Giant Straw to Suck up WEST Branch

[Uncrowded]

This permit application will be discussed at the next meeting of the Delaware River Basin Commission on July 15th:

Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC D-2009-20-1. A surface water withdrawal project to supply a maximum of 29.99 mg/30 days of water for the applicant’s exploration and development of natural gas wells in the State of New York and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Surface water will be withdrawn from the West Branch of the Delaware River at a location known as the Curtone site in Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. This withdrawal project is located in the Delaware River Watershed within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters.

If you can't make the meeting, but want to comment, you can write or email:

Carol Collier
Executive Director
Delaware River Basin Commission
25 State Police Drive
P.O. Box 7360
West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360
carol.collier@drbc.state.nj.us