Applications pending before the Susquehanna River Basin Commission from natural gas companies seeking to withdraw water from public sewer systems or the Susquehanna River in Wyoming County:
1- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC is seeking to withdraw water from the Susquehanna River Basin for natural gas well development in New York and Pennsylvania. The company expects to use 2.075 million gallons of water per day for the well development.
In New York, the natural gas well development will be in Tioga, Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler and Broome counties, according to Chesapeake. In Pennsylvania, natural gas well development will be in Susquehanna, Bradford, Wyoming, Sullivan and Wayne counties.
2- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC is also seeking to withdraw up to 999,999 gallons of surface water per day from the Susquehanna River in Mehoopany for natural gas well development.
3- Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. is seeking approval to obtain no more than 130,000 gallons of water per day from the Meshoppen Borough Water Company and Tunkhannock Borough Municipal Authority. Cabot expects to use the water for the development of natural gas exploration wells in Dimock and Springville.
Questions:
A) Does anyone have concerns about the proposed withdrawal (and use) of water from the river and municipal water systems?
B) Is there enough water to go around?
-- Josh Mrozinski
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