SRBC Withdrawal Moratorium Still In Effect, Post-Hurricane
Even with a tropical storm and near-record rainfall in August, water levels at 15 central Pennsylvania locations are still too low for withdrawals. 11 of these streams provide water for natural gas...
View ArticleBurning Questions: What’s What, When It Comes To Water?
This week, StateImpact is answering reader-submitted burning questions about natural gas drilling. On Monday, we tackled water testing. Yesterday, we took a look at an issue that popped up after...
View ArticleProtests, But No Arrests, At SRBC Hearing
Yesterday, we told you fracktivists were ready to protest at this morning’s Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting in Harrisburg. The SRBC approves water withdrawal permits for natural gas...
View ArticleSRBC Suspends Water Withdrawal In 5 Counties
A lack of winter snowfall and a dry spring have led to drought-like conditions in Pennsylvania, and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission has responded by temporarily banning water withdrawals at...
View ArticleSRBC Suspension Slows Talisman Operations
An update on the Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s temporary ban on water withdrawals at locations in five counties: at least one natural gas driller is scaling back operations, due to the...
View ArticleSRBC Lifts Water Withdrawal Suspensions
Last week the Susquehanna River Basin Commission suspended water withdrawals in five counties. That means natural gas drillers were barred from taking water out of the Susquehanna and its tributaries....
View ArticleWhat Low Water Levels Mean For Pennsylvania
Worried about Pennsylvania’s low water levels? Listen to today’s Radio Smart Talk on witf, which featured interviews with experts from the Department of Environmental Protection and the Susquehanna...
View ArticleSusquehanna River Basin Commission Weighs Issuing More Water Permits To Drillers
Pennsylvania Public Radio’s Mary Wilson takes a look at public comments about water withdrawal permits the Susquehanna River Basin Commission recently issued to natural gas drillers: Public hearings at...
View ArticleState Lifts Western Pennsylvania Drought Watch
Steady August rain has improved Pennsylvania’s drought conditions, and the Department of Environmental Protection is now lifting a drought watch it imposed on 15 western counties in mid-July. While...
View ArticleSRBC Defends its Limited Role in Overseeing Water Quantity
When it comes to Marcellus Shale Gas development, the differences between the Delaware River Basin Commission and its central Pennsylvania counterpart, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, are...
View ArticleCabot to pay $50,000 for violating water regulations
Houston, Texas-based Cabot Oil & Gas has offered to pay a $50,000 settlement to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission for violating its consumptive water use regulations late last year. Every gas...
View ArticleWater quality not impacted by drilling, according to new report
A new report shows no correlation between shale gas development and watershed impairment in the Marcellus region between 2010 and 2013. This is the third such analysis from the Susquehanna River Basin...
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