Hydro-fracking - Last call for proposed regulation comments!

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released the draft supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas Drilling in New York State on September 30 of this year. These proposed guidelines specifically identify procedures for high volume hydro-fracking shale formations, including the Marcellus formation. There is quite a bit of debate on the potential water quality and infrastructure impacts of drilling into the Marcellus Shale formations. These proposed regulations will have significant impacts on how oil and gas exploration will be handled in the Finger Lakes watersheds. There are many properties that already have signed exploration leases in the Owasco Lake Watershed.

Please become informed and send your comments to the DEC and your elected officials.

All comments on the proposed regulations are due by the end of the day 12/31/09.

Information from the NYS DEC on the DSGEIS:

http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/58440.html

Information on CCE’s Hydro-fracking campaign:

www.citizenscampaign.org/marcellus

See our earlier blog on this important topic:
http://owlanews.blogspot.com/2009/10/gas-drilling-in-marcellus-shale-of.html

Submit comments to the DEC:

• Email: dmnsgeis@gw.dec.state.ny.us
• Online: www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/SGEISComments/
• Written: ATTN: dSGEIS Comments, Bureau of Oil & Gas Regulation, NYSDEC Division of Mineral Resources, 625 Broadway, Third Floor, Albany, NY 12233-6500

Please call or write:

• Governor Paterson: http://www.state.ny.us/governor/contact/index.html
• Your NYS Assembly member: To find out who your Assembly member is and their phone number, visit: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/
• Your NYS Senator: To find out who your Senator is and their phone number, visit: http://www.nysenate.gov/senators