Susquehanna River Basin Impacts Project is taking a closer look at the Susquehanna River Watershed and its many challenges related to industrial development, including deforestation and sedimentation issues, nutrient loading from poor agricultural practices, sewer and stormwater runoff.

One component of Susquehanna River Basin impacts can be attributed to expanding oil and gas development.

As part of the ongoing Marcellus Shale oil and gas boom, nearly 5,500 unconventional wells on roughly 2,000 well pads have been drilled in the Susquehanna River Watershed since 2007.

According to the Nature Conservancy, shale gas companies could drill 27,600 additional wells in the Susquehanna River basin by 2030.

How will the Susquehanna River Watershed withstand future impacts from the oil and gas industry given the Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s oversight? A first step in understanding the problem is to look at the state of the watershed today.

For more information, visit the Susquehanna River Basin Impacts Projects website.