The 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). Read more here.
-- Expand Operating, LLC (Susquehanna River), Ulster Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 4.000 mgd (peak day). Read more here.
The Commission approved three shale gas-related water withdrawals and a total of 223 well pad water use general permits so far in 2026.
More Information available on pending and issued water withdrawals is available on SRBC’s Water Application and Approval Viewer webpage.
SRBC also took these other actions--
-- Adopted a preliminary FY2028 budget;
-- Adopted the member jurisdiction allocation requests for FY2028;
-- Approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maryland Department of the Environment;
-- Approved a grant agreement with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and
-- Adopted a Sustainable Water Resources Fund Policy (Resolution 2026-07).
Click Here for more information on the meeting.
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 Weekly Compliance Snapshot - September 12 to 18
-- DEP - Day 23: Cleanup Of 336,000 Gallon Spill Of Fracking Flowback Fluid From An Uncontrolled Shale Gas Well Continues At INR OPR LLC Pad In Young Twp., Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 5,284: Pressure Testing Confirms Shale Gas Well Casing/Cementing Failure Continues At EXCO Resources PA Well Pad In Sullivan County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 14: No Action Taken At K Petroleum Inc. Shale Gas Well Site Where Contaminated Water Found Flowing Down Side Of Storage Tank In Washington County [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- Report: Winter Heating Oil Costs Expected To Increase Over 31%, Electric By 9%, Natural Gas By 5.8% [PaEN]
-- PUC Study Warns Rapid Data Center Growth Will Cause PJM Electric Grid To Fail Reliability Standard In 2027, If No Further Actions Taken [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- River Reporter Guest Essay: Defending The Delaware River Watershed From Shale Gas Fracking - By Delaware River Frack Ban Climate Action Coalition
-- Inside Climate News Podcast: Jet Fuel In The Water - Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Release In Bucks County
-- Center For Coalfield Justice: Sept. 16 Webinar With Dr. LuAnn Brink: Environmental Contaminants And Effects On Health Outcomes, 6:30 p.m.
-- TribLive/AP: EPA Eliminates Rule That Limits Planet-Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants
-- EPA Finalizes Repeal Of 2024 Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Standards
-- New York Times: EPA Expected To Erase Limits On Climate Pollution From Power Plants
-- Wall Street Journal: Oil Executives Say The Great Fuel Crisis Is Here Due To Prolonged Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz
-- Financial Times: Oil Hits $108 After Saudi Arabia Closes Vital Export Pipeline
-- TribLive/AP: President Demands Ukraine Halt Strikes On Russian Diesel Fuel, Saying Attacks Causing A Shortage [International Sanctions Ban Buying Russian Diesel Fuel, Russia Has Ban On Diesel Fuel Exports]
[Posted: September 16, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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