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PA Environment Digest
An Update On Environmental Issues In PAEdited By: David E. Hess, Crisci Associates
Winner 2009 PAEE Business PartnerOf The Year Award
Harrisburg, Pa June 2, 2014
PEC Opposes Bill Mandating Different Environmental Safeguards For Conventional Wells
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Tuesday sent a communicationto the
Pennsylvania State Senate to express its
opposition to the recently introduced SenateBill 1378(Scrantai-R- Jefferson,
Hutchinson-R-Venango) (P.N. 2053).
Paul King, President and CEO of
PEC, made the following statement in
association with the communication: Senate
Bill 1378 is a step in the wrong direction. At a
time when we are still waiting for promulgation
of new natural gas regulations from a law that passed more than two years ago, this legislation seeks to
further limit protection standards.
As many natural gas operators have done at their own initiative, including in cooperative
fashionthrough the Centerfor Sustainable Shale Development, we should be looking for ways toimprove performance and protection not carving out new exemptions.
If Pennsylvania truly wants to be a leader in responsible resource development, the General
Assembly should promptly reject Senate Bill 1378.
(Photo: conventional oil and gas wells in theAllegheny National Forest.)
The text of the communication follows:
On behalf of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, I am writing to express our strong
opposition to Senate Bill 1378 (P.N. 2053) which would establish the Pennsylvania Conventional Oil
and Gas Well Regulations Act.
Senate Bill 1378 directs the Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental
Quality Board to establish separate regulations for conventional and unconventional gas wells in
Pennsylvania. This requirement would extend to all environmental protection laws in theCommonwealth.
Both conventional and unconventional wells pose potential risks to human health and the
environment, including on or off site spills of wastewater or other contaminants, erosion and
sedimentation issues, methane migration from subsurface disturbance, air emissions, and other impacts.
Despite Senate Bill 1378s assertion, conventional well development is not inherently benign.
Senate Bill 1378s flaw is compounded by the fact that the legislation follows an artificial
distinction between conventional and unconventional gas wells. The bill distinguishes conventional
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and unconventional operations solely by depth of the target formation below the Elk Sandstone or
its geologic equivalent.
Heres why this is so important: this distinction does not account for the technology or
technique (for example, hydraulic fracturing) used by an operator. In fact, Senate Bill 1378 goes a step
further to expressly state that the technology or design of a well is inconsequential to its characterization
as conventional or unconventional(see, for example, page 2, line 23 of the legislation).Therefore, pursuant to this legislation, any operator, regardless of the size of the company,
could conduct high volume fracturing at shallow depths and still be deemed conventional and thus
subject to reduced protection standards. It bears noting that fracturing at shallower formations can pose
even greater risks to ground and drinking water resources.
This arbitrary distinction, which has it roots in Act 13 of 2012, is wholly inappropriate as a
benchmark for setting environmental protection standards.
Senate Bill 1378 creates a new and potentially vast exemption for natural gas operations,
undercutting necessary environmental protections for on-site containment, drinking and surface water
protection, air emissions, and other siting and control standards.
This legislation goes directly against the import of the Pennsylvania Supreme Courts decision
last Decemberwith respect to Act 13 and the sufficiency of environmental protection in regulatingnatural gas development.
The General Assembly should not violate the public trust by taking steps to further weaken the
protections afforded to its citizens and environment.
We ask that you oppose this legislation. Thank you for your consideration.
Background: Conventional Well Drilling In PA By PA Environment Digest
Conventional oil and gas wells are a significant threat to Pennsylvanias environment if not
properly regulated and increasingly fracking is used to get more production out of conventional oil and
gas wells, just like unconventional Marcellus Shale wells.
Since 1859 some 325,000 conventional oil and gas wellshave been drilled in Pennsylvania, of
which an estimated 200,000 wells are abandoned and unplugged creating a pathway for air, soil and
ground and surface water pollution throughout the state.
It has only been since 1956 the statehas required permits for new drilling operations. It was
not until 1984 when well operators were required to plug non-producing wells they drilled and
standards were set for well construction and operation.
The environmental threat from improperly constructed and plugged conventional oil and gas
wells was so great that the 1984 law Oil and Gas Act created the Abandoned and Orphaned Well
Program.
Some funding for abandoned well plugging was provided in the 1984 law, however it was
expended in the original Growing Greener Program and supplemented in the 2012 with the Act 13 law
regulating unconventional oil and gas wells.
The General Assembly was clearly concerned enough by conventional oil and gas drilling in thepast to establish environmental standards and find ways to deal with the environmental hazards they
create.
Legislation identical to Senate Bill 1378 is expected to be introduced in the Houseshortly.
NewsClips:
Rendell DCNR Officials Testify At Court Hearing On State Leasing
Injunction Sought To Block Additional State Forest Drilling
Court Hears Testimony In Lawsuit To Stop State Forest Drilling Plan
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Court Hears Request To Block State Forest Leasing
Environmental Groups Files To Stop More State Gas Leasing
Op-Ed: Fracking Has Gone Far Enough In Penns Woods
Op-Ed: Its A Good Thing PA Is Not An Anti-Fracking State
Editorial: State Forests Already Host Plenty Of Gas Drilling
Editorial: Corbett Takes Protection Away From Sensitive LandsCorbett: No Interest In Adding Natural Gas Severance Tax
Bumsted: Handicapping A Shale Extraction Tax
Cabot Drilling Company Wins Governors Community Impact Award
Former Rendell Officials Now Say Marcellus Natural Gas Drilling Exploited State Forests
StateImpact, the Patriot-News, Post-Gazetteand the Citizens
VoiceThursday reported former DCNR officals in the Rendell
Administration now say the leasing of 137,000 acres of State
Forest land for drilling exploited State Forests as a cash cow.
The remarks were made during the first day ofarguments before Commonwealth Court in a lawsuit the PA
Environmental Defense Fundfiled against the Rendell and
Corbett Administrations over the transfer over $383 million in
proceeds in DCNRs Oil and Gas Fund to balance the state
General Fund.
Capitolwire.comprovided a preview of the Court hearing Tuesday.
The newspapers reported testimony and documents entered into evidence for the lawsuit said
Michael DiBerardinis, Rendell's DCNR Secretary at the time, sent Rendell a memo on March 27,
2009, in which he told the governor: "Wholesale leasing will damage our State Forest landscape. It
would scar the economic, scenic, ecological, and recreational values of the forest - especially the most
wild and remote areas of our state in the Pennsylvania Wilds."
Jim Grace, former State Forester with DCNR noted the Rendell leases in 2010 set "a terrible
precedent" by ordering the exploitation of the state forest for quick cash regardless of the impacts.
"It's dictating from outside how many acres should be developed without considering any of the
other uses," said Grace, which flies in the face of the mission of DCNR and might possibly violate the
state's role of trustee of the public resources under the terms of Article 1 Section 27 of the state
constitution.
Former DCNR Secretary John Quigley under Rendell echoed Grace: "We determined
(additional leasing) was not in the best interests of the Commonwealth, and yet we were ordered to do
two more rounds of leasing."
Quigley added a provision inserted in the 2009 Fiscal Code requiring more leasing of StateForest land to generate $180 million in revenue to balance the state budget was "an effective repeal of
the 1955 oil and gas lease fund act.
"We were being forced to raise almost another quarter billion dollars without regard to the
agency's mission," said Quigley. "The governor and General Assembly were coming very close to
slaughtering the cash cow."
Quigley and DCNR did offer another 31,968 acres of State Forest for leasing in November of
2009.
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rights.
Rep. Vitali sought information about what parks and forests are under consideration for drilling,
how many acres would be leased, which companies will be doing the drilling and how the $75 million
figure was calculated.
He has yet to hear from the administration, and said the information is needed to properly
consider the budget that General Assembly will vote on next month.Gov. Corbett issued an Executive Order last weeklaying out the ground rules for any new
drilling on State Forest or State Park lands.
Click Herefor a fact sheet on the Executive Order and Non-surface Disturbance Leasing of
DCNR Lands. For more information, visit DCNRsNatural Gas Development and State Forests
webpage.
On June 2 the House Democratic Policy Committeeholds a hearing on the proposal to expand
gas drilling leasing on State Forest, State Park lands in Room 418 of the Capitol starting at 10:00.
NewsClips:
Rendell DCNR Officials Testify At Court Hearing On State Leasing
Injunction Sought To Block Additional State Forest Drilling
Court Hears Testimony In Lawsuit To Stop State Forest Drilling PlanCourt Hears Request To Block State Forest Leasing
Environmental Groups Files To Stop More State Gas Leasing
Op-Ed: Fracking Has Gone Far Enough In Penns Woods
Op-Ed: Its A Good Thing PA Is Not An Anti-Fracking State
Editorial: State Forests Already Host Plenty Of Gas Drilling
Editorial: Corbett Takes Protection Away From Sensitive Lands
Corbett: No Interest In Adding Natural Gas Severance Tax
Bumsted: Handicapping A Shale Extraction Tax
Cabot Drilling Company Wins Governors Community Impact Award
Budget Preview: 28 Days Before State Budget Deadline, Will Zack And Miri Get A Raise?
The deadline to have a state General Fund budget in place is July 1. When the Senate and House return
to session on June 2 they will have 28 days left before a budget should be done.
The Independent Fiscal Office said in its most recent estimatesstate revenues are projected to
be down $608 million for FY 2013-14 and another $990 million for FY 2014-15 totaling a nearly $1.6
billion budget hole.
Actual fiscal year-to-date General Fund collections are down $424.5 million, according to
Aprils revenue figures. On June 2 we should get the latest figures on May revenues which will shed
more light on the deficit Senate and House Republicans and Gov. Corbett will have to deal with.
Capitolwire.comreported Friday Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware) toldCapitol news reporters budget talks were at an early stage and while there has been talk about a
severance tax as a source of additional revenue, their first approach is to discuss a spending plan that
matches available revenues.
Sen. Pileggi said there are a list of 20 or 30 potential revenue-generating ideas and a severance
tax is one of them.
He said as of now there is a $1.2 billion revenue hole, but the deficit appears to be a bit worse.
Education funding is perhaps the most sensitive part of the discussion.
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On the House side, Rep. Joseph Markosek (D-Allegheny), Minority Chair of the House
Appropriations Committee, put out his views of General Fund expenditures and revenue optionslisting
everything from an increase in tobacco taxes to a natural gas severance tax.
On the cutting costs side (which no one really likes to do because it offends people, especially in
an election year) there is the clear need to reduce state employee and school employee pension costs
which go up even more dramatically in the coming years.Competing plans have been introduced, hearings have been held, actuarial notes prepared,
analyses written, but other than killing a lot of trees, not much progress has been made.
Suggestions for filling the budget gap come in several flavors, each of them bitter to one group
or another-- a new severance taxon natural gas production (opposed by 95 percent of Republicans),
potentially expanding gaming in the state (could be, but will be a heavy lift on where extra revenues will
go), some form of liquor privatization (which Senate and House Republicans dont agree on and never
have) and expanding Medicaid to take advantage of short-term federal funding for the program (which
Democrats love, and Republicans and the Governor oppose).
Gov. Corbett last week also issued a new Executive Orderoutlining the ground rules for leasing
additional State Park and State Forest lands which he estimates may bring in up to $75 million to fund
park and forest projects. He quickly notes neither his current budget nor his Enhanced Penns Woodsinitiative rely on this additional funding.
Theres always the chance the General Assembly will cobble together some income by raiding
some special funds that are still somewhat healthy. In years past they raided the Mcare Medical
Malpractice Insurance Fund, the Storage Tank Indemnification Fund, the Keystone Recreation, Park
and Conservation Fund, the Oil and Gas Fund, the Recycling Fund and more.
Of course they can also do things like delay payments to nursing homes, municipalities, school
districts and other payees by three months or six months to push the payments into the another fiscal
year and use other one-time gimmicks.
Shading revenue projections is another popular, honored tactic.
They also sometimes go the other way, like the serious proposal to increase the PA Film
Development Tax Credit from its present $60 million a year to whatever Zack & Miri want by removing
the cap on the credit. Zack & Miri?
Yes, the PA Film Tax Credithas supported the making of some very memorable movies, like
the 2008 classic Zack & Miri Make A Porno.
During budget season, folks can be very, very creative.
Last year, with a somewhat smaller budget hole, the House did not pass its first General Fund
budget bill until June 12 and took final action on June 30, with the follow-on budget implementing bills
coming much later.
In 2012, the Senate was the first to pass a budget bill on May 9 and the House passed the final
version on June 28, with the implementing bills.
For three years, one of the Corbett Administrations mantras has been passing an on-timebudget before July 1 (or just slightly before). Well see how close they come this year.
The Senate and House will be in voting session June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24,
25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
Lots of work to be done.
NewsClips:
Big Decisions Await Lawmakers Returning To Harrisburg
Corbett: No Interest In Adding Natural Gas Severance Tax
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Bumsted: Handicapping A Shale Extraction Tax
Rendell DCNR Officials Testify At Court Hearing On State Leasing
Injunction Sought To Block Additional State Forest Drilling
Court Hears Testimony In Lawsuit To Stop State Forest Drilling Plan
Court Hears Request To Block State Forest Leasing
Environmental Groups Files To Stop More State Gas LeasingEditorial: Corbett Takes Protection Away From Sensitive Lands
Delaware County High School Team Claims State Envirothon Honors
Students of Penncrest High Schoolin
Delaware County walked off with
first-place honors after competing May
20 and 21 in the 31st Pennsylvania
State Envirothonat Susquehanna
University and PPL Montour Preserve.
The 2014 state championsscored 522.33 points of a possible 600
while competing this year with student
teams from 64 of Pennsylvanias 67
counties. Other winning teams and their
scores were:
Second Place, YHSA
Homeschoolers, York County, with a
score of 520 third, Carmichaels Area High School, Greene County, 510 fourth, Palmyra Area High
School, Lebanon County, 482 fifth, Downingtown East High School, Chester County, 481.33 sixth,
Redbank Valley High School, Clarion County, 473 seventh, Neshaminy High School, Bucks County,
453.67 eighth, Central Valley High School, Beaver County, 447.33 ninth, Blue Mountain High School,
Schuylkill 446.67 and tenth, Lewisburg Area High School, Union County, 445.67.
At the Envirothon, five-member teams participate in a series of field station tests focusing on five
topic areas: soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife and environmental issues. The 2014
current environmental issue focused on Sustainable Agriculture/Buying Local.
The teams also prepared and delivered oral presentations to panels of judges who evaluate each
team on its problem-solving capabilities, oral presentation skills and recommendations to help solve the
specific environmental challenge, which relates to the current environmental issue.
Participating teams represented the best and the brightest of the thousands of high school teens
who have competed in county Envirothon competitions sponsored by conservation districts from across
the state.At the state level, the Envirothon is sponsored by Pennsylvanias sixty-six conservation districts,
the State Conservation Commission, and the PA Association of Conservation Districts. The program is
managed by a board of directors representing those sponsors.
Technical expertise is provided by the following: Department of Environmental Protection,
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game Commission, Fish and Boat Commission,
U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Pennsylvania Farmers Union.
Sponsors and partners of the 2014 Envirothon are: PPL Corp., Marcellus Shale Coalition, Shell
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Oil Co., Air Products Foundation, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, Access Midstream, Canon USA,
Envirothon, departments of Agriculture, Environmental Protection, and Education, Pa. Trappers
Association, Pa. Association of Conservation Districts, and the State Conservation Commission.
The Hershey Co., Dwight Lewis Lumber, Lewis Lumber Products, PPL, and Cargill are
corporate station sponsors.
Winners of the 2014 Pennsylvania Envirothon state competition will be recognized as the statechampions and will receive additional scholarship funding or an educational excursion on the
Chesapeake Bay.
The Pennsylvania Envirothon awarded scholarships to the first, second, and third place teams.
The scholarships were sponsored by Pennsylvanias County Conservation Districts and Pennsylvania
Envirothon. Each of the top ten teams received a plaque and other prizes.
For more information on the Envirothon program, contact your county conservation district, visit
the Pennsylvania Envirothonwebsite, call 814-623-8099 or send email to:
(Reprinted from theMay 28 DCNR Resourcenewsletter. Click Hereand go to the bottom of the
page to sign up for your own copy. And theMay 29 DEP News. Click Hereto sign up for yourown copy.)
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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule (Updated)/Bills Introduced
Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a
list of new environmental bills introduced--
Bill Calendars
House (June 2): House Bill 202(Harper-R-Montgomery) prohibiting standby water service charges
for fire companies House Bill 1684(Everett-R-Lycoming) which seeks to clarify a minimum royalty
payment in state law House Bill 1699(Ross-R-Chester) providing for the regulation of air emissions
from backup generators House Bill 2104(Godshall-R-Montgomery) further providing for consumer
protections in variable rate electric supplier contracts House Resolution 249(Swanger-R-Lebanon)
supporting increased development and delivery of oil from North American oil reserves- sponsor
summary. Click Herefor full House Bill Calendar.
Senate (June 2):House Bill 1672(Miller-R-York) providing for the testing of new energy efficient
technologies- summary and House Fiscal Note. Click Herefor full Senate Bill Calendar.
Committee Meeting Agendas This Week
NOTE:It's June, so watch for lots of last minute Senate, House Committee meetings!
House:the Appropriations Committeemeets to consider Senate Bill 1254(Yudichak-D- Luzerne)
amending the Plumbing System Lead Ban and Notification Act- sponsor summary the Environmental
Resources and Energy Committeemeets to consider Senate Bill 1236(Yaw-R-Lycoming)
authorizing royalty interest owners of oil and gas wells to inspect records of gas companies to verify
proper payments Senate Bill 1237(Yaw-R-Lycoming) prohibiting gas companies from retaliating
against royalty interest owners of oil and gas wells by terminating their lease agreement-- Senate Fiscal
Note Senate Bill 1238(Yaw-R-Lycoming) requiring gas companies to fill a satisfaction piece in the
county Recorder of Deeds office when oil and gas leases are terminated-- Senate Fiscal Note House
Bill 2264(Miller-R-York) increasing nuclear power plant fees-- sponsor summary the Game and
Fisheries Committeeholds an informational meeting on House Resolution 129(Causer-R-Cameron)
directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to investigate the feasibility of combining the
Game and Fish and Boat Commissions adopted May 13, 2013 the House Democratic Policy
Committeeholds a hearing on the proposal to expand gas drilling leasing on State Forest, State Park
lands the Human Services Committeemeets to consider Senate Bill 177(Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) creating the Lyme Disease Task Force- sponsor summary. Click
Herefor full House Committee Schedule.
Senate:the Environmental Resources and Energy Committeemeets to consider Senate Bill 1262
(Fontana-D-Allegheny) providing for private lateral sewage line repair funding- sponsor summary,
Senate Bill 1256(Ward-R-Westmoreland) establishing the Heritage Areas Program in law- sponsor
summary, Senate Bill 1355(Yaw-R-Lycoming) increasing nuclear power plant fees- sponsor summary.
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Click Herefor full Senate Committee Schedule.
Bills Pending In Key Committees
Here are links to key Standing Committees in the House and Senate and the bills pending in each--
House
Appropriations
Education
Environmental Resources and Energy
Consumer Affairs
Gaming Oversight
Human Services
Judiciary
Liquor Control
Transportation
Links for all other Standing House Committees
Senate
Appropriations
Environmental Resources and Energy
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Community, Economic and Recreational Development
Education
Judiciary
Law and Justice
Public Health and Welfare
Transportation
Links for all other Standing Senate Committees
Bills Introduced
The following bills of interest were introduced this week--
Unconventional Well Reporting: House Bill 2278(Pickett-R-Bradford) requiring monthly
production reports from unconventional (Marcellus Shale) gas wells- sponsor summary.
Marcellus Shale Ombudsman:Senate Bill 1371(Stack-D-Philadelphia) creating the Marcellus ShaleOmbudsman Office within DEP and establishing complaint investigation procedures-- sponsor
summary.
Session Schedule (Updated)
Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--
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House
June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Senate
June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Fall ScheduleSeptember 15, 16, 22, 23, 24
October 6, 7, 8, 14, 15
November 12
News From The Capitol
Senate Environmental Committee Considers Nuclear Plant Fees, Heritage Area Bills June 3
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committeeis scheduled to meet June 3 to consider
legislation to increase nuclear power plant fees, establishing the Heritage Areas Program in law and to
fund private lateral sewage line repairs. The bills include--
-- Senate Bill 1262(Fontana-D-Allegheny) providing for private lateral sewage line repair funding-
sponsor summary
-- Senate Bill 1256(Ward-R-Westmoreland) establishing the Heritage Areas Program in law- sponsor
summary and
-- Senate Bill 1355(Yaw-R-Lycoming) increasing nuclear power plant fees- sponsor summary.
The meeting will be in Room 8E-B of the East Wing starting at 9:30.
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), serves as Majority Chair and Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne)
serves as Minority Chair.
House Environmental Committee Considers Gas Royalty, Nuclear Plant Fees Bills June 4
The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committeeis scheduled to meet on June 4 to consider
three Senate bills addressing oil and gas well royalty issues and legislation to increase nuclear power
plant fees. The bills include--
-- Senate Bill 1236(Yaw-R-Lycoming) authorizing royalty interest owners of oil and gas wells to
inspect records of gas companies to verify proper payments
-- Senate Bill 1237(Yaw-R-Lycoming) prohibiting gas companies from retaliating against royalty
interest owners of oil and gas wells by terminating their lease agreement-- Senate Fiscal Note
-- Senate Bill 1238(Yaw-R-Lycoming) requiring gas companies to fill a satisfaction piece in the county
Recorder of Deeds office when oil and gas leases are terminated-- Senate Fiscal Note and
-- House Bill 2264(Miller-R-York) increasing nuclear power plant fees-- sponsor summary.The meeting will be held in Room B-31 of the Main Capitol starting at 10:00.
Rep. Ron Miller (R-York) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and Rep. Greg Vitali
(D-Delaware) serves as Minority Chair.
House Democrats To Hold Hearing On Additional Gas Drilling Proposal June 2
The House Democratic Policy Committeeis scheduled to hold a hearing on the proposal to expand gas
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drilling leasing on state lands on June 2.
Scheduled to testify are: John Quigley, Principal, John H. Quigley, LLC. Former DCNR
Secretary John Childe, Attorney, Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation Mark Szybist,
Attorney, PennFuture John Norbeck, Vice President and COO, PennFuture and Curt Ashenfelter,
Executive Director, Keystone Trails Association.
The hearing will be in Room 418 of the Capitol Building starting at 10:00 a.m.Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Minority Chair of the House Environmental Resources and
Energy Committee, is organizing the hearing.
Gov. Corbett issued an Executive Order last weeklaying out the ground rules for any new
drilling on State Forest or State Park lands.
Click Herefor a fact sheet on the Executive Order and Non-surface Disturbance Leasing of
DCNR Lands. For more information, visit DCNRsNatural Gas Development and State Forests
webpage.
NewsClips:
Rendell DCNR Officials Testify At Court Hearing On State Leasing
Injunction Sought To Block Additional State Forest Drilling
Court Hears Testimony In Lawsuit To Stop State Forest Drilling PlanCourt Hears Request To Block State Forest Leasing
Environmental Groups Files To Stop More State Gas Leasing
Editorial: Corbett Takes Protection Away From Sensitive Lands
Corbett: No Interest In Adding Natural Gas Severance Tax
Bumsted: Handicapping A Shale Extraction Tax
Rep. Heffley Announces Waste Coal Energy And Reclamation Tax Credit Bill
In an effort to promote the reclamation of former coal mining sites across the Commonwealth, Reps.
Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) and Jaret Gibbons (D-Lawrence) Wednesday announced the introduction of
House Bill 2265creating a Waste Coal Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit.
Carbon County owes so much of its history and heritage to coal mining, said Rep. Heffley.
However, there is plenty of land across the county and Commonwealth that still shows the impact of
mining done before the 1970s. We need to do what we can to promote the revitalization of these sites.
Creating alternative energy from coal refuse is helping to address the environmental damage
caused by bad coal management practices, Rep. Gibbons said. The process creates clean energy and
thousands of jobs, while also contributing to the cleanup and reclamation of abandoned mine land and
waterways. This bill would help those companies in the face of a volatile and depressed energy market.
Under House Bill 2265, the tax credit would go toward companies involved in the conversion of
waste coal. During this process, coal refuse stockpiles (also known as culm banks) and are used to
create energy. This process has created thousands of jobs at waste coal power plants across the state.This past winter was extremely difficult for power producers across the state due to the closing
of several coal power plants and most importantly for families facing rising energy costs, Rep. Heffley
added. Efforts to clean up waste coal sites assist our power grid while also boosting our environment
and eliminating eyesores which have been around for decades. These dollars will go directly toward the
preservation and creation of quality jobs in our region.
House Bill 2265 has already received the bipartisan support of more than 20 co-sponsors. The
bill is currently with the House Finance Committee.
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Identical legislation-- Senate Bill 1346-- was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Don White
(R-Indiana)-- sponsor summary.
May Issue Of Environmental Synopsis Now Available From Joint Conservation Committee
The May editionof the Environmental Synopsis newsletter is now available from the Joint Legislative Aand Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.
This months issue features articles on DEPs study of naturally-occurring radioactivity in oil and
natural gas development, leaders in clean energy, new power plant could help determine the future of
coal, whos to blame for coals decline? and more.
Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) serves as Chair of the Joint Conservation Committee.
News From Around The State
Schuylkill River Celebration Highlights PA Rivers Month Activities
Plans for fun on the Schuylkill River-- from canoes and kayaks
slicing through headwaters to leisurely tube floats in urban environs
-- is expected to draw hundreds of paddlers, campers and other
outdoors enthusiasts to a rebounding waterway named River of the
Year for 2014.
When a state designates a waterway for this honor, it also
is saluting the communities, conservation groups and individual
citizens all working for its improvement, said Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Ellen Ferretti.
They watched renovation replace retreat embraced water-based hiking, biking and rail trails and
sought solutions to economies no longer supported by mills and factories.A variety of on-water, shoreline and off-shore activities are planned June 7-13 along the
Schuylkill as a paddling sojourn takes participants from rivers headwaters in Schuylkill County into the
Philadelphia city limits. That celebration is among at least a dozen planned on rivers and streams across
the state during Pennsylvania Rivers Month.
Promoting awareness of how these waterways have rebounded and their continuing
conservation needs is the major goal of this month-long observance, Ferretti said. There is a vital
connection among the rivers and streams and area residents and visitors, and these sojourn and other
activities planned by river advocates strengthens those bonds.
In support of that goal, Gov. Tom Corbett has proclaimed June as Rivers Month in
Pennsylvania, the secretary noted. Highlighting the recreational and economic value of waterways,
planned sojourns include:Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh rivers, beginning June 5 Perkiomen Creek, June 7 Lehigh River
June 20 French Creek, June 21 Delaware River, June 22 Endless Mountains Heritage, June 26
Invisible River, July 7 Rising Nation River Journey, Aug. 1 West Branch, Susquehanna, Aug. 13
Ohiopyle Over The Falls, Aug.16 and Brodhead, Sept. 20.
For complete activity listings and details on other upcoming sojourns across the state, visit the
PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Sojourn webpage.
The Schuylkill and other sojourn programs are coordinated by the Pa. Organization of
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Waterways and Rivers in partnership with DCNR, as well as dozens of local organizations.
Statewide annual paddling events encompass more than 500 river miles, span more than 50
on-the-water days, and engage more than 4,000 participants.
Since 1983, the River of the Year has been featured on posters sent to watershed organizations,
local municipalities and interested individuals throughout the state to encourage a focus on
Pennsylvania's waterways.Click Herefor events in and around the Schuylkill River, PAs River of the Year. To learn more
about rivers conservation, visit DCNRs Rivers Programwebpage.
The text of the Governors PA Rivers Month Proclamation follows--
WHEREAS, each year, Pennsylvania joins states across the nation in celebrating Rivers
Month to emphasize the importance of all the Commonwealths rivers. Events and activities scheduled
for June reaffirm our commitment to the value and beauty of our river resources and
WHEREAS, rivers flow through Pennsylvanias cities, towns and boroughs, providing an
important natural and recreational asset to urbanized areas and, they are a rich mosaic of water
treasures providing opportunities for boating, fishing, bird watching and other recreational activities, as
well as drinking water for millions of Pennsylvanians and
WHEREAS, through protective and innovative actions such as the Pennsylvania RiversConservation Program, the Coldwater Heritage Partnership Program, Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers
Program and the River Towns Programs, Pennsylvanians join in promoting the conservation and
revitalization of these precious water resources and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvanias river initiatives are driven by voluntary partnerships with municipal
officials, local groups, conservation organizations, and governmental agencies, to develop watershed
conservation plans for restoring, maintaining and enhancing all rivers and leading to the rebound of
waterways such as the Schuylkill River -- Pennsylvanias 2014 River of the Year and
WHEREAS, these Rivers Conservation Plans now encompass 65 percent of Pennsylvania
thanks to funding and technical assistance from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Because of local partnership efforts and stewardship commitments 97 watersheds or corridors have
gained approved Registry Status and
WHEREAS, Conservation and appreciation of our river environments represent concepts of
enduring consequence.
THEREFORE, I, Tom Corbett, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby
proclaim June 2014 RIVERS MONTH. I urge all Pennsylvanians to reaffirm their commitment to
protecting and conserving the quality of our river systems.
Schuylkill River Student Expedition To Inspire Watershed Action June 7-14
From June 7-14 ten high school students from communities
throughout the headwaters of the Schuylkill River to itsterminus in Philadelphia will embark on a weeklong
expedition throughout the 2,000-square-mile Schuylkill
River watershed.
This intensive, applied service-learning program,
Schuylkill Acts & Impacts: An Expedition to Inspire
Watershed Action, is being piloted by the Schuylkill
Headwaters Associationlocated in Pottsville, PA in
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collaboration with Outward Bound Philadelphiaand over 25 partners and sponsoring organizations from
throughout the watershed.
Student participants representing the five counties (Schuylkill, Berks, Montgomery, Chester,
and Philadelphia) located within the Schuylkill River watershed will travel by canoe, van, and foot along
the 120-mile Schuylkill River from its source in the anthracite coal lands of Schuylkill County to its
confluence with the Delaware River in Philadelphia.For eight days and seven nights, participants will sleep under the stars and learn in a classroom
without walls. Each night, participants will camp or stay in basic accommodations at various parks and
preserves.
Team leaders from the Schuylkill Headwaters Association and Outward Bound Philadelphia will
guide students downriver, illustrating an array of issues impacting water quality in the Schuylkill River
through guided tours, programming, and applied service work designed to highlight issues in the
watershed, encourage critical thinking and problem solving skills, and offer hands-on solutions to these
problems.
Target issues include: 1) the legacy of coal mining on water quality 2) agricultural impacts
including erosion and manure management 3) the role of land preservation in watershed health and 4)
the impacts of stormwater and impervious surfaces on water resources.For example, students will paddle stretches of the river with biologists and conduct basic water
quality monitoring, tour abandoned and active coal mines, visit farms to examine stream bank erosion,
and walk the streets of Philadelphia to witness pioneering work at mitigating stormwater.
Daily reflections will challenge participants to consider their own use of water and provide them
with tools to take action in their own stretch of the watershed.
A Toyota TogetherGreen Fellowshipawarded by the National Audubon Society was used to
leverage support both financial and in-kindfrom more than 25 organizations, agencies and
businesses within the Schuylkill River Watershed to make Schuylkill Acts and Impacts inaugural year
possible.
For more information, a complete schedule, or to join the expedition please contact Sierra
Gladfelter, Schuylkill Headwaters Associationat 570-573-2093 or send email to:
USDA Chooses Chesapeake Bay Region For Additional Farm Bill Conservation Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Tuesday announced the Chesapeake Bay region has been selected
as one of eight Critical Conservation Areas, part of the new Regional Conservation Partnership
Program, in the federal Farm Bill.
A total of $100 million dollars per year will be available to the RCPP and the CCA designation
means the Chesapeake Bay region is eligible to compete for a large share of those conservation dollars.
The RCPP replaced several programs from the previous Farm Bill, including a program targetedto farmers in the Chesapeake Bay region. Like that program, this new program is critically important to
help farmers in the region implement the conservation measures needed to achieve the Chesapeake
Clean Water Blueprint goals.
Following the announcement, Chesapeake Bay FoundationSenior Water Quality Scientist Beth
McGee issued this statement:
Reducing pollution from agricultural runoff is one of the most cost effective ways to improve
water quality, and Bay jurisdictions are relying heavily on these pollution reductions to achieve their
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clean water goals. As a result, this conservation funding is crucial to implementing the Clean Water
Blueprint and restoring our rivers, streams and the Chesapeake Bay.
The region was selected because of our critical needs, and the fact that the Chesapeake Bay is
a national treasure. The Bay states committed to putting in place 60 percent of the practices necessary
to restore the Bay by 2017. Competing for and receiving this additional conservation funding is critical if
the states are to meet that goal.This designation and funding would not have been possible without the leadership of Senators
Cardin and Mikulski, and the support of the other legislators representing the region, including
Representatives Van Hollen, Harris, Wittman and Scott.
2014 Annual Water Resources Education Network Grantee Meeting June 10-11
Community leaders from across Pennsylvania will gather at Dickinson College in Carlisle, at the annual
PA League of Women Voters Water Resources Education NetworkGrantee Meeting, June 10-11, to
network and share lessons learned from successful 2013-2014 local projects. The 2014 meeting theme
is "Making a Splash for Clean Water."
The WREN annual meeting is designed to bring together community groups and water suppliersto share experiences in drinking water protection and watershed education and learn about resources
available to improve local projects.
Attendees will include representatives from WREN Grant community partnerships that are
conducting drinking water protection and watershed education projects. In addition, select public water
suppliers working with or interested in DEP's Source Water Protection Technical Assistance Program
will also attend.
After a welcome by League of Women Voters of PA President Susan Carty, featured speakers
will include Paul Heimel, County Commissioner for Potter County, who will discuss the power of
collaboration in his presentation "It Was Clean When It Left Here."
The theme helps convey an ethic and a promise to ensure that headwater streams in the County
will remain pristine. DEP Executive Deputy Secretary for Programs Dana Aunkst will join us to share an
update on water policy in Pennsylvania and Department initiatives.
Other featured speakers include: Dennis Risser with an update on USGS groundwater studies,
water funding resources by Matthew Karnell of the Commonwealth Financing Agency and Tess
Schlupp of PennVEST emergency response to protect water supplies with Jason Minnich of DEP and
transportation corridor considerations with TJ Cunningham of PennDOT District 3.
Don Peperak of North Fayette County Municipal Authority has graciously offered to
demonstrate his custom surface water treatment model.
National communications expert and perennial favorite with WREN grantees, Eric Eckl,
President of Water Words that Work, LLC, will cover proven techniques to plan successful pollution
prevention campaigns.Eric will highlight ways to get results with best practices and messages that help turn simple
actions into big steps to make a difference in communities.
Green Infrastructure offers many benefits: reducing stormwater runoff, recharging groundwater,
beautifying towns, and reducing stress on aging infrastructure. Charlotte Katzenmoyer, Director of
Public Works for the City of Lancaster, and Dan Zimmerman, Township Manager of Warwick
Township, will share their expertise in working with partners and municipalities to implement beneficial
community water projects.
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Extraordinary conservation leaders are needed now more than ever. Kevin Cogan, of Rotary
Club District 7390, has returned from a recent trip to Haiti, and we are delighted to have him join us to
share ways to build partnerships with civic organizations such as Rotary International for clean water.
In addition, sessions are planned on using social media tools, community engagement strategies,
and an entire showcase of water models and displays that take community water education to the next
level.The WREN Meeting is always valued by participants for the opportunity to network and learn
with like-minded water education volunteers and professionals and for the varied resources offered. The
conference is by invitation only for recipients of WREN grants.
Consider joining us for 2015 - it's not too early to begin planning your community water
education project with local partners. Start now and get ready to apply for a WREN Grant in March
2015!
(Reprinted from the Spring issue of Water Policy Newsis now available from the PA League of
Women Voters Water Resources Education Network.)
Water Resources Education Network Spring Water Policy News Now Available
The Spring issue of Water Policy Newsis now available from the PA League of Women Voters Water
Resources Education Network.
PennVEST, DEP Invite Comments On Clean Water, Drinking Water Intended Use Plan
The PA Infrastructure Investment Authority and DEPpublished noticeof an opportunity to comment
and a June 10 public hearing on the 2014 Intended Use Plansfor the Clean Water and Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund Programs.
The hearing will be held at the DEP Headquarters Building, 2nd Floor Auditorium, 400 Market
St., Harrisburg. 1:00.
The 2014 Intended Use Plans will be posted on the DEP Intended Use Planswebpage.
Vote For Your Favorite Great American Cleanup Of PA Video
Keep Pennsylvania Beautifulis requesting your help to choose the winner of the 2014 Great American
Cleanup of PAvideo. Go to Keep Pennsylvania Beautifuls Facebookpage and like your favorite
video!
Voting begins June 2nd and ends on June 13th. Winners will be announced the week of June
16th.
Its exciting to see Pennsylvanians involved in the Great American Cleanup of PA and cleaningup their local communities. What we saw was a lot of partnerships, a lot of trash being picked up and a
lot of people having fun doing it, says Shannon Reiter, president of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. We
are anxious to see who is chosen as this years winner.
Cash prizes, sponsored by the PA Waste Industries Association, are $200 for the winning entry
and $100 each for two runners up.
Additional sponsors for the video contest are Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and the Department
of Environmental Protection.
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