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Oil Region Alliance Burt A Waite, P.G. Moody and Associates, Inc. (814) 724 - 4970
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Key Issues Water Sourcing Hydraulic Fracturing Stray Gas Presumption of Guilt Water Replacement Chapter 78 Waste Fluid Disposal 2
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Water Sourcing Multiple regulatory oversight PA DEP, SRBC, DRBC Massive amounts are not that massive 42” of Rain Per Year 86,000 miles of streams One square mile = 73 million gallons of water (146 wells) Less water than watering golf courses in the SRB (48 mgd vs. 35 to 40 at peak development) 3
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Hydraulic Fracturing What is it? None in a million Leaking impoundments / spills a risk Disclosure of chemical additives 4
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Stray Gas Recognized as a concern New regulation package focuses on this issue Incidents are few, but potentially serious 1939 Geologic report – Gas in aquifers Isotopic gas testing 5
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Presumptive Law 1000’ radius Designed to protect homeowners Pre-drill surveys are a key component (Don’t Say No) 6
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Water Replacement Most common complaint is turbidity Most temporary Supply temporary water Supply permanent replacement Must be as good as existing water in quantity and quality 7
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Chapter 78 Significant changes to 1985 Reg package Much more reporting and transparency New casing and cementing requirements 8
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Waste Fluid Disposal Treat and discharge was preferred method New Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) will change this 9
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