AUGUST 2008 WHAT'S NEW

August 2008

SRBC To Require All Natural Gas Well Development Projects In Susquehanna Basin to Obtain Prior Approval Regardless of Amount of Water Used

On August 14, SRBC notified natural gas operators that as of October 15, 2008 any amount of water withdrawn or consumptively used to develop wells in the Marcellus, Utica or other shale formations in the Susquehanna watershed will require prior approval from SRBC. SRBC regulations – 18 CFR, Section 806.5 – allow its executive director to make a determination when water-use activities, regardless of the amount of water, have the potential to affect the water resources of the Susquehanna basin. Read More Download Notice of Determination Visit SRBC’s Natural Gas Shales and Natural Gas Well Development Web Page .

SRBC Issues Report on Nutrient Pollution Levels and Sources in the Conestoga River Watershed

As part of a 5-year project from 2005 to 2010, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) released a report, Conestoga River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads Development, An Interim Data Report, on the sources and quantities of nutrient pollutants – nitrogen and phosphorus – in the Conestoga River Watershed during low flow periods. SRBC cited nutrient discharges from point sources, including wastewater treatment plants, as the dominant influence on water quality in the watershed during low flow periods, when streams are often fed largely by groundwater – a condition known as base flow. Read More Download Report

 

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