The shale gas withdrawals include--
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Expand Operating, LLC [Chesapeake Energy] (Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal with modification of surface water withdrawal of up to 3.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20241214).
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Expand Operating, LLC (Susquehanna River), Mehoopany Township, Wyoming County, PA. Application for renewal with modification of surface water withdrawal of up to 3.700 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20220602).
So far in 2025, SRBC issued a total of eight shale gas water withdrawal approvals. Read more here.
In 2024, SRBC issued a total of 27 approvals for shale gas development water withdrawals from specific sources. Read more here.
So far in 2025, SRBC issued or renewed 187 general water use permits for shale gas development. Read more here.
In 2024, SRBC issued 310 shale gas drilling pad general permits for water use. Read more here.
More information on regulated projects can be found on our website through the Water Application and Approval Viewer (WAAV).
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(Photos: SRBC-approved shale gas drilling water withdrawal point on the Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming County under construction.)
[Posted: June 4, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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