Five more shale gas water withdrawals in Bradford, Tioga and Wyoming counties are approaching water restrictions.
Shale gas water withdrawals tend to get hit first with withdrawal restrictions because they are often located on smaller streams.
The shale gas water withdrawals impacted so far are--
Now Under Water Withdrawal Restrictions--
Bradford County
-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Fall Brook, Bense - Troy Township
-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Sugar Creek - West Burlington Township
-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Wappasening Creek Antisdel - Windham Township
Susquehanna County
-- BKV Operating, LLC - UNT to Middle Branch - Wyalusing Creek - Forest Lake Township
-- BKV Operating, LLC - East Branch Wyalusing Creek - Jessup Township
-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Choconut Creek - Choconut Township
-- SWN Production Company, LLC - Tunkhannock Creek - Lenox Township
Tioga County
-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC - Crooked Creek - Middlebury Township
-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC - Elk Run - Sullivan Township
Hydrologic Conditions Approaching Restrictions--
Bradford County
-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Sugar Creek, Isbell - Burlington Township
-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Sugar Creek - North Towanda Township
-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Towanda Creek, Volunteer Fire Dept. - Franklin Township
Tioga County
-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC - Marsh Creek - Delmar Township
Wyoming County
-- SWN Production Company, LLC - North Branch Mehoopany Creek - Forkston Township
Water withdrawals with restrictions found on the Hydrologic Conditions Monitor can be looked up on SRBC’s Search for Projects webpage.
Contact the Susquehanna River Basin Commission to report suspected violations of these requirements.
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.
NewsClip:
-- State Of New Jersey Issues Drought Watch Oct. 17 For Entire State, Delaware River Watershed
[Note: While DEP sets water withdrawal limits for shale gas operations in Western Pennsylvania’s Ohio River Basin based on low-flow conditions, there is no regional agency like the Susquehanna River Basin Commission there to ensure safe levels of water withdrawals. There is no similar dashboard showing which withdrawals are under water use restrictions.]
Resource Links:
-- USGS WaterWatch StreamFlow Map - Pennsylvania
-- USGS Pennsylvania Drought Conditions Map
-- DEP Drought Information
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- October 5 to 18 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 12 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 19 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 87 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 12 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 19 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
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[Posted: October 19, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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