Deputy Secretary J. Scott Roberts said that:
- 2,510 oil and gas drilling permits have been issued so far this year.
- Between January and April, DEP conducted 3,300 drilling site inspections, found 537 violations, and investigated 230 complaints.
- Most of the violations were for improper or incomplete erosion and sedimentation control plans. There were also about 70 violations for unauthorized discharges of wastewater, about 50 violations for improper signage, and about 40 drill pit violations.
Mr. Roberts also said that of the four new field inspectors being hired by the department this year, three will be located in the northeastern part of the state, particularly between Lycoming and Wayne counties.
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More information on the Marcellus Shale
Here is a google map of the current drilling sites and existing wells in Susquehanna County. This is updated on a regular basis.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116291418688620878963.00044daf66cc75813649c&t=h&z=10
More information on susqcoblog.com
Apparently, the URL didn't copy correctly before. Here it is in it's entirety. Sorry about that.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116291418688620878963.00044daf66cc75813649c&t=h&z=10
If you still can't make the link work, it is on the front page of susqcoblog.com
The community would be better served if your reporting was more accurate. In a recent article stating that two oil companies were cited for removing water from creeks without a permit, you showed a picture of Cabot Oil & Gas removing water from Meshoppen Creek in Dimock Township. You failed to say that Cabot has a permit to do so! In the future it would be nice if you told the whole story!!!
Dear 11:51,
A reading shows that the story clearly pointed out that Chief and Range were the cited companies. The story never alleged that Cabot did anything wrong.
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