By votes of 4-1, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) on Friday passed two key new regulations that will strengthen protections on drinking water and watersheds from natural gas drilling pollution as well as other new development projects.
The new drilling rules require treatment of highly saline wastewater so as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Marcellus Shale’
Major advances in water quality protection
New drilling permit request on the Lackawaxen River
Stone Energy Corporation is requesting permits for two Marcellus Shale gas drilling projects in Wayne County, Pennsylvania on the West Branch of the Lackawaxen, DCNR’s River of the Year for 2010. One of the permits proposes withdrawing 700,000 gallons of water per day from the West Branch of the Lackawaxen River.
Written comments to [...]
PA DEP open for comment on Chapter 95 Total Dissolved Solids regulation changes
The PA Department of Environmental Protection is moving forward with changes to Chapter 95 of our regulations. We are doing this to ensure continued protection of our drinking water intakes and aquatic life. To meet the new rules, new discharges with high TDS concentrations have to be treated prior to being discharged.
The Office [...]
Treating wastewater from Marcellus drilling could top $3 Billion
A consultant has estimated that treating the “produced water” from natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale could reach $3 billion – with a “b”. While many folks are concerned about the chemicals that are being injected along with the “fracking” water, there is reason to be concerned about the water that comes back out, [...]
Curious case of cow deaths in southwest PA
Cows as an indicator species?
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http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/localnews/11-09-2009-greenwood-gas
Cow deaths have couple questioning water quality
By Christie Campbell, Staff Writer, chriscam@observer-reporter.com
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DAISYTOWN – In the spring of 2008 after a fourth calf was born blind and died soon after birth, Terry Greenwood took the unusual step of purchasing a deep freezer for [...]
