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WEST TRENTON, N.J. (Sept. 6) – Delaware River Basin
Commission (DRBC) Executive Director Carol R. Collier today announced that draft
natural gas development regulations will not be on the September 21, 2011
meeting agenda for consideration by the commissioners.
The DRBC has scheduled a special meeting on October 21, 2011
to consider adoption of the regulations. This meeting, open to the public, will
be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, 1
Memorial Drive, in Trenton, N.J.
The purpose of the proposed regulations is to protect the
water resources of the Delaware River Basin during the development and operation
of natural gas projects. The commission received approximately 69,000
submissions on the draft natural gas development regulations that were
originally published on December 9, 2010. Six public hearing sessions were held
at three locations in February 2011 to receive oral testimony, and written
comments were accepted until April 15, 2011, which was an extension from the
original March 16 deadline. The commissioners and staff have been reviewing the
submissions and considering how the draft rulemaking should be modified based on
the public input. The October 21 meeting will not include a public hearing.
The DRBC is a federal/interstate government agency
responsible for managing the water resources within the 13,539 square-mile
Delaware River Basin. The five commission members are the governors of the basin
states (Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania) and the commander of
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ North Atlantic Division, who represents the
federal government.
Additional information can be found on the commission’s web
site at www.drbc.net.
