Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing July 30 On Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 2 Related To Shale Gas Development

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a hearing July 30 on water withdrawal requests, including two related to shale gas development.  Comments are due August 10.  (formal notice)

These requests are intended to be considered at the September 16 Commission business meeting.

The hearing will be held at the SRBC Offices, 4423 North Front Street in Harrisburg starting at 5:00 p.m. or participants can join by telephone using toll free number (877) 304-9269 and then entering guest passcode 2619070 followed by #.

The shale gas water requests include--

-- EQT ARO, LLC (Loyalsock Creek), Hillsgrove Township, Sullivan County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 1.700 mgd (peak day).

-- Expand Operating, LLC (Susquehanna River), Ulster Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 4.000 mgd (peak day).

Click Here for links to all the applications on the hearing agenda.

From this webpage, you can submit a comment on specific project applications by clicking on the application, then click on "Submit Comment."

Visit SRBC’s July 30 Public Hearing webpage for more information.

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.

PA Oil & Gas Industry, Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 4 to 10: 4,200 Gallon Contaminated Water Spill; Cleaning Up Spills For 15 Days, 270 Days, 484 Days And Counting  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP: Lola Energy Petroco Reported 4,200 Gallon Spill Caused By Contaminated Water Eating Thru A Pipe Fitting At Shale Gas Well Pad In Allegheny Twp., Butler County  [PaEN]  

     -- DEP - Day 15:  Contaminated Water Continues To Leak From Pipes Cut During Restoration  At Equitrans Water SVC Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment In Greene County  [PaEN]

     -- DEP - Day 270: Petro Erie Inc. Experiences Leaks From Refurbished Contaminated Water Storage Tanks At Conventional Well Site In Venango County After October 2025 Spill  [PaEN]  

     -- DEP - Day 484: Oil & Gas MGMT Inc. Took No Actions To Finish The Cleanup Of Conventional Well Spills Or Respond To DEP Violations In Westmoreland County  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 11 [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Issues Final Water Quality Permits For The Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage Appalachian Reliability Natural Gas Pipeline Project In Armstrong, Greene and Westmoreland Counties  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On A Chapter 105 Permit For A Seneca Resources Co 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline Running Through Farmington & Chatham Townships, Tioga County  [PaEN]  

     -- Energy Transfer Asks PUC To Dissolve Sunoco Pipeline Company And Transfer Assets To 2 New Companies-- One For Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines Like Mariner East Pipelines And Another For Refined Petroleum Product Pipelines  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP published notice in the July 11 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Mothball Plan notification received from PEI Power, LLC concerning a Title V Air Quality Permit for two landfill gas fired turbines in Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County.   (PA Bulletin, Page 4180)

     -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing July 30 On Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 2 Related To Shale Gas Development  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 11 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

     -- DEP Restarts Comment Period On Corrected Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Project Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit In Indiana County  [PaEN]  

      -- DEP To Hold Aug. 4 Hearing On Major Modification To Waste Permit For Blythe Recycling & Demolition Waste Site Landfill In Schuylkill County  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- State Dept. Of Health Environmental Health Indicators Map Is Now Available To Show Potential Health Risks Near You, Including Oil & Gas Facilities & How To File A Report On A Health Concern  [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Alert: Amendment In Congress Would Strip Delaware River Basin Commission Of Its Authority To Enforce The Ban On Oil & Gas Fracking In Delaware Watershed  [PaEN] 

-- PA House Republican Proposes Bill To Strip Citizens Of The Right To Request A Suspension Of A DEP Permit To Prevent Irreparable Harm From Occurring While An Appeal Is Heard Before The Environmental Hearing Board  [PaEN]

-- ​​Guest Essay: Weighing The Pros And Cons Of KeyState Energy’s Natural Gas-Based Fertilizer Plant In Karthaus Twp., Clearfield County - By Ben Hoffman, Farmer, Karthaus Township  [PaEN] 

-- US DOE Announces $150 Million In Funding Available To Support Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment, Processing; Enhanced Unconventional Oil & Gas Recovery; Advanced Fracking, Well Diagnostics Projects  [PaEN]  

NewsClips:

-- WHYY: Energy Partners/Sunoco Jet Fuel Pipeline Leak Cleanup In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County Is ‘Moving Too Slowly’ Residents Say

-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Nicetown Residents In Philly Want Answers After PUC Finds Philadelphia Gas Works Not Responsible For Deadly Natural Gas Explosion

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Shell Petrochemical Plant Promised On Economic Renaissance,  Beaver County Is Still Falling Behind  

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Lawmakers Shouldn’t Overturn PA Supreme Court Decision Restoring Oil & Gas Property Rights To Their Rightful Owners - By Sherman Powell, Member Of Proctor Family Who Regained Their Property Unlawfully Taken 

-- KDKA: Allegheny County DA Investigating 35 Cases Of Deed Fraud, Deeds Transferred To An LLC Without Homeowners’ Knowledge [Also Happens With Oil & Gas Property Rights]  

[Posted: July 10, 2026]  PA Environment Digest