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Regulations
Final Rulemaking – Regulations Part 806
On December 15, 2011, SRBC adopted final rulemaking, which shall become effective April 1, 2012. The official Final Rule will be published in the Federal Register, click here to view and download the SRBC-adopted rule (note: this is not the official Final Rule).
SRBC Determination on Other Natural Gas Shales
On April 21, 2011, SRBC Executive Director Paul O. Swartz issued the following determination: Pursuant to my authority under 18 CFR §§ 806.4(a)(8) and 806.5, I hereby determine that natural gas well development projects involving a withdrawal, diversion or consumptive use of water and targeting the Antes, Burket, Geneseo, Mandata, Middlesex, Needmore, or Rhinestreet shale formations shall be subject to the review and approval of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Read Full Determination
PROJECT REVIEW REGULATIONS
The Commission’s Project Review Regulations, codified at 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Parts 801, 806, 807 and 808, contain the standards and procedures
used by the Commission for the review and approval of water resources projects,
and for related enforcement and oversight activities.
On September 16, 2010, the Commission approved a final rulemaking action amending
these regulations, which became effective on November 1, 2010. Among
other things, these amendments: 1) re-established review of subsidiary water allocations;
2) reiterated existing practices and policies; 3) improved notice requirements for
project applications; 4) added new standards for diversions into the basin; and 5)
clarified procedures for transferring approvals, obtaining new gas well water sources,
and filing administrative appeals.
The amendments were published in the Federal Register as a final rulemaking notice
on October 1, 2010 and have also appeared in the New York Register, the Pennsylvania
Bulletin, and the Maryland Register. The amendments were incorporated
into the CFR’s April 2011 update. Interested parties
are directed to the October 1, 2010 issue of the Federal Register, p. 60617 to view
the amendments.
Final Rulemaking as Published in Federal Register on October 1, 2010
Regulatory Program Fee Schedule (PDF) Fee schedule, as amended
on June 23, 2011 and effective July 1, 2011.
Policies and Guidances
No.
2011-01
Pad To Pad Interbasin Transfers of Flowback For Natural Gas Well Development Policy
No.
2009-02
Access to Records Policy
No. 2009-01
Application Fee Policy for Mine Drainage Withdrawals (PDF)*
No. 2007-01
Aquifer Testing Guidance (PDF)*
View Guidance online
No. 2003-03
Emergency Water Withdrawal/Consumptive Use Procedures (PDF)*
No. 2003-01
Guidelines for Using and Determining Passby
Flows and Conservation Releases for Surface-Water and Ground-Water Withdrawal Approvals
(PDF)*
No. 2000-01
Policy and Guidance Statement for the Settlement of Civil Penalties/Enforcement
Actions (PDF)*
No. 98-05
Policy on the Processing of Applications for Projects That Have Been Disapproved
by a Signatory Party or a Political Subdivision Thereof
(PDF)*
No. 98-03
Policy Concerning Financial Security Requirements for Project Applicants (PDF)*
No. 98-01
Policy Regarding Diversion of Water from the Susquehanna River Basin
(PDF)*
No. 96-01
SRBC Civil Penalty Matrix (PDF)*
No. 95-01
Timing of SRBC Project Approval Vis-a-Vis Signatory Approvals (PDF)*
No. 92-01
Clarification of Current SRBC Consumptive Use Regulation (PDF)*
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