Nature Gas Well Represented At DEP Public Hearings

As a result of legislation adopted by the General Assembly last year, DEP is now required to separate regulations for conventional wells and unconventional wells, thus we now have 78 and 78 A to cover both types of drilling. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) held the first of three public hearings on proposed Chapter 78 and Chapter 78A regulations at Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA on April 29th, 2015. Over 70 speakers originally signed up to testify. Due to the limited length of the hearing which ran from 6 to 11 PM an estimated 55 speakers provided oral testimony to DEP at this hearing. A solid majority spoke in opposition to the proposed regulations and in support of continued conventional and unconventional gas drilling. There was an excellent turnout of pro-energy advocates both, speakers and audience members. Representatives from PIOGA, the Marcellus Shale Coalition, and many energy companies were in attendance and expressed concerned
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