Natural Gas Shales and Natural Gas Well Development
Regulatory
The Commission’s Project Review Regulations, codified at 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 801, 806, 807 and 808, contain the standards and procedures used by the Commission for the review and approval of water resources projects, and for related enforcement and oversight activities.
- Click here for the most current complete set of SRBC regulations as published in the April 1, 2012 CFR. This full set contains all regulations in effect on April 1, 2012.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
An Overview of the Project Review Process and Docket Content (PDF)
Pad-to-Pad Interbasin Transfers of Flowback for Natural Gas Development Policy
Use and Reuse of Lesser Quality Water (PDF)
Project Review Regulations and Project Fee Schedule
Forms and Applications (includes Approval by Rule procedures for 18 CFR 806.22(f))
Standard SW Docket Conditions for Gas Wells
Standard CU Docket Conditions for Gas Wells
Final Rulemaking: Natural Gas Well Development Projects
On December 4, the commissioners approved final rulemaking regarding the review
of consumptive water use for natural gas well development. The final rulemaking
goes into effect January 15, 2009.
SRBC Resources
Water
Resources Portal (Pending Applications & Approved Projects)
Remote Water Quality Monitoring Network
Natural Gas Well Development in the Susquehanna River Basin (SRBC Information Sheet)
October 20, 2011 SRBC Testimony Before US Senate Water and Power Subcommittee
September 30, 2008
SRBC Testimony Before PA House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
Accommodating a New Straw in the Water: Extracting Natural Gas from the Marcellus
Shale in the Susquehanna River Basin (SRBC White Paper)
SRBC's Marcellus
Shale and Gas Well Drilling Presentations*
Gas Well Drilling Update - Commission Meeting (9/11/08)
Natural Gas Development - IOGA (11/4/09)| Natural Gas Shale Occurrence in the Susquehanna River Basin | Gas Well Approval by Rule (ABR) Locations in the Susquehanna River Basin |
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Related Press Releases
October 5, 2011
SRBC Sets
October 25 & 27 Public Sessions to Explain Draft Regulations on Natural Gas
Project Approvals
November 30, 2010
SUSQUEHANNA COMMISSION AND NY STATE ENERGY AUTHORITY SELECT 10 SOUTHERN TIER WATERSHEDS
FOR REAL-TIME WATER QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS
November 10, 2010
SRBC ORDERS NATURAL GAS DRILLER TO STOP ALL WATER-RELATED WORK AT DRILLING SITE
IN CAMERON COUNTY, PA
September 28, 2010
REAL-TIME WATER QUALITY DATA FOR LITTLE MEHOOPANY CREEK AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR WATER
MANAGERS, PUBLIC
August 16, 2010
SRBC
DIRECTOR SAYS STREAM PROTECTION WORKING
January 13 , 2010
SRBC
ORDERS NATURAL GAS DRILLER TO STOP ALL WATER-RELATED WORK AT DRILLING SITES IN TIOGA
COUNTY, PA
December 10, 2009
SRBC READY TO START
UP REAL-TIME WATER QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK FOR SMALL STREAMS IN 2010
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Related Links and Resources
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, "The Marcellus Shale Examiner"
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
- Article: Marcellus Shale - Appalachian Basin Natural Gas Play (Geology.com)
- Water Resources and Natural Gas Production
from Marcellus
Shale Fact Sheet (USGS) - Impacts of Gas Drilling of Water Resources* (NY Water Resources Institute-PDF of Powerpoint)
- Shale Gas Primer 2009 (U.S. Department of Energy)
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