The Delaware River Basin Commission approved a 30-day extension of the public comment period for its proposed natural gas drilling regulations on Wednesday. The extension had been requested by lawmakers and dozens of environmental organizations but opposed by a coalition of Marcellus Shale drillers, who said that an extension would “undermine dialogue on these proposed… Read more
Forum to Address Threats to Water Supplies in Delaware Basin: Connecting Four States for Drinking Water Protection Release date: 03/02/2011 Contact Information: David Sternberg 215-814-5548 sternberg.david@epa.gov PHILADELPHIA (March 2, 2011) – Threats to sources of drinking water and public health for more than 15 million people in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and New York will… Read more
HONESDALE – Natural gas drilling in the Delaware River Basin will either save or devastate a region whose fate is in the hands of the interstate commission that regulates water quality there, according to the polarized testimony given by representatives of both sides of the drilling debate during hearings at Honesdale High School on Tuesday.… Read more
A coalition of landowners in the Delaware River Basin plans to tell the interstate agency that regulates water quality in the basin to stop trying to regulate natural gas drilling. Instead, the pro-drilling group suggests the Delaware River Basin Commission renegotiate and strengthen its agreements with its member states, including Pennsylvania and New York, and… Read more
http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2010/12/17/pike_county_courier/news/2.txt December 16, 2010 Turbulent week in natural gas drilling issue Basin commission issues watershed drilling rules while N.Y. officials call for delay West Trenton, N.J. For better or worse, rhetoric turned to action this past week as the Delaware River Basin Commision (DRBC) issued rules for the controversial horizontal drilling process for natural gas.… Read more
From the Delaware River Basin Commission’s Web Site http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/ DRAFT NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS posted December 9, 2010 Written comments accepted through 5 p.m. March 16, 2011. Three public hearings will be scheduled; details will be released as soon as they are confirmed. Please note that this public rulemaking process must be completed prior to… Read more
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP01539f691bec4cc08103242571a7f2e2.html DECEMBER 9, 2010 Water agency to publish gas drilling regulations WEST TRENTON, N.J. — The agency that oversees water quality and quantity in the Delaware River basin says it has finished work on proposed regulations for the natural gas drilling industry. The Delaware River Basin Commission announced Wednesday that draft regulations will be available… Read more
