In just two and a half months, the Delaware River Basin Commission plans to shut down public comment on its plan to permit high-volume hydraulic fracturing in the basin. As we've mentioned before, the DRBC is reckless in promulgating regulations without having conducted a cumulative impact study, and without the benefit of even a single peer-reviewed scientific study of fracking and drinking water safety.
Moreoever, the DRBC has announced that it will hold just three public hearings on its proposed regulations, and so far it has failed to provide either dates or locations. No matter what locations are finally selected, three hearings are clearly inadequate - the Basin itself spans hundreds of miles in four states, and provides drinking water to millions of people who live well outside the basin itself.
Follow the links below to demand an extended comment period from the DRBC.
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Read the The Delaware River Basin Commission's proposed drilling regulations for the Upper Delaware River Basin. Published December 9, 2010.
Please click on comments below to provide us with your comments on the proposed regulations.
