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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SARGENT ' S COURT REPORTING SERVICE , INC . ( 814 ) 536 - 8908 1 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION * * * * * * * * * IN RE: DRAFT HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATIONS PUBLIC HEARING 3 * * * * * * * * * BEFORE: WILLIAM FORD, Hearing Officer HEARING: Thursday, January 25, 2017 1:00 p.m. LOCATION: Double Tree Hotel Philadelphia Airport 4509 Island Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19153 SPEAKERS: Rep. Greg Vitali, Dr. Stuart Chen-Hayes, Joy Bergey, Dr. Walter Tsou, Peter Winslow, David Kinney, Sylvia Metzler, Vanessa Baker, Jonathan Lutz, Patricia Libbey, Norman Torkelson, Geoffrey Selling, William Moore, Shannon Pendleton, Joan Farb, Stephanie Herron, Kim Ong, Jean-Marie Donohue, Jean MacFarlane, Corinne
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C O M M O N W E A L T H O F P E N N S Y L V A N I A

D E L A W A R E R I V E R B A S I N C O M M I S S I O N

* * * * * * * * *

I N R E : D R A F T H Y D R A U L I C F R A C T U R I N G

R E G U L A T I O N S

P U B L I C H E A R I N G 3

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B E F O R E : W I L L I A M F O R D ,

H e a r i n g O f f i c e r

H E A R I N G : T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 2 5 , 2 0 1 7

1 : 0 0 p . m .

L O C A T I O N : D o u b l e T r e e H o t e l

P h i l a d e l p h i a A i r p o r t

4 5 0 9 I s l a n d A v e n u e

P h i l a d e l p h i a , P A 1 9 1 5 3

S P E A K E R S : R e p . G r e g V i t a l i , D r . S t u a r t

C h e n - H a y e s , J o y B e r g e y , D r . W a l t e r

T s o u , P e t e r W i n s l o w , D a v i d K i n n e y ,

S y l v i a M e t z l e r , V a n e s s a B a k e r ,

J o n a t h a n L u t z , P a t r i c i a L i b b e y , N o r m a n

T o r k e l s o n , G e o f f r e y S e l l i n g , W i l l i a m

M o o r e , S h a n n o n P e n d l e t o n , J o a n F a r b ,

S t e p h a n i e H e r r o n , K i m O n g , J e a n - M a r i e

D o n o h u e , J e a n M a c F a r l a n e , C o r i n n e

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M a y l a n d , C o r a l i e F r y d e , C l i o G a t e s ,

K a t i e S m i t h , M a y a V a n R o s s u m , A l i c i a

D o r s e y , S u s a n C a r t y , E v e M i a r i , H a r v e y

C h a n i n , S i s t e r K a t e O ' D o n n e l l , P a u l

R o d e n , G a i l H e a t h , C a r o l A r m s t r o n g ,

J a n F i l i o s , T h e r e s a H e i n s l e r , W e n d y

G o e t z , M i c h e l l e R o b e r t s , N a o m i , L a v e r ,

A l y s s a B r a d l e y , E m i l y W o r t h , S t e v e

B a c h e r , J a m e s R a p p , E d w a r d L e y d o n ,

B i l l C o z z e n s , V i c t o r i a S t r a n g e , E m e l i e

D a v i s , D a n i e l M a r k i n d , A d r i e n n e

M a r g a d o , H e n r y F r a n k , P e t e r H u g h e s ,

D a v i d M o s c a t e l l o , M i k e D o y l e , B r u c e

B i r c h a r d , A n d r e a S t r o u t , C a r o l W a r d ,

C a r l B a l i s , C l a u d i a C r a n e , S a n d r a

F o l z e r , S a r a h C a s p a r , M e g a n D e s m e d t ,

A l e x D u p o , S h a r o n F u r l o n g , W e s l e y

C o o l i n g h a m

R e p o r t e r : K i m b e r l y C h a t b u r n

A n y r e p r o d u c t i o n o f t h i s t r a n s c r i p t

i s p r o h i b i t e d w i t h o u t a u t h o r i z a t i o n

b y t h e c e r t i f y i n g a g e n c y .

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I N D E X

O P E N I N G R E M A R K S

B y W i l l i a m F o r d 7 - 2 8

T E S T I M O N Y

B y R e p . G r e g V i t a l i 2 8 - 3 2

B y D r . S t u a r t C h e n - H a y e s 3 2 - 3 7

B y J o y B e r g e y 3 8 - 4 1

B y D r . W a l t e r T s o u 4 2 - 4 6

B y P e t e r W i n s l o w 4 6 - 5 0

B y D a v i d K i n n e y 5 1 - 5 5

B y S y l v i a M e t z l e r 5 5 - 5 9

B y V a n e s s a B a k e r 5 9 - 6 3

B y J o n a t h a n L u t z 6 3 - 6 7

B y P a t r i c i a L i b b e y 6 7 - 6 9

B y N o r m a n T o r k e l s o n 7 0 - 7 4

B y G e o f f r e y S e l l i n g 7 4 - 7 8

B y W i l l i a m M o o r e 7 8 - 8 1

B y S h a n n o n P e n d l e t o n 8 1 - 8 4

B y J o a n F a r b 8 4 - 8 8

B y S t e p h a n i e H e r r o n 8 8 - 9 2

B y K i m O n g 9 3 - 9 7

B y J e a n - M a r i e D o n o h u e 9 7 - 1 0 1

B y J e a n M a c F a r l a n e 1 0 2 - 1 0 5

B y C o r i n n e M a y l a n d 1 0 5 - 1 1 0

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I N D E X ( c o n t ' d )

S T A T E M E N T

B y C o r a l i e P r y d e 1 1 0 - 1 1 4

B y C l i o G a t e s 1 1 4 - 1 1 8

B y K a t i e S m i t h 1 1 8 - 1 2 2

B y M a y a V a n R o s s u m 1 2 2 - 1 2 6

B y A l i c i a D o r s e y 1 2 6 - 1 3 0

B y S u s a n C a r t y 1 3 0 - 1 3 4

B y E v e M i a r i 1 3 5 - 1 4 0

B y H a r v e y C h a n i n 1 4 1 - 1 4 4

B y S i s t e r K a t e O ' D o n n e l l 1 4 4 - 1 4 8

B y P a u l R o d e n 1 4 8 - 1 5 2

B y G a i l H e a t h 1 5 3 - 1 5 5

B y C a r o l A r m s t r o n g 1 5 6 - 1 6 1

B y J a n F i l i o s 1 6 1 - 1 6 3

B y T h e r e s a H e i n s l e r 1 6 3 - 1 6 6

B y W e n d y G o e t z 1 6 6 - 1 7 0

B y M i c h e l l e R o b e r t s 1 7 0 - 1 7 4

B y N a o m i L a v e r 1 7 4 - 1 7 6

B y A l y s s a B r a d l e y 1 7 6 - 1 7 8

B y E m i l y W o r t h 1 7 9 - 1 8 3

B y S t e v e B a c h e r 1 8 3 - 1 8 5

B y J a m e s R a p p 1 8 5 - 1 8 9

B y E d w a r d L e y d o n 1 8 0 - 1 9 3

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I N D E X ( c o n t ' d )

S T A T E M E N T

B y B i l l C o z z e n s 1 9 3 - 1 9 6

B y V i c t o r i a S t r a n g e 1 9 6 - 1 9 9

B y E m e l i e D a v i s 2 0 0 - 2 0 3

B y D a n i e l M a r k i n d 2 0 3 - 2 0 7

B y A d r i e n n e M a r g a d o 2 0 8 - 2 1 2

B y H e n r y F r a n k 2 1 2 - 2 1 5

B y P e t e r H u g h e s 2 1 5 - 2 1 8

B y D a v i d M o s c a t e l l o 2 1 8 - 2 2 2

B y M i k e D o y l e 2 2 2 - 2 2 5

B y B r u c e B i r c h a r d 2 2 5 - 2 2 9

B y A n d r e a S t r o u t 2 2 9 - 2 3 0

B y C a r o l W a r d 2 3 1 - 2 3 4

B y C a r l B a l i s 2 3 4 - 2 3 8

B y C l a u d i a C r a n e 2 3 8 - 2 4 1

B y S a n d r a F o l z e r 2 4 2 - 2 4 5

B y S a r a h C a s p a r 2 4 5 - 2 4 6

B y M e g a n D e s m e d t 2 4 6 - 2 5 1

B y A l e x C u p o 2 5 2 - 2 5 5

B y S h a r o n F u r l o n g 2 5 5 - 2 5 8

B y W e s l e y C o o l i n g h a m 2 5 8 - 2 6 0

D I S C U S S I O N A M O N G P A R T I E S 2 6 0 - 2 6 2

C E R T I F I C A T E 2 6 3

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E X H I B I T S

P a g e

N u m b e r D e s c r i p t i o n O f f e r e d

N O N E O F F E R E D

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P R O C E E D I N G S

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

A l l r i g h t . I f y o u w o u l d

t a k e y o u r s e a t s , p l e a s e . W e ' r e

g o i n g t o b e g i n . G o o d

a f t e r n o o n , e v e r y b o d y . F o r

t h o s e t h a t c a m e f r o m a n y w h e r e

o u t s i d e o f P h i l a d e l p h i a , w a y t o

g o . Y o u m a d e i t h e r e .

A b s o l u t e l y u n b e l i e v a b l e . I

d o n ' t t h i n k i t w a s a n e a s y

r o u t e i n .

M y n a m e i s W i l l i a m F o r d ,

a n d o n b e h a l f o f t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n C o m m i t t e e , w e l c o m e

t o t o d a y ' s p u b l i c h e a r i n g . I

w i l l b e s e r v i n g a s t h e H e a r i n g

O f f i c e r f o r t h i s p r o c e e d i n g .

J u s t t o b e c l e a r , I h a v e

n o a f f i l i a t i o n w i t h t h e D R B C

s t a f f . I a m n o t a m e m b e r o f a n

e n v i r o n m e n t a l g r o u p . I d o n o t

o w n a n y p r o p e r t y i n t h e a r e a

t h a t i s a t i s s u e h e r e t o d a y .

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I a m a r e t i r e d L e h i g h

C o u n t y C o m m o n P l e a s J u d g e . A n d

r i g h t n o w , I a m i n p r i v a t e

p r a c t i c e , a n d I d o m e d i a t i o n s

a n d a r b i t r a t i o n s . S o I j u s t

w a n t e d y o u t o k n o w a s f a r a s

n o n - a f f i l i a t i o n s .

T h e D R B C h a s e n g a g e d m e

t o c o n d u c t t h e s e h e a r i n g s o n

i t s b e h a l f t o p r o v i d e

o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r o r a l c o m m e n t

o n t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s d r a f t

r u l e s . I t i s m y i n t e n t i o n t o

p r o v i d e a n o r d e r l y , s a f e , a n d

c i v i l f o r u m t h a t a l l o w s f o r t h e

c r e a t i o n o f a c l e a r r e c o r d f o r

t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s .

M y c o m m e n t s , m y

i n t r o d u c t o r y c o m m e n t s , w i l l

l a s t o n l y a b o u t f i v e m i n u t e s .

B u t t h e r e i s s o m e i m p o r t a n t

i n f o r m a t i o n h e r e t h a t y o u w i l l

b e i n t e r e s t e d i n . A n d a t t h e

e n d o f t h i s , a t t h e n d o f m y

c o m m e n t s , m y f i n a l c o m m e n t i s

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g o i n g t o b e a b o u t a n

o p p o r t u n i t y t h a t a l l o f y o u

h a v e t o d a y , t h a t y o u m i g h t n o t

f u l l y r e a l i z e . A n d I ' m g o i n g

t o t r y t o e m p h a s i z e t h a t a s I

c l o s e h e r e t o d a y .

I a s k t h a t a l l

c e l l p h o n e s b e t u r n e d o f f . I n

t h e h e a r i n g s t h a t w e h a d j u s t a

f e w d a y s a g o , I f o r g o t t o

a n n o u n c e t h a t , a n d t h e r e w e r e

s o m e i n t e r r u p t i o n s a s a r e s u l t

o f t h a t . S o t h a n k y o u .

F i r s t , a f e w r e m i n d e r s

a b o u t s a f e t y . I n t h e u n l i k e l y

e v e n t t h a t w e w o u l d n e e d t o

e v a c u a t e t h i s s p a c e , p l e a s e

m a k e a n o t e o f t h e e m e r g e n c y

e x i t s a n d p l a n i n a d v a n c e t h e

e x i t t h a t y o u w o u l d u s e .

A l s o , p l e a s e k e e p a l l

a i s l e s s a f e a n d t h e e x i t s c l e a r

t h r o u g h o u t t h e h e a r i n g .

B e f o r e w e s t a r t , o n

b e h a l f o f t h e D R B C , I w o u l d

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l i k e t o t h a n k o u r h o s t s ,

i n c l u d i n g t h e h o t e l , f o r t h i s

s p a c e h e r e t o d a y . I ' d a l s o

l i k e t o t h a n k t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a

S t a t e P o l i c e , t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a

P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t a n d h o t e l

s e c u r i t y f o r t h e i r p r e s e n c e

h e r e t o d a y , a n d a l s o f o r t h e

s a f e t y t h a t y o u a r e p r o v i d i n g

u s . I w o u l d a s k t h a t i f y o u

c a n , p l e a s e r i s e a n d j o i n m e i n

s a y i n g t h e p l e d g e o f

a l l e g i a n c e .

P L E D G E O F A L L E G I A N C E R E C I T E D

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , l a d i e s a n d

g e n t l e m e n . P l e a s e f o r g i v e m e

a s I a c t u a l l y r e a d p a r t o f t h i s

b e c a u s e I w a n t t h e m a k e s u r e

I ' m a c c u r a t e i n t e r m s o f t h e

r e g u l a t i o n s t h a t a r e a t i s s u e

h e r e t o d a y .

T h e d r a f t r u l e s t h a t a r e

t h e s u b j e c t o f t h i s h e a r i n g

w e r e p r o p o s e d b y t h e D e l a w a r e

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R i v e r B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n t o a m e n d

t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s

a d m i n i s t r a t i v e , m a n u a l a n d

s p e c i a l r e g u l a t i o n s r e g a r d i n g

h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g

a c t i v i t i e s , a n d t o p r o v i d e f o r

a d d i t i o n a l c l a r i f y i n g

a m e n d m e n t s t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s

r u l e s o f p r a c t i c e a n d

p r o c e d u r e .

A n o t i c e o f p r o p o s e d

r u l e m a k i n g , a l o n g w i t h t h e t e x t

o f t h e d r a f t r u l e s a n d

s u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t s , w e r e

p o s t e d o n t h e D R B C w e b s i t e o n

N o v e m b e r 3 0 t h , 2 0 1 7 a n d h a v e

b e e n p u b l i s h e d i n t h e F e d e r a l

R e g i s t e r a n d B a s i n S t a t e

R e g i s t e r s .

I n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e

d r a f t r u l e s a n d t h e p u b l i c

p r o c e s s h a s a n d w i l l r e m a i n

a v a i l a b l e o n t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s

w e b s i t e t h r o u g h o u t t h e p r o c e s s .

A s I ' v e t r i e d t o e d u c a t e

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m y s e l f a b o u t t h e i s s u e s t h a t

a r e s o i m p o r t a n t t o y o u , I h a v e

u s e d t h e w e b s i t e . A n d I j u s t

t h o u g h t i t w a s f a n t a s t i c i n

t e r m s o f r e a l l y f i l l i n g m e i n

o n t h e v a r i o u s i s s u e s a n d

w h a t ' s a t s t a k e h e r e t o d a y .

A s s e t f o r t h i n t h e

n o t i c e o f p r o p o s e d r u l e m a k i n g ,

b y r e s o l u t i o n p e r t h e m i n u t e s

o n S e p t e m b e r 1 3 t h o f l a s t y e a r ,

t h e D R B C C o m m i s s i o n e r s d i r e c t e d

t h e e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r t o

p r e p a r e a n d p u b l i s h f o r p u b l i c

c o m m e n t , a r e v i s e d s e t o f d r a f t

r e g u l a t i o n s t o i n c l u d e f i r s t

p r o h i b i t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o t h e

p r o d u c t i o n o f n a t u r a l g a s

u t i l i z i n g h o r i z o n t a l d r i l l i n g ,

a n d h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g w i t h i n

t h e b a s i n .

S e c o n d , p r o v i s i o n s f o r

e n s u r i n g t h e s a f e a n d

p r o t e c t i v e s t o r a g e , t r e a t m e n t ,

d i s p o s a l , a n d / o r d i s c h a r g e o f

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w a s t e w a t e r w i t h i n t h e b a s i n

a s s o c i a t e d w i t h h o r i z o n t a l

d r i l l i n g a n d h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g f o r t h e p r o d u c t i o n

o f n a t u r a l g a s w h e r e p e r m i t t e d .

A n d f i n a l l y , r e g u l a t i o n

o f t h e i n t e r b a s i n t r a n s f e r o f

w a t e r a n d w a s t e w a t e r f o r

p u r p o s e s o f n a t u r a l g a s

d e v e l o p m e n t w h e r e p e r m i t t e d .

I f a d o p t e d , t h e d r a f t

r u l e s w o u l d a d d t o t h e

C o m m i s s i o n ' s r e g u l a t i o n s a

s e c t i o n o n h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g

i n s h a l e a n d o t h e r r o c k

f o r m a t i o n s . T h i s s e c t i o n

w o u l d , f i r s t , p r o h i b i t h i g h

v o l u m e h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g i n

s u c h f o r m a t i o n s w i t h i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

S e c o n d , i t w o u l d r e q u i r e

r e v i e w u n d e r t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n C o m p a c t o f a n y p r o j e c t

t h a t i n v o l v e s t h e f o l l o w i n g .

F i r s t , t h e e x p o r t a t i o n f r o m t h e

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B a s i n o f s u r f a c e w a t e r ,

g r o u n d w a t e r , t r e a t e d

w a s t e w a t e r , o r m i n e d d r a i n a g e

w a t e r a t a n y r a t e o r v o l u m e f o r

u s e i n h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g o f

h y d r o c a r b o n - b e a r i n g r o c k

f o r m a t i o n s o u t s i d e t h e b a s i n .

O r s e c o n d , t h e

i m p o r t a t i o n i n t o t h e b a s i n a n d

t r e a t m e n t a n d d i s c h a r g e w i t h i n

t h e b a s i n o f w a s t e w a t e r f r o m

h y d r a u l i c a l l y f r a c t u r e d o i l a n d

g a s w e l l s .

A l s o , t h i s s e c t i o n w o u l d

e s t a b l i s h s t a n d a r d s f o r t h e

t r e a t m e n t a n d d i s p o s a l o f

w a s t e w a t e r f r o m h y d r a u l i c a l l y

f r a c t u r e d o i l a n d g a s w e l l s .

I ' m a l m o s t a t t h e e n d o f

t h e v e r b a t i m r e a d i n g .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n a l s o

p r o p o s e s t o a m e n d i t s

a d m i n i s t r a t i v e m a n u a l , r u l e s o f

p r a c t i c e a n d p r o c e d u r e , b y t h e

a d d i t i o n o f p r o j e c t s r e v i e w

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c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s a n d f e e s

r e l a t e d t o t h e m a n a g e m e n t o f

p r o d u c e d w a t e r f r o m h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g o f

h y d r o c a r b o n - b e a r i n g r o c k

f o r m a t i o n s .

M i n o r a m e n d m e n t s t o t h e

p r o j e c t r e v i e w c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s

u n r e l a t e d t o h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g w e r e a l s o p r o p o s e d .

L a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n ,

t h e c o p i e s o f t h e p r o p o s e d

r u l e s c a n b e f o u n d o n t h e

w e b s i t e . T h i s i s o n e o f s i x

p u b l i c h e a r i n g s o n t h i s m a t t e r .

W e j u s t h a d t w o o f t h e m , a n d I

s e e s o m e f a m i l i a r f a c e s f r o m

t w o d a y s a g o .

I n a d d i t i o n t o a c c e p t i n g

o r a l c o m m e n t s a t t h e s e p u b l i c

h e a r i n g s , t h e C o m m i s s i o n i s

a c c e p t i n g w r i t t e n c o m m e n t s

t h r o u g h 5 : 0 0 p . m . o n F r i d a y ,

M a r c h 3 0 t h , 2 0 1 8 .

W r i t t e n c o m m e n t s w i l l

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r e c e i v e t h e s a m e c o n s i d e r a t i o n

a s o r a l c o m m e n t s . W r i t t e n

c o m m e n t s c a n b e s u b m i t t e d

o n l i n e u s i n g a l i n k t h a t c a n b e

f o u n d o n t h e D R B C w e b s i t e . I f

y o u d o n o t h a v e a c c e s s t o a

c o m p u t e r o r t h e i n t e r n e t , a n d

y o u w o u l d l i k e t o s u b m i t

w r i t t e n c o m m e n t s , y o u m a y

r e q u e s t a n e x c e p t i o n b y w r i t i n g

t o t h e D R B C a t t h e f o l l o w i n g .

A n d I w i l l s a y t h i s t w i c e . I t

w a s p o i n t e d o u t a t t h e l a s t

m e e t i n g t h a t s o m e p e o p l e a r e

n o t h a n d y w i t h c o m p u t e r s . S o

t h e a d d r e s s w i l l b e c o m e v e r y

i m p o r t a n t t o y o u .

A n y t h i n g t h a t y o u s e n d

i n s h o u l d b e s e n t t o t h e

a t t e n t i o n o f C o m m i s s i o n

S e c r e t a r y . T h e a d d r e s s i s

D R B C , P . O . B o x 7 3 6 0 , W e s t

T r e n t o n , N e w J e r s e y , 0 8 6 2 8 .

T h a t ' s a t t e n t i o n C o m m i s s i o n

S e c r e t a r y , D R B C , P . O . B o x 7 3 6 0 ,

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W e s t T r e n t o n , N e w J e r s e y ,

0 8 6 2 8 .

T h i s i s s i g n i f i c a n t .

T o d a y ' s p r o c e e d i n g s a r e b e i n g

v i d e o t a p e d . A n d a l s o , t h e y ' r e

b e i n g r e c o r d e d h e r e b y a

r e g i s t e r e d C o u r t R e p o r t e r . A

t r a n s c r i p t i s b e i n g c r e a t e d . A

w r i t t e n t r a n s c r i p t i s b e i n g

c r e a t e d t h a t w i l l b e c o m e p a r t

t o t h e d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g r e c o r d

f o r t h e p r o p o s e d r u l e s .

L e t ' s s e e . T h i s i s

a s i d e f r o m t h e s c r i p t t h a t I

h a v e h e r e . I f y o u c o m e

f o r w a r d , a p p a r e n t l y s o m e p e o p l e

h a v e e x h i b i t s , a c h a r t o r

s o m e t h i n g a l o n g t h o s e l i n e s - - -

y o u ' r e w e l c o m e t o s h o w i t t o

m e . B u t I ' m n o t t h e o n e t h a t ' s

g o i n g t o m a k e d e c i s i o n s h e r e .

I w o u l d s u g g e s t t h a t y o u t u r n

t h i n g s t o w a r d t h e c a m e r a r i g h t

t h e r e . A n d w h a t w e s h o w w i l l

t h e n b e d i s p l a y e d o n t h e v i d e o

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t h a t ' s b e i n g c r e a t e d h e r e . S o

t h a t ' s w h e r e i t s h o u l d b e .

A l s o , w h e n y o u c o m e

f o r w a r d , I w o u l d a l s o s u g g e s t

t h a t y o u d i r e c t a l l y o u r

c o m m e n t s t h i s w a y s o i t i s

r e c o r d e d , r a t h e r t h a n t o t h e

a u d i e n c e , l a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n .

B e c a u s e t h e r e ' s a c h a n c e t h a t

t h a t w i l l b e m i s s e d . A n d a l s o

b y t h e C o u r t R e p o r t e r , t h a t m a y

b e m i s s e d a n d y o u w o n ' t b e a b l e

t o l o o k a t y o u r c o m m e n t s .

T h e e l e c t r o n i c

r e c o r d i n g s a r e b e i n g m a d e t o

e n a b l e t h e D R B C C o m m i s s i o n e r s

t o s e e a n d h e a r y o u r c o m m e n t s

e v e n t h o u g h t h e y c a n n o t a t t e n d

a l l s i x h e a r i n g s . A n d

s e c o n d l y , t o a l l o w t h e D R B C

s t a f f , i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h t h e

c o m m i s s i o n e r s , t o p r e p a r e a

d e t a i l e d c o m m e n t a n d r e s p o n s e

d o c u m e n t t h a t a d d r e s s e s t h e

i s s u e s a n d c o n c e r n s t h a t y o u

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r a i s e .

N o w , h e r e ' s h o w t h e

h e a r i n g w i l l p r o c e e d , l a d i e s

a n d g e n t l e m e n . F i r s t , t h e

C o m m i s s i o n t h a n k s a l l o f y o u

w h o h a v e r e g i s t e r e d i n a d v a n c e

e i t h e r t o a t t e n d o r t o a t t e n d

a n d s p e a k t o d a y . Y o u r d o i n g s o

h a s h e l p e d t h e s t a f f t o p r e p a r e

f o r t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s .

A t t h e l a s t t w o h e a r i n g s

t h a t w e h a d , b o t h o f w h i c h w e r e

o n T u e s d a y , w e r e a l l y h a d

e x c e l l e n t s u b s t a n t i v e c o m m e n t s

t h a t w e r e m a d e . T h e r e r e a l l y

w a s n o t g r a n d s t a n d i n g . P e o p l e

w e r e c o n c e r n e d a b o u t g e t t i n g

t h e i r s u b s t a n t i v e c o m m e n t s o u t

t o s u p p o r t t h e i r p o s i t i o n . A n d

t h a t ' s w h a t ' s s u g g e s t e d h e r e

t o d a y . T h a t ' s w h a t ' s g o i n g t o

m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e h e r , s o I

w i l l c a l l t h a t t o y o u r

a t t e n t i o n .

H e r e i s t h e o r d e r o f

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s p e a k e r s t h a t I w i l l c a l l a s

t i m e p e r m i t s . F i r s t , t h o s e w h o

r e g i s t e r e d i n a d v a n c e t o s p e a k

t o d a y a n d w h o h a v e n o t a l r e a d y

s p o k e n a t a n o t h e r h e a r i n g .

S e c o n d , t h o s e w h o r e g i s t e r e d t o

s p e a k w h e n t h e y a r r i v e d t o d a y ,

a n d w h o h a v e n o t a l r e a d y s p o k e n

o r r e g i s t e r e d i n a d v a n c e f o r

a n o t h e r h e a r i n g . A n d t h e n

f i n a l l y , i f t h e r e i s a n y b o d y

e l s e i n t h e a u d i e n c e w h o w i s h e s

t o s p e a k , w h e t h e r o r n o t t h e y

h a v e s i g n e d u p t o d o s o .

B e c a u s e o f t i m e c o n s t r a i n t s a n d

p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e s e c o n d

h e a r i n g t o d a y , y o u ' l l o n l y b e

a b l e t o s p e a k o n e t i m e , l a d i e s

a n d g e n t l e m e n , h e r e t o d a y .

W h e n I c a l l n a m e s f r o m

t h e r e g i s t e r e d l i s t , f r o m t h e

l i s t o f r e g i s t e r e d s p e a k e r s , I

w i l l t r y t o c a l l t h r e e n a m e s

e v e r y t i m e s o t h a t t h o s e n e x t

o n t h e l i s t a r e r e a d y t o g o .

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A n d i f y o u r n a m e i s c a l l e d a n d

y o u ' r e n o t t h e o n e r i g h t u p ,

y o u m i g h t w a n t t o m o v e t o w a r d

t h e f r o n t t o m a k e i t e a s i e r .

A n d I t h i n k I ' m g o i n g t o g e t

s o m e a d d i t i o n a l n a m e s h e r e t h a t

h a v e s i g n e d u p t o d a y .

A n d I t h i n k i t ' s

p r o m i s i n g t h a t w e s h o u l d b e

a b l e t o g e t t o e v e r y b o d y t o d a y .

A l l r i g h t .

A n i m p o r t a n t p o i n t . W e

w i l l s t a r t w i t h a t h r e e m i n u t e

t i m e p e r i o d l i m i t f o r e a c h

s p e a k e r . Y o u a c t u a l l y c a n s a y

a l o t i n t h r e e m i n u t e s . I f , i n

w h a t y o u h a v e p r e p a r e d , y o u c a n

t e l l t h a t i t ' s g o i n g t o b e m o r e

t h a n t h r e e m i n u t e s , c o n d e n s e

i t . W e w i l l s t i c k w i t h t h e

t h r e e m i n u t e t i m e p e r i o d . I

w i l l a c t u a l l y c u t y o u o f f . I

w i l l d o i t p o l i t e l y , b u t I w i l l

c u t y o u o f f i n f a i r n e s s t o t h e

o t h e r p e o p l e , l a d i e s a n d

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g e n t l e m e n . Y o u ' r e a c t u a l l y

c u t t i n g i n t o t h e i r t i m e . A n d

c o m m e n t s a n d y e l l i n g f r o m t h e

a u d i e n c e j u s t c u t s i n t o

p e o p l e ' s t i m e .

C a n d i d l y , i t ' s a m a t t e r

o f m a n n e r s . S o l e t ' s , y o u

k n o w , s h o w r e s p e c t f o r

e v e r y b o d y t h a t s p e a k s h e r e . S o

I d o n ' t m e a n a n y t h i n g p e r s o n a l

w h e n I c u t y o u o f f a t t h r e e

m i n u t e s , b u t t h a t ' s e x a c t l y

w h a t I ' l l d o . A l l r i g h t .

I f y o u e x c e e d t h e

p e r m i t t e d t i m e - - - I ' m s o r r y .

L e t m e g o b a c k f o r a m o m e n t . I

m a y r e v i s e t h e t i m e l i m i t a s

t h e h e a r i n g g o e s o n i f i t l o o k s

l i k e w e ' r e g o i n g t o r u n o u t o f

t i m e . O k a y ? S o w e ' l l s e e h o w

t h a t g o e s . B u t i t l o o k s l i k e

e v e r y b o d y w i l l g e t t h r e e

m i n u t e s .

I f y o u e x c e e d t h e

p e r m i t t e d t i m e , y o u w i l l h e a r a

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b u z z e r , a n d I w i l l a s k y o u t o

s t o p s p e a k i n g . I f y o u

c o n t i n u e , a s I s a i d , y o u w i l l

b e t a k i n g s o m e o n e e l s e ' s t i m e .

Y o u w i l l h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y

t o f o l l o w - u p i n w r i t i n g i f y o u

w i s h , l a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n .

W h i l e t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r

o f t h i s h e a r i n g i s s o m e t h i n g

t h a t m a n y p e o p l e a r e p a s s i o n a t e

a b o u t , t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e

h e a r i n g i s n o t f o r p u b l i c

d e m o n s t r a t i o n s .

T h e a u d i e n c e i s a s k e d t o

r e m a i n q u i e t w h i l e e a c h

c o m m e n t a t o r s p e a k s s o t h a t t h e

C o u r t R e p o r t e r a n d r e c o r d i n g

d e v i c e s c a n p r o d u c e a n a c c u r a t e

r e c o r d . I n t e r r u p t i n g a n o t h e r ' s

t e s t i m o n y i s p r o h i b i t e d .

N a t u r a l l y , i t w o u l d b e

d i s r u p t i v e , I t h i n k , f o r a l l o f

u s .

S p e a k e r s a r e a s k e d w h e n

t h e y c o m e f o r w a r d t o s t a r t b y

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s t a t i n g y o u r n a m e . A n d i f y o u

w i s h , i f y o u ' r e a f f i l i a t e d w i t h

a n y o r g a n i z a t i o n , y o u a r e

w e l c o m e t o s t a t e t h a t , l a d i e s

a n d g e n t l e m e n . T h a t ' s n o t

r e q u i r e d , t h o u g h . B u t p l e a s e

d o t e l l u s y o u r n a m e .

I f a s p a r t o f y o u r

c o m m e n t s y o u a r e a s k e d a

q u e s t i o n , p l e a s e d o n o t e x p e c t

a r e s p o n s e d u r i n g t h e h e a r i n g .

F i r s t o f a l l , I ' m n o t i n a

p o s i t i o n t o a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s .

T w o d a y s a g o w a s a w o n d e r f u l

e d u c a t i o n f o r m e . F a s c i n a t e d

b y t h e s u b j e c t s . S o w h i l e I

h a v e a n i n t e r e s t i n t h i s , I a m

n o t e q u i p p e d t o a n s w e r y o u r

q u e s t i o n s , l a d i e s a n d

g e n t l e m e n .

A n d a l s o , t h e d i r e c t i v e

f o r t o d a y ' s h e a r i n g w a s t o h e a r

f r o m y o u . T h e r e a r e o t h e r

p r o c e s s e s t o g e t i n f o r m a t i o n t o

y o u . B u t t o d a y i s t o h e a r f r o m

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y o u . A n d t h a t ' s f u l l

r e s t r i c t i o n t o t h a t . A g a i n , n o

r u d e n e s s i n t e n d e d , b u t y o u

w o n ' t b e g e t t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n

f r o m t h i s s i d e .

T h i s h e a r i n g c o u l d g o a s

l o n g a s 4 : 3 0 . A f t e r e v e r y o n e

w h o s p e a k s w h o w a n t s t o s p e a k

d o e s s p e a k , p e r h a p s i t

t e r m i n a t e s e a r l y . B u t I t h i n k

w e ' l l b e g e t t i n g v e r y c l o s e t o

4 : 3 0 . I f w e g e t t o 4 : 3 0 , w e

w i l l s t o p r i g h t t h e n b e c a u s e w e

h a v e t o g e t p e o p l e o u t a n d t h e n

p e o p l e i n f o r t h e s e c o n d

h e a r i n g .

O k a y . L a d i e s a n d

g e n t l e m e n , w h a t ' s n e x t ? A f t e r

a l l t h e p u b l i c i n p u t i s

r e c e i v e d , t h e D R B C s t a f f a n d

t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r s w i l l d e v e l o p

a c o m m e n t a n d r e s p o n s e d o c u m e n t

t h a t a d d r e s s e s e a c h o f t h e

c o m m e n t e r ' s c o n c e r n s . T h e

C o m m i s s i o n e r s w i l l c o n s i d e r

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c h a n g e s t o t h e p r o p o s e d r u l e s

i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e c o m m e n t s

t h a t a r e r e c e i v e d a n d w i l l h o l d

a v o t e t o e i t h e r a p p r o v e t h e

r u l e s a s p r o p o s e d , a p p r o v e t h e

r u l e s w i t h c h a n g e s , o r r e j e c t

t h e p r o p o s e d r u l e s .

T h e d e c i s i o n m a k e r s o n

t h i s a n d a l l r u l e m a k i n g b y t h e

C o m m i s s i o n , a r e t h e

C o m m i s s i o n e r s t h e m s e l v e s , w h o

m a y a c t t h r o u g h t h e i r a p p o i n t e d

a l t e r n a t e s .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n e r s a r e

t h e g o v e r n o r s o f t h e f o u r b a s i n

s t a t e s , D e l a w a r e , N e w J e r s e y ,

N e w Y o r k , a n d P e n n s y l v a n i a , a n d

o n b e h a l f o f t h e f e d e r a l

g o v e r n m e n t , t h e d i v i s i o n

c o m m a n d e r o f t h e N o r t h A t l a n t i c

D i v i s i o n o f t h e U . S . A r m y C o r p s

o f E n g i n e e r s .

A n d I w a n t t o m a k e a s m y

f i n a l c o m m e n t t h i s p o i n t . T h i s

r e a l l y i s a n o p p o r t u n i t y . T h e

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C o m m i s s i o n e r s - - - a s I

u n d e r s t a n d i t , y o u h a v e n e w l y

e l e c t e d c o m m i s s i o n e r s . Y o u

h a v e n e w l y e l e c t e d g o v e r n o r s i n

s o m e o f t h e s e s t a t e s . S o w h i l e

y o u m a y t h i n k y o u k n o w w h a t

t h e i r v i e w i s o n t h e i m p o r t a n t

s u b j e c t s h e r e t o d a y , I t h i n k

n o n e o f u s r e a l l y k n o w s f o r

s u r e .

S o I ' m e x p e c t i n g t h a t

t h i s i s g o i n g t o b e a f a i r

p r o c e s s , a n d t h a t ' s w h y I

s t r e s s t h e i d e a o f s u b s t a n t i v e

c o m m e n t s . T h e y r e a l l y c o u l d

m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e , l a d i e s a n d

g e n t l e m e n .

S o t h i s s a o p p o r t u n i t y

t o b e h e a r d o n t h e w r i t t e n

r e c o r d , t h e v i d e o r e c o r d , a n d

y o u r c o m m e n t s h e r e t o a l l o f u s

t o d a y .

A l l r i g h t . L a d i e s a n d

g e n t l e m e n , t h a n k y o u f o r y o u r

a t t e n t i o n d u r i n g t h a t . A n d a l l

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s p e a k e r s a r e l i m i t e d t o t h r e e

m i n u t e s . A n d t h a t i n c l u d e s

p u b l i c o f f i c i a l s a n d o t h e r

p e o p l e w h o h a v e l i s t e d c e r t a i n

j o b s t h a t t h e y h a v e h e r e . S o

s t a r t i n g f r o m p e r s o n n u m b e r

o n e , w e ' r e g o i n g m a k e i t t h r e e

m i n u t e s .

T h e f i r s t p e r s o n t h a t w e

r e c o g n i z e i s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e

G r e g V i t a l i . A n d t h e n a f t e r

R e p r e s e n t a t i v e V i t a l i , t h e n e x t

t w o w o u l d b e D r . S t u a r t

C h e n - H a y e s a n d a l s o J o y B e r g e y .

R E P R E S E N T A T I V E V I T A L I :

T h a n k y o u , Y o u r H o n o r .

A r e t h e a c o u s t i c s r i g h t ?

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

S o u n d s g o o d s .

R E P R E S E N T A T I V E V I T A L I :

W e l l , t h a n k y o u , Y o u r

H o n o r , f o r m o d e r a t i n g t o d a y . I

w o u l d a l s o l i k e t o t h a n k t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n

f o r h o l d i n g s i x h e a r i n g s a n d

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a l l o w i n g t h e v o i c e o f t h e

p u b l i c t o b e h e a r d o n t h i s v e r y

i m p o r t a n t i s s u e .

I ' m h e r e t o s t a t e

p r i m a r i l y f o r t h e r e c o r d t h a t I

s u p p o r t a c o m p l e t e a n d

p e r m a n e n t b a n o n h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n . A n d I w o u l d l i k e

t o s a y t h a t I b e l i e v e t h a t m y

p o s i t i o n i s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e

o v e r w h e l m i n g m a j o r i t y o f

c o n s t i t u e n t s i n t h e d i s t r i c t I

r e p r e s e n t , t o t h e e x t e n t t h e y

h a v e u n d e r s t o o d t h e i s s u e .

F o r t h e r e c o r d , a g a i n , I

r e p r e s e n t t h e 1 6 6 t h D i s t r i c t i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a , w h i c h i n c l u d e s

p a r t s o f D e l a w a r e a n d

M o n t g o m e r y C o u n t i e s .

A t t h e o u t s e t o f t h i s

h e a r i n g a n d m y t e s t i m o n y , I

t h i n k i t ' s i m p o r t a n t t o r e s t a t e

t h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l R i g h t s

A m e n d m e n t o f P e n n s y l v a n i a . T h e

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p e o p l e h a v e a r i g h t t o c l e a n

a i r , p u r e w a t e r , a n d t o t h e

p r e s e r v a t i o n o f t h e n a t u r a l ,

s c e n i c , h i s t o r i c , a n d a e s t h e t i c

v a l u e s o f t h e e n v i r o n m e n t .

P e n n s y l v a n i a ' s p u b l i c

n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s a r e c o m m o n

p r o p e r t y o f a l l t h e p e o p l e ,

i n c l u d i n g g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e .

A s t r u s t e e s o f t h e t h e s e

r e s o u r c e s , t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h

s h a l l c o n s e r v e a n d m a i n t a i n

t h e m f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a l l

p e o p l e .

A n d I t h i n k t h e m o s t

i m p o r t a n t p h r a s e h e r e i s

i n c l u d i n g g e n e r a t i o n s y e t t o

c o m e b e c a u s e I t h i n k w e i n t h e

l e g i s l a t u r e s o m e t i m e s f o r g e t

t h a t . W h e n w e ' r e c o r r e c t i n g

l e g i s l a t i o n , i t ' s n o t o n l y f o r

t h e b e n e f i t o f u s , b u t

g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e .

A n d I a m g l a d t o s e e

t h a t t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a S u p r e m e

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C o u r t i s f i n a l l y t a k i n g t h i s

p r o v i s i o n o f t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a

C o n s t i t u t i o n s e r i o u s l y .

T o d a t e , t h e r e h a v e b e e n

a b o u t 1 1 , 0 0 0 u n c o n v e n t i o n a l

w e l l s d r i l l e d i n P e n n s y l v a n i a .

1 1 , 0 0 0 . T h e r e s h o u l d b e p l a c e s

i n P e n n s y l v a n i a w h e r e f r a c k i n g

d o e s n o t o c c u r , a n d t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n i s o n e o f

t h o s e p l a c e s . T h a t w a t e r s h e d

s u p p l i e s d r i n k i n g w a t e r t o o v e r

1 5 m i l l i o n p e o p l e .

T h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r h a s

b e e n d e s i g n a t e d a n a t i o n a l w i l d

a n d s c e n i c r i v e r b y C o n g r e s s ,

a n d i t ' s b e e n a w a r d e d s p e c i a l

p r o t e c t i o n w a t e r s t a t u s b y t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

C o m m i s s i o n . A n d t h a t ' s b e c a u s e

o f t h e m a n y v a l u a b l e

e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d e c o n o m i c

q u a l i t i e s t h i s r i v e r p o s s e s s e s .

D r i l l i n g i s a v e r y

h i g h l y i n d u s t r i a l a c t i v i t y . I t

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c a n t u r n p r i s t i n e f o r e s t s i n t o

i n d u s t r i a l s i t e s . I h a v e

v i s i t e d n u m e r o u s d r i l l i n g s i t e s

o v e r t h e y e a r s i n t h e c o u r s e o f

m y j o b . A n d I h a v e s e e n t h e

t r u c k t r a f f i c , t h e g r a v e l

r o a d s , t h e f e n c e s , t h e s p i l l s .

I t r e a l l y c a n d e g r a d e .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

W e ' r e g o i n g t o s t o p y o u

a t t h a t p o i n t , R e p r e s e n t a t i v e .

T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h .

R E P R E S E N T A T I V E V I T A L I :

T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G E X A M I N E R :

T h a n k y o u , s i r . D r .

C h e n - H a y e s . A n d a f t e r , n e x t

w i l l b e J o y B e r g e y . A n d t h e n

W a l t e r T s o u . T h a t ' s T - S - O - U .

I f I m i s p r o n o u n c e i t , I ' m

s o r r y . O k a y . A n d i t i s D r .

S t u a r t C h e n - H a y e s , c o r r e c t ?

D R . C H E N - H A Y E S :

I t i s .

H E A R I N G E X A M I N E R :

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O k a y . I f y o u w i l l ,

p l e a s e .

D R . C H E N - H A Y E S :

G r e a t . G o o d a f t e r n o o n .

T h a n k y o u . I a p p r e c i a t e t h e

c h a n c e t o s p e a k t o m e m b e r s o f

t h e C o m m i s s i o n a n d t h e g e n e r a l

p u b l i c . A n d I ' m g o i n g t o b e

a n e c d o t a l . I ' m a p r o f e s s o r o f

e d u c a t i o n i n t h e S t a t e

U n i v e r s i t y o f N e w Y o r k . I l i v e

i n N e w t o w n T o w n s h i p . A n d I ' m a

n e w l y e l e c t e d j u d g e o f

e l e c t i o n s o n t h e G r e e n p a r t y .

I ' m v e r y e x c i t e d . T h e r e a r e 1 1

c o l l e a g u e s w h o a r e n o w e l e c t e d

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m t h e G r e e n

p a r t y . W e a r e a p a r t y t h a t i s

e x t r e m e l y f o c u s e d o n p e o p l e ,

p l a n e t , a n d v e r y a n t i - p r o f i t .

A n d s o w e a r e f o r a c o m p l e t e

b a n o n a n y f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n .

S i n c e I l i v e i n N e w Y o r k

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o r s i n c e I w o r k i n N e w Y o r k ,

s i n c e I l i v e d m a n y y e a r s i n N e w

J e r s e y . N o w , I l i v e - - - I ' m a n

e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a . I d o n ' t h a v e a n y

c o n n e c t i o n s t o D e l a w a r e , a t

t h i s p o i n t , t h a t I k n o w o f .

V e r y i n t e r e s t e d i n

p r o t e c t i n g t h e l a n d , a n d t h e

w a t e r , a n d t h e p e o p l e o f t h i s ,

a n d f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s o f t h e

t h o s e t h r e e s t a t e s .

A n d s o a s a n e d u c a t o r , I

w a s t h i n k i n g w h a t w o u l d b e o n e

o f t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l s t o r i e s

t h a t I c o u l d t e l l ? U s u a l l y a t

t h i s t i m e o f d a y , I ' m i n a

p o o l . I ' m a s w i m m e r . I

c e r t a i n l y u s e w a t e r . I c o n s u m e

w a t e r . I h a v e m y w a t e r b o t t l e

w i t h m e . B u t I w a s t h i n k i n g

a b o u t a s t o r y t h a t I t o l d m y

n o w 1 4 - y e a r - o l d . A n d m a n y

f o l k s i n t h e a u d i e n c e m a y b e

a w a r e o f t h i s s t o r y o f w a t e r I

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h e a r d . I r e - r e a d i t t o d a y a s I

w a s c o m i n g f o r t h e C o m m i s s i o n .

A n d i t t a l k s a b o u t h o w a l l o f

u s , a t o n e p o i n t i n t i m e , w i l l

d r i n k a n e n t i r e b a c k y a r d

s w i m m i n g p o o l f u l l o f w a t e r .

A n d f o r t h o s e o f u s e w h o a r e

s w i m m e r s , i t ' s p r o b a b l y t w o

s w i m m i n g p o o l s .

A n d I t h o u g h t a b o u t a s I

r e a d i n t h e b o o k t h a t i t t a l k s

a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f

p r o t e c t i n g t h e w a t e r s f r o m

p o l l u t i o n . A n d a s I w e n t

t h r o u g h , I r e a l i z e d t h e y d o n ' t

s a y o n e w o r d a b o u t f r a c k i n g .

A n d s o w e r e a l l y a r e d a m a g i n g

t h e e n v i r o n m e n t . A n d m y

c o l l e a g u e w h o s p o k e j u s t b e f o r e

m e g a v e v e r y c l e a r , v e r y

s p e c i f i c e x a m p l e s .

B u t t h e i d e a i s t h a t

w a t e r i s a f i n i t e r e s o u r c e . W e

d o n ' t g e t a n y e x t r a . W e d o n ' t

h a v e a n y l e s s . A n d s o t h e m o r e

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p o l l u t a n t s t h a t w e p u t i n ,

p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t o t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r , t h e m o r e t h a t w e ' r e

c o m p r o m i s i n g a l l o f o u r h e a l t h .

N o t o n l y o u r h e a l t h , o u r

c h i l d r e n ' s h e a l t h , b u t t h e i r

c h i l d r e n ' s h e a l t h a s w e l l .

S o I t h i n k a b o u t i n o u r

h o m e , t h a t w e h a v e m u l t i p l e

w a t e r f i l t r a t i o n s y s t e m s . A n d

I h a v e l i v e d i n t w o c o u n t r i e s ,

a n d w o r k e d i n f i v e s t a t e s ,

l i v e d i n s e v e n . A n d I h a v e

n e v e r s e e n m y w a t e r f i l t r a t i o n

s y s t e m s g u n k u p f a s t e r t h a n

w h e r e I l i v e r i g h t n o w i n

B u c k s . A n d I k n o w t h a t w e h a v e

m a j o r w a t e r q u a l i t y i s s u e s

a l r e a d y .

W e a r e r e a l l y h a v i n g a

l o t o f d r a m a i n t e r m s o f t h e

p o l l u t a n t s t h a t a r e a l r e a d y

p r e s e n t i n t h e w a t e r . A n d s o

t h e r e ' s n o r e a s o n w e w a n t t o b e

a d d i n g a n y m o r e . W e ' r e r e a l l y

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e n d a n g e r i n g o u r h e a l t h . W h e n

y o u l o o k a t t h e h e a l t h o f t h e

o c e a n s r i g h t n o w , t h e r e ' s

r e p o r t t h a t w a s j u s t m a d e t h a t

t a l k e d a b o u t h o w s o o n w e w i l l

h a v e m o r e p l a s t i c s i n t h e o c e a n

t h a n w e d o f i s h .

A n d s o s i n c e t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n e m p t i e s

i n t o t h e A t l a n t i c O c e a n , i t ' s

r e a l l y c r i t i c a l t h a t w e ' r e

p r o t e c t i n g t h e o c e a n .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h .

T h e D o c t o r - - - n o w j u s t o n e

m o m e n t . T h e r e s t r o o m s , t h e

l a d i e s r o o m i s r i g h t o u t s i d e

t h e d o o r b a c k t h e r e . T h e m e n ' s

r o o m i s t h r o u g h t h a t d o o r a n d

t h e n d o w n t h i s w a y . F o r t h e

m e n t o g e t b a c k i n t h e r e , t h e y

h a v e t o g o t h r o u g h t h e

d e t e c t o r s a g a i n . O k a y ? T h e

x - r a y m a c h i n e o r w h a t e v e r i t

i s .

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O k a y . A l l r i g h t . A n d

n e x t i s J o y B e r g e y . M s .

B e r g e y , p l e a s e . A n y b o d y ?

T h a n k y o u .

M S . B E R G E Y :

M y n a m e i s J o y B e r g e y .

I l i v e i n F l o u r t o w n i n

M o n t g o m e r y C o u n t y ,

P e n n s y l v a n i a . A n d I a m a

l i f e l o n g r e s i d e n t o f t h e r i v e r

b a s i n . I a m s p e a k i n g o n b e h a l f

o f p a r t n e r s h i p f o r p o l i c y

i n t e g r i t y , a n o n p r o f i t

o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t f o c u s e s o n

e n e r g y a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l

p o l i c y .

F o r t h e p a s t t h r e e

y e a r s , w e ' v e b e e n i n v e s t i n g t h e

E P A ' s r e g u l a t i o n s o f n e w

c h e m i c a l s u s e d i n d r i l l i n g a n d

f r a c k i n g . T h i s f a l l ,

m a r k e t p l a c e o n N P R b r o a d c a s t a

t w o - p a r t s t o r y o n o u r

i n v e s t i g a t i o n .

B a s e d o n o u r f i n d i n g s

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a n d m o u n d s o f e v i d e n c e a b o u t

a d d i t i o n a l r i s k s , w e s u p p o r t

t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s p r o p o s a l t o

p r o h i b i t h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g

i n t h e b a s i n .

W e a l s o u r g e t h e

C o m m i s s i o n t o p r o h i b i t

w a s t e w a t e r d i s p o s a l , w a t e r

w i t h d r a w a l s , a n d o t h e r r e l a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s . A l l o w i n g o u r g a s

a n d d r i l l i n g a c t i v i t i e s i n o u r

b a s i n - - - a l l o w i n g o i l a n d g a s

r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e b a s i n

w o u l d a m o u n t t o a h u g e g a m b l e

f o r o u r d r i n k i n g w a t e r a n d

e n v i r o n m e n t .

O u r a n a l y s i s o f E P A ' s

r e g u l a t i o n o f n e w c h e m i c a l s

p r o p o s e d f o r d r i l l i n g a n d

f r a c k i n g f o u n d i n 2 0 0 3 a n d

2 0 1 4 , E P A r e v i e w e d 1 2 6 s u c h

c h e m i c a l s .

T h e a g e n c y f o u n d h e a l t h

c o n c e r n s a b o u t m o r e t h a n 8 5

p e r c e n t o f t h e s e s u b s t a n c e s

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i n c l u d i n g l u n g e f f e c t s ,

n e u r o t o x i c i t y , k i d n e y t o x i c i t y

a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a l t o x i c i t y .

A n d y e t , E P A a l l o w e d m o s t o f

t h e s e c h e m i c a l s t o b e

c o m m e r c i a l l y m a n u f a c t u r e d ,

u s u a l l y w i t h o u t h e a l t h t e s t i n g

t h a t c o u l d h a v e m o r e

d e f i n i t i v e l y e s t a b l i s h e d r i s k s .

M o r e t h a n h a l f o f t h e

c h e m i c a l s f l a g g e d b y E P A a s

p o t e n t i a l l y h a r m f u l w e r e u s e d

o r l i k e l y u s e d i n o i l a n d g a s

w e l l s . C h e m i c a l m a n u f a c t u r e r s

o f t e n k e p t t h e i d e n t i t i e s o f

t h e s e c h e m i c a l s s e c r e t , a s

p e r m i t t e d b y f e d e r a l l a w .

H e r e i n P e n n s y l v a n i a ,

d r i l l i n g c h e m i c a l s o f t e n d o t h e

s a m e . W h e r e i n s t a t e l a w ,

o t h e r w i s e r e q u i r e s t h e m t h e

d i s c l o s e p u b l i c l y t h e f r a c k i n g

c h e m i c a l s t h e y u s e . A s a

r e s u l t , i t i s d i f f i c u l t o r

i m p o s s i b l e f o r t h e p u b l i c t o

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d e t e r m i n e w h e r e m a n y f r a c k i n g

c h e m i c a l s h a v e b e e n u s e d , e v e n

i f t h e E P A h a s s a i d t h a t t h e s e

c h e m i c a l s c a n p o s e h e a l t h

r i s k s .

T h i s s e c r e c y a n d o t h e r

c o n c e r n s r a n g e f r o m

r a d i o a c t i v i t y i n w a s t e w a t e r t o

c h r o n i c l e a k s i n u n d e r g r o u n d

w e l l s m a k e s f r a c k i n g a n d

a s s o c i a t e d a c t i v i t i e s a r i s k y

r o l l o f t h e d i c e f o r o u r

s e n s i t i v e w a t e r s h e d . T h a t ' s

n o t w o r t h i t . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m .

M S . B E R G E Y :

D o y o u w a n t a c o p y ?

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

Y o u c a n s u b m i t t h a t , i f

y o u ' d l i k e , t h r o u g h t h e w r i t t e n

p r o c e s s . A l l r i g h t . A n d l e t

m e j u s t g o t h r o u g h t h e n a m e s ,

s i r b e f o r e y o u s t a r t . L e t ' s

s e e . T h a t w a s J o y B e r g e y . A n d

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t h e n w e ' r e g o i n g t o h e r e f r o m

D r . T s o u n e x t . A n d t h e n a f t e r

t h a t w i l l b e P e t e r W i n s l o w a n d

D a v i d K i n n e y .

O k a y , s i r . W h e n y o u a r e

r e a d y , p l e a s e .

D R . T S O U :

T h a n k y o u . M y n a m e i s

D r . W a l t e r T s o u . I ' m t h e

e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r o f

P h i l a d e l p h i a P S R a n d a f o r m e r

h e a l t h c o m m i s s i o n e r o f

P h i l a d e l p h i a . B e c a u s e t i m e i s

s h o r t , I w i l l s i m p l y a l l o w

o t h e r s t o e x p l a i n w h y w e s h o u l d

h a v e a c o m p l e t e b a n i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r W a t e r s h e d f o r

f r a c k i n g .

M y b r i e f c o m m e n t s

c o n c e r n a r o u n d p o t e n t i a l

s p i l l a g e o f p r o d u c e d f l o w - b a c k

f o r w h a t ' s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r . A s a p u b l i c h e a l t h

p h y s i c i a n , I d r a w y o u r

a t t e n t i o n t o t h e k n o w n a n d

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u n k n o w n h a r m f u l e f f e c t s

i n t r o d u c e d f r o m f r a c k i n g w a s t e .

A s n o t e d b y o t h e r s , a s m u c h a s

5 t o 1 0 m i l l i o n g a l l o n s o f

w a t e r a r e l a c e d w i t h 5 0 t o 1 0 0

d i f f e r e n t c h e m i c a l s , w h i c h a r e

u s e d t o c r e a t e f r a c k i n g f l u i d .

T h e f l o w b a c k b a c k w a t e r n o t

o n l y c o n t a i n s t h e s e c h e m i c a l s ,

b u t a l s o b r i n e a n d h i g h l y

r a d i o a c t i v e m a t e r i a l s l i k e

R a d i u m 2 2 6 . T h e r i s k t o t h e

p r o d u c e d w a t e r i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r i s s i m p l y u n t h i n k a b l e .

Y e l l o w R e s e a r c h e r l a s t

y e a r p u b l i s h e d a n a r t i c l e t h a t

i d e n t i f i e d o v e r 1 , 0 0 0 c h e m i c a l s

u s e d i n f r a c k i n g , o f w h i c h 7 6

p e r c e n t o f t h e c h e m i c a l s h a v e

n o t b e e n s t u d i e d f o r t o x i c i t y .

O f t h e 2 4 0 s u b s t a n c e s

t h a t w e r e k n o w n t o h a v e

t o x i c i t y , a t l e a s t 5 5 o f t h e m

w e r e c a r c i n o g e n s . T w e n t y ( 2 0 )

w e r e k n o w n t o i n c r e a s e t h e r i s k

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o f l e u k e m i a . F o r t y - t h r e e ( 4 3 )

p e r c e n t w e r e k n o w n t o h a v e

r e p r o d u c t i v e t o x i c i t y . F o r t y

( 4 0 ) p e r c e n t d e v e l o p m e n t a l

t o x i c i t y . A n d 1 7 p e r c e n t

a f f e c t e d b o t h a d e v e l o p i n g

f e t u s o r a w o m a n ' s r e p r o d u c t i v e

h e a l t h .

M a n y o f t h e s e c h e m i c a l s

a c t i n d e p e n d e n t l y w i t h

s t r u c t u r e s w h e r e e v e n a

n a n o g r a m , t h a t i s t o s a y o n e

p a r t i n o n e b i l l i o n , c o u l d

b l o c k o r s t i m u l a t e t h e r e c e p t o r

s i t e , o r a f f e c t f i e l d g r o w t h ,

o r o u r h o r m o n a l s y s t e m s .

B e c a u s e p r e g n a n c y i s

l i m i t e d t o n i n e m o n t h s , w e c a n

m e a s u r e e x p o s u r e w i t h

l i t e r a t u r e o n f r a c t u r i n g a n d

c o m p a r e i t t o g r o w t h o u t c o m e s .

T w o r e p o r t s t h a t w e r e d o n e

r e c e n t l y l a s t y e a r s h o w e d t h a t

t h e p r o x i m i t y o f g r o w t h n e a r

g a s w e l l s w e r e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h

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n e o n a t a l h e a l t h o u t c o m e s .

I n T e x a s , t h e y g e o c o d e d

1 5 9 , 0 0 0 b i r t h r e c o r d s a n d f o u n d

a 1 4 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e i n

p r e - t e r m b i r t h a n d f e t a l

d e a t h s .

I n P e n n s y l v a n i a , t h e y

g e o c o d e d 1 . 1 m i l l i o n b a b i e s

b o r n p r o x i m a l t o t h e a c t i v e g a s

w e l l s b a s e d o n t h e s e l e c t d a t e

o f t h o s e w e l l s . A n d i f y o u

l i v e d w i t h i n o n e k i l o m e t e r o f

a n y o f t h o s e a c t i v e w e l l s , y o u

h a d a 2 5 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e d

c h a n c e o f h a v i n g l o w b i r t h

w e i g h t b a b i e s .

T w o o t h e r s t u d i e s a r e

w o r t h n o t i n g . A t H o p k i n s

N e w b u r g S c h o o l o f P u b l i c

H e a l t h , t h e y a n a l y z e d 3 5 , 0 0 0

c a s e s f r o m t h e G e i s i n g e r H e a l t h

S y s t e m a n d f o u n d a 4 0 p e r c e n t

i n c r e a s e o f p r e m a t u r e b i r t h .

A n d t h e s e l a r g e n u m b e r s a l l

s u g g e s t t h a t t h e s e a r e h i g h l y

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s t a t i s t i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t

s t u d i e s .

T h e f a c t t h a t a c t u a l l y

t h e S t a t e o f P e n n s y l v a n i a o r

t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t h a s n o t

f u n d e d a n y h e a l t h s t u d y i n t h i s

c o u n t r y i s a n a b o m i n a t i o n .

I n s h o r t , t h e r e i s

g r o w i n g e v i d e n c e t h a t f r a c k i n g

i s b a d f o r h e a l t h . T h e c i v i c

d u t y i n - - - w i l l s h o w t h a t

t h e r e a r e 1 , 3 0 0 a r t i c l e s o n t h e

a d v e r s e e f f e c t s o f h e a l t h f r o m

f r a c k i n g . I f y o u a l l o w

f r a c k i n g f o r a n y w h e r e i n t h e

D e l a w a r e W a t e r s h e d , y o u w i l l

h a v e c o m m i t t e d a p u b l i c h e a l t h

d i s a s t e r .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . T h e n e x t s p e a k e r

w i l l b e P e t e r W i n s l o w . A n d

t h e n o n d e c k , w i l l b e D a v i d

K i n n e y a n d S y l v i a M e t z l e r . A n d

t h i s i s P e t e r W i n s l o w ?

M R . W I N S L O W :

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Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

P l e a s e c o m e u p , s i r .

M R . W I N S L O W :

T h a n k y o u f o r t h i s

o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o m m e n t o n t h e

p r o p o s e d r u l e s f o r r e g u l a t i n g

n a t u r a l g a s d e v e l o p m e n t

a c t i v i t i e s u n d e r 1 8 C o f p a r t s

4 0 1 a n d 4 4 0 . I ' d a l s o l i k e t o

t h a n k R e p r e s e n t a t i v e V i t a l i f o r

b r i n g i n g f o r w a r d A r t i c l e 1 ,

S e c t i o n 2 7 o f t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l

r i g h t s p r o v i s i o n o f t h e

P e n n s y l v a n i a c o n s t i t u t i o n .

M y n a m e i s P e t e r

W i n s l o w . I ' m s p e a k i n g t o d a y o n

b e h a l f o f t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a

C h a p t e r o f P e n n s y l v a n i a

I n t e r f a i t h P o w e r a n d L i g h t . W e

a r e c o m m u n i t i e s o f f a i t h

r e s p o n d i n g t o c l i m a t e

d i s r u p t i o n a s a n u r g e n t m o r a l

i s s u e .

C l i m a t e d i s r u p t i o n

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r e s u l t s i n i n c r e a s i n g f r e q u e n c y

a n d i n t e n s i t y o f s t o r m s a n d

d r o u g h t s , a s w e l l a s s e a l e v e l

r i s e , a l l o f w h i c h s t r e s s t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n , a l o n g

w i t h t h e a b i l i t y o f t h e D R B C t o

m a n a g e w a t e r r e s o u r c e s a n d t o

p r o t e c t t h e e n v i r o n m e n t .

R e l i a n c e o n f o s s i l f u e l s

c a u s e s a n d e x a c e r b a t e s t h e s e

c o n d i t i o n s . C l i m a t e d i s r u p t i o n

I v i e w a s t h e c o n t e x t i n w h i c h

a l l o f t h e c o n c e r n s t h a t y o u ' r e

g o i n g t o b e h e a r i n g a b o u t f o r

t h e h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y o f t h e

p e o p l e , a n d t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f

t h e e n v i r o n m e n t , a n d t h e w i l d

s c e n i c r i v e r . B e n e f i t s o f t h e

w a t e r s h e d a r e b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d .

S o w e a p p r e c i a t e t h e

i n t e n t o f t h e p r o p o s e d r u l e s t o

p r o t e c t t h e w a t e r s h e d b y

p r o h i b i t i n g h i g h v o l u m e

h y d r a u l i c f r a c k i n g w i t h i n t h e

b a s i n . A n d b y d i s c o u r a g i n g

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b o t h e x p o r t a t i o n o f f r e s h w a t e r

a n d i m p o r t a t i o n o f w a s t e w a t e r

a s s o c i a t e d w i t h f r a c k i n g

o p e r a t i o n s o u t s i d e t h e b a s i n .

N e v e r t h e l e s s , w e a r e

a p p r e h e n s i v e a b o u t l o o p h o l e s

b u i l t i n t o t h e s e r u l e s .

D i s c o u r a g e m e n t i s a t e r m

l e s s o p e n t o i n t e r p r e t a t i o n .

A n d t h e e v a l u a t i o n p r o c e s s e s o f

w a t e r c o d e s e c t i o n 2 . 3 0 . 4

a l l o w s c o n s i d e r a b l e d i s c r e t i o n .

L e t ' s j u s t c l o s e t h e d o o r t o

e x p l o i t a t i o n o f t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n b y t h e f o s s i l f u e l

i n d u s t r y . W e a s k t h a t y o u

t i g h t e n t h e l o o p h o l e s a n d

e x t e n d t h e s c o p e o f y o u r r u l e s .

O n e , p r o h i b i t a n y e x p o r t

o f w a t e r f r o m t h e b a s i n f o r u s e

i n o i l a n d g a s e x t r a c t i o n .

T w o , p r o h i b i t a n y i m p o r t

o f f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r t o t h e

b a s i n f o r t r e a t m e n t .

T h r e e , p r o h i b i t

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i n j e c t i o n o f f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w a t e r i n t o o r u n d e r t h e

b a s i n .

F o u r , p r o h i b i t t h e

u n d e r g r o u n d s t o r a g e o f n a t u r a l

g a s o r n a t u r a l g a s l i q u i d s .

A n d F i v e , b e y o n d t h e b a n

o n h i g h v o l u m e h y d r a u l i c

f r a c k i n g o p e r a t i o n s , p l e a s e

p r o h i b i t a l l a c t i v i t i e s

a s s o c i a t e d w i t h h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n .

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r

a t t e n t i o n c o n c e r n i n g t h i s

m a t t e r .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

D a v i d K i n n e y w i l l b e

n e x t . A n d t h e n o n d e c k w o u l d

b e S y l v i a M e t z l e r a n d V a n e s s a

B a k e r . A n d t h i s i s M r . K i n n e y ?

M R . K I N N E Y :

Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

S u r e .

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M R . K I N N E Y :

T h a n k y o u . D a v i d

K i n n e y . I a m a M i d - A t l a n t i c

p o l i c y d i r e c t o r f o r T r o u t

U n l i m i t e d . W e r e p r e s e n t 2 3 , 0 0 0

s p o r t s m e n i n t h e f o u r D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n s t a t e s . M o r e t h a n

h a l f a r e h e r e i n P e n n s y l v a n i a .

A s a n o r g a n i z a t i o n ,

T r o u t U n l i m i t e d a d v o c a t e s f o r

r e s p o n s i b l e e n e r g y d e v e l o p m e n t .

W e w o r k t o e n c o u r a g e p o l i c i e s

a n d p r a c t i c e s t h a t a v o i d ,

m i n i m i z e a n d m i t i g a t e i m p a c t s

o n t r o u t h a b i t a t , c o l d w a t e r

r e s o u r c e s .

A n d t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n i s a p r i o r i t y f o r u s . W e

s p e n t a l o t o f t i m e a n d

r e s o u r c e s o n t h e p r o j e c t s t h a t

r e s t o r e a n d r e c o n n e c t t r o u t

s t r e a m s , e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e

U p p e r D e l a w a r e .

S o w e ' r e w o r k i n g w i t h

l o c a l t o w n s . W e ' r e w o r k i n g

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w i t h l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s , w i t h

l o c a l p a r t n e r s , l o c a l

c o n t r a c t o r s .

T h e b e n e f i t s o f t h i s

w o r k a r e n o t j u s t b e t t e r t r o u t

h a b i t a t , b u t i t ' s a l s o a b o o s t

f o r t h e o u t d o o r r e c r e a t i o n a l

e c o n o m y , w h i c h i s k e y t o t h e

r e g i o n u p t h e r e , a s w e l l a s

i m p r o v e t h e f l o o d r e s i l i e n c y

f o r l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s .

S o a l l o f t h a t s a i d ,

T r o u t U n l i m i t e d s u p p o r t s t h e s e

r e g u l a t i o n s t h a t D R B C h a s p u t

f o r t h . W e r e c o g n i z e t h e

a u t h o r i t y ' s a u t h o r i t y t o

r e g u l a t e n a t u r a l g a s

d e v e l o p m e n t , g i v e n t h e

p o t e n t i a l l y e n o r m o u s w a t e r

i m p a c t s . W e a p p r e c i a t e t h a t

t h e s e m e t h o d s a r e b a c k e d u p b y

s o u n d s c i e n c e a n d y e a r s o f

s t u d y .

A s o t h e r s h a v e s p o k e n

a b o u t , w e d o h a v e c o n c e r n s

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a b o u t p r o v i s i o n s t h a t w o u l d

a l l o w t h e e x p o r t o f s o u r c e

w a t e r a n d t h e i m p o r t o f

w a s t e w a t e r , a n d I ' m g o i n g t o

h i g h l i g h t j u s t a h a n d f u l o f

t h o s e .

T h e w a t e r e x p o r t s e c t i o n

i n p a r t i c u l a r d o e s n ' t s p e l l o u t

i n a n y d e t a i l h o w t h e s e

w i t h d r a w a l s w i l l b e r e g u l a t e d ,

s u c h a s r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r

p a s s - b y f l o w s .

T h e b a s i c p a r t i e s s p e n t

a n a w f u l l o t o f t i m e

n e g o t i a t i n g a b o u t f l o w s o n t h e

D e l a w a r e . T h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s

d o n ' t d e a l a t a l l w i t h h o w

w i t h d r a w a l s o f p o t e n t i a l l y

m i l l i o n s o f g a l l o n s o f w a t e r

f o r h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g w o u l d

a f f e c t o v e r a l l m a n a g e m e n t o f

t h e r i v e r ' s r e s o u r c e s . A n d f o r

a n o r g a n i z a t i o n l i k e T r o u t

U n l i m i t e d , w e ' r e v e r y c o n c e r n e d

a b o u t t h a t w i l d t r o u t f i s h e r y .

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S e c o n d , w h i l e w e

a p p r e c i a t e t h e s t r i n g e n t

p r o p o s a l s d e a l i n g w i t h

w a s t e w a t e r i m p o r t a n d

t r e a t m e n t , w e ' r e c o n c e r n e d

a b o u t t h e l i s t o f p o l l u t a n t s o f

c o n c e r n . I t o n l y i n c l u d e s a

f r a c t i o n o f t h e c h e m i c a l s t h e

E P A h a s d o c u m e n t e d i n t h e

f r a c k i n g f l u i d s a n d p r o d u c e d

w a t e r . S o w e w o u l d r e c o m m e n d

t h a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n s e t w a t e r

q u a l i t y s t a n d a r d s .

F i n a l l y , w e h a v e

c o n c e r n s a b o u t h o w D R B C w o u l d

e n f o r c e a n d m o n i t o r t h e i m p o r t

a n d e x p o r t o f w a t e r . T h e r e ' s

n o t h i n g - - - t h i s i s s o m e t h i n g

t h a t ' s n o t d e t a i l e d a t a l l i n

t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s , a n d t h a t ' s

a n o v e r s i g h t t h a t s h o u l d b e

d e a l t w i t h .

J u s t i n c o n c l u s i o n , a

f e w y e a r s b a c k , T . U .

h i g h l i g h t e d t h e U p p e r D e l a w a r e

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a s o n e o f t h e t e n s p e c i a l

p l a c e s i n t h e c e n t r a l

A p p a l a c h i a n s t h a t d e s e r v e

p r o t e c t i o n , i n c l u d i n g t h e

S a t c h e l R i v e r W a t e r s h e d a n d

G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n a n d J e f f e r s o n

N a t i o n a l F o r e s t s . A n u m b e r o f

t h o s e p l a c e s h a v e s i n c e b e e n

p r o t e c t e d f r o m t h e i m p a c t s o f

h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g . A n d w e

t h i n k t h a t w i t h s o m e

i m p r o v e m e n t s , t h a t t h e s e

r e g u l a t i o n s t h a t t h e D R B C h a s

s e t f o r t h w i l l g o a l o n g t o

a c c o m p l i s h i n g t h a t i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n . T h a n k

y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , s i r . T h e

n e x t t h r e e s p e a k e r s w i l l b e

S y l v i a M e t z l e r , V a n e s s a B a k e r

a n d J o n a t h a n L u t z . T h i s i s M s .

M e t z l e r . A m I r i g h t ?

M S . M E T Z L E R :

Y e s . M y n a m e i s S y l v i a

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M e t z l e r . I ' m f r o m

P h i l a d e l p h i a , P e n n s y l v a n i a , a n d

I ' m w e a r i n g m y s t e t h o s c o p e

t o d a y b e c a u s e w h e n I l e a v e

h e r e , I ' m g o i n g t o w o r k . I ' m

a n n u r s e p r a c t i t i o n e r . I ' m

r e t i r e d , b u t s t i l l w o r k i n

h e a l t h .

A s a n u r s e a n d a n u r s e

p r a c t i t i o n e r , I ' m e x t r e m e l y

c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e h e a l t h o f

p e o p l e . A n d a s a n u r s e , i t

w a s n ' t j u s t a s a h u m a n b e i n g .

I ' m v e r y c o n c e r n e d a b o u t w a t e r .

I j u s t r e a d a b o u t

C a p e t o w n , S o u t h A f r i c a . T h e i r

r e s e r v o i r i s a l m o s t e m p t y .

W a t e r i s a p r o b l e m a l l o v e r t h e

w o r l d r i g h t n o w , p o t a b l e w a t e r .

A n y t h i n g t h a t w e d o t h a t i s

g o i n g t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h h u m a n

b e i n g s t o h a v e e n o u g h w a t e r i s

s o w o r r i s o m e . A n d c e r t a i n l y

f r a c k i n g a n d f r a c k i n g r e l a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

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R i v e r B a s i n i s e n d a n g e r i n g o u r

w a t e r .

I a m c o n n e c t e d w i t h f o o d

a n d w a t e r w a t c h . A n d o n e o f

o u r p o s i t i o n s i s w e w a n t a b a n

o n a l l f r a c k i n g i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n . A n d a c t u a l l y , I

w o u l d l i k e t o s e e a b a n o n

f r a c k i n g e v e r y w h e r e . B u t

t h a t ' s w h o w e a r e s p e a k i n g t o

t o d a y . A n d o f a l l f r a c k i n g

r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s . T h a t m e a n s

n o w i t h d r a w i n g w a t e r f r o m t h e

D e l a w a r e . T h a t m e a n s n o t

p u t t i n g t r e a t e d w a t e r b a c k i n

o r i n j e c t i n g w e l l s .

Y o u k n o w , I t h i n k m o s t

o f u s r e m e m b e r t h a t w h e n

P r e s i d e n t B u s h a n d

V i c e - P r e s i d e n t C h e n e y w e r e i n

o f f i c e , t h e y g o t t o g e t h e r w i t h

t h e h e a d s o f t h e g a s a n d o i l

c o m p a n i e s . A n d t h e y w e r e a b l e

t o m a k e s o m e v e r y d e e p , a n d

i m p o r t a n t , a n d d a n g e r o u s i n m y

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o p i n i o n , c h a n g e s t h a t

r e g u l a t i o n s t h a t w e h a d t h a t

p r o t e c t e d u s a r e n o l o n g e r i n

p l a c e .

O n e o f t h o s e t h i n g s i s

t h e p r o p r i e t a r y c h e m i c a l s , t h a t

t h e s e c o m p a n i e s c a n p u t a l l

k i n d s o f c h e m i c a l s i n f r a c k i n g

w a t e r , a n d w e a r e n ' t a l l o w e d t o

k n o w w h a t t h e y a r e . I t ' s b a d

e n o u g h t h e o n e s w e k n o w a b o u t

t h a t a r e e n d o c r i n e d i s r u p t e r s

t h a t a r e i n t e r f e r i n g w i t h

p e o p l e ' s h e a l t h .

I ' v e t r a v e l e d t h r o u g h

P e n n s y l v a n i a i n S u s q u e h a n n a

C o u n t y s e v e r a l t i m e s . T h r e e

t i m e s . A n d t a l k e d w i t h p e o p l e

t h e r e w h o s e l i v e s h a v e b e e n

i m p a c t e d b y f r a c t u r i n g . T h e i r

d r i n k i n g w a t e r , t h a t t h e y c a n ' t

u s e t h e i r w e l l s a n y m o r e . B u t

t h e i r h e a l t h . P e o p l e w h o h a v e

b e e n s i c k . A n i m a l s d y i n g .

E v e n p e o p l e h a v e d i e d f r o m t h e

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e f f e c t s o f f r a c k i n g .

A n d w o r s e y e t , i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a , w h e n t h e y w o u l d

r e p o r t t o t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f

H e a l t h , t h e i r w o r r i e s , t h e i r

c o n c e r n s , t h e y r e a l l y w e r e n ' t

t a k e n s e r i o u s l y .

S o w e n e e d t o p r o t e c t

o u r h e a l t h . W e n e e d t o p r o t e c t

o u r w a t e r s u p p l y , o u r a i r , t h e

s o i l . W e h a v e t o b a n f r a c k i n g

a n d a l l f r a c k i n g r e l a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

N e x t t h r e e s p e a k e r s w i l l

b e V a n e s s a B a k e r , J o n a t h a n

L u t z , a n d P a t r i c i a L i b b e y .

O k a y . A n d t h i s i s V a n e s s a

B a k e r . O k a y .

M S . B A K E R :

H i . M y n a m e i s V a n e s s a

B a k e r . I ' m h e r e a s a p r i v a t e

a n d c o n c e r n e d c i t i z e n . A n d 1 7

m i l l i o n p e o p l e d e p e n d o n t h i s

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d r i n k i n g w a t e r . S o w e c a n ' t

a f f o r d t o r i s k r e n d e r i n g i t

u n d r i n k a b l e ? Y o u ' r e

d e s t r u c t i v e a n d o u t o f t o u c h i f

y o u a l l o w t h e m t o d e s t r o y n o t

o n l y o u r o w n d r i n k i n g w a t e r ,

b u t t h a t o f g e n e r a t i o n s a n d

g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e .

T h e h a l f l i f e o f r a d i u m

i s 1 , 6 0 0 y e a r s . A n d i t ' s b e e n

s h o w n t o b e 2 2 6 t o 2 0 0 t i m e s

g r e a t e r d o w n s t r e a m f r o m a

f r a c k i n g w a t e r s h e d i n a s t u d y

f r o m D u k e U n i v e r s i t y .

R a d i u m i s , o f c o u r s e , a

r a d i o a c t i v e c h e m i c a l . A n d c a n

c a u s e a n e m i a , c a n c e r , a n d t h a t .

S o t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h i s

c a t a s t r o p h i c d e c i s i o n w i l l b e

d e a d l y , d e a d l y a n d

l o n g - l a s t i n g .

W i t h a h a l f - l i f e o f

1 , 6 0 0 y e a r s , t h a t m e a n s t h a t b y

3 6 1 8 , o n l y h a l f o f t h e r a d i u m

w i l l h a v e d e c a y e d i n t o t h e g a s

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r a d o n , w h i c h a l s o c a u s e s

c a n c e r .

A l t h o u g h r a d o n h a s a

s h o r t h a l f - l i f e o f a b o u t f o u r

d a y s , t h e r a d i u m w i l l s t i l l b e

r u i n i n g o u r d r i n k i n g w a t e r .

R a d i u m i s j u s t o n e d a n g e r o u s

c h e m i c a l f o u n d t o b e l a c e d i n

t h e f r a c k i n g p r o c e s s . T h e E P A

h a d h e a l t h c o n c e r n s a b o u t 8 8

f r a c k i n g c h e m i c a l s . A n d i t ' s

l i k e l y t h a t t h e f r a c k i n g

c o m p a n i e s w i l l a l s o b e u s i n g

s e c r e t p r o p r i e t a r y c h e m i c a l s .

T h i s m e a n s t h a t f r a c k i n g

- - - t h a t f a c i l i t i e s w i l l b e

t r e a t i n g u n k n o w n c h e m i c a l s ,

w h i c h w i l l t h e r e f o r e b e

u n l i k e l y t o b e r e m o v e d .

T h i s h a s a l l h a p p e n e d i n

t h e M o n o n g a h e l a w h e r e

g r o u n d w a t e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n s

i n c r e a s e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y i n 2 0 1 0

t o 2 0 1 1 . T h e s e s a l t s , w h e n

m i x e d w i t h c h l o r i n e , w h i c h i s

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w h a t d r i n k i n g w a t e r i s t r e a t e d

w i t h , o f c o u r s e , c r e a t e

t r i c h l o r o e t h y l e n e a n d

h a l o a c e t i c a c i d , w h i c h a r e

s t r o n g c a r c i n o g e n s e v e n i n l o w

a m o u n t s .

A g o v e r n m e n t s t u d y

s h o w e d t h a t j u s t s h o w e r i n g i n

w a t e r c o n t a m i n a t e d w i t h

t r i c h l o r o e t h y l e n e c a u s e d b l o o d

c o n c e n t r a t i o n w i t h

t r i c h l o r o e t h y l e n e t o r i s e f i v e

t o t e n f o l d .

S h o r t - t e r m e f f e c t s

i n c l u d e c e n t r a l n e r v o u s s y s t e m

e f f e c t s , c a r d i a c a r r y t h m i a ,

a b n o r m a l i t i e s o f t h e l i v e r a n d

k i d n e y s .

L o n g - t e r m e f f e c t s

i n c l u d e a d v e r s e e f f e c t s o n a l l

t h e o r g a n s p r e v i o u s l y l i s t e d ,

a s w e l l a s r e s p i r a t o r y d i s e a s e ,

c a n c e r , b i r t h d e f e c t s ,

m i s c a r r i a g e s , a n d d e l a y e d

n e o - d e v e l o p m e n t . W e c a n n o t

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r u i n o u r p r e c i o u s w a t e r s u p p l y

w i t h t h e s e d e a d l y c h e m i c a l s .

T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . J o n a t h a n L u t z

w i l l b e n e x t . A n d t h e n

P a t r i c i a L i b b e y a n d N o r m a n

T o r k e l s o n . O k a y . M r . L u t z .

I s t h a t c o r r e c t ?

M R . L U T Z :

G o o d a f t e r n o o n . M y n a m e

i s J o n a t h a n L u t z . I a m t h e

a s s o c i a t e d i r e c t o r o f t h e

A s s o c i a t e d P e t r o l e u m I n d u s t r i e s

o f P e n n s y l v a n i a , d i v i s i o n o f

t h e A m e r i c a n P e t r o l e u m

I n s t i t u t e . I w a n t t o t h a n k y o u

f o r c o n s i d e r i n g m y t h o u g h t s

h e r e t o d a y .

I w a n t t o b e g i n b y

c l e a r l y s t a t i n g t h a t o u r n u m b e r

o n e p r i o r i t y a t A P I i s t o

p r o v i d e e n e r g y i n a s a f e ,

s c i e n t i f i c a l l y s o u n d m a n n e r ,

w h i l e a l s o h a v i n g t h e l e a s t

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p o s s i b l e i m p a c t o n t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t . A n d o u r m e m b e r s

t a k e t h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y v e r y

s e r i o u s l y . T o t h i s e n d , o u r

i n d u s t r y s u p p o r t s e f f e c t i v e

r e g u l a t i o n t h a t f o s t e r s s a f e t y

a n d p r o t e c t s t h e l a n d , a i r , a n d

w a t e r .

R e g u l a t i o n a n d o v e r s i g h t

a r e i m p o r t a n t t o t h e U . S .

n a t u r a l g a s i n d u s t r y a n d o u r

i n d u s t r y i s w e l l r e g u l a t e d b y

b o t h f e d e r a l a n d s t a t e

g o v e r n m e n t s .

A s y o u k n o w , t h e D R B C

c e n t e r s i t s w a t e r s h e d

m a n a g e m e n t e f f o r t s o n s o u n d

s c i e n c e . A c c o r d i n g l y , i t i s

i m p e r a t i v e t h a t a n y f i n a l

d e c i s i o n o n t h e p r o p o s e d

r e g u l a t i o n s b e b a s e d o n s c i e n c e

a s w e l l .

W h i l e o p p o n e n t s o f

e n e r g y p r o d u c t i o n a r g u e t h a t

w e l l s t i m u l a t i o n w i l l r u i n o u r

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w a t e r r e s o u r c e s , s c i e n c e

c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e s o t h e r w i s e .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e C o m m i s s i o n

r e l i e s p r i m a r i l y o n t w o

p a r t i c u l a r s t u d i e s i n m o v i n g

t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s f o r w a r d ,

i n c l u d i n g t h e E P A ' s h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g a n d w a t e r r e s o u r c e s

s t u d y .

H o w e v e r , e v e n t h i s

e x h a u s t i v e s i x y e a r , $ 3 0

b i l l i o n s t u d y d o e s n o t r e s u l t

i n a n y s i g n i f i c a n t c o r r e l a t i o n

b e t w e e n h y d r a u l i c a l l y f r a c t u r e d

a n d i m p a i r e d w a t e r r e s o u r c e s .

I n f a c t , t h i s s t u d y i n d i c a t e s

t h a t h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g

a c t i v i t i e s h a v e n o t l e d t o

w i d e s p r e a d e c o n o m i c i m p a c t s .

A w i d e v a r i e t y o f r e c e n t

r e p u t a b l e s t u d i e s b y b o t h

g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s a n d

a c a d e m i c i n s t i t u t i o n s a l s o

s u p p o r t t h e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t

h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g i s n o t a

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t h r e a t t o d r i n k i n g w a t e r .

P e r h a p s m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y , t h e

S u s q u e h a n n a R i v e r B a s i n

C o m m i s s i o n ' s e x t e n s i v e

r e a l - t i m e w a t e r q u a l i t y

m o n i t o r i n g n e t w o r k c o n s i s t e n t l y

s h o w s t h a t n a t u r a l g a s

o p e r a t i o n s i n t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h

a r e n o t c o n t r i b u t i n g t o

n e g a t i v e i m p a c t s o n w a t e r

q u a l i t y i n t h e b a s i n .

H o w e v e r , a r e c e n t P W C

s t u d y s h o w s t h a t o i l a n d

n a t u r a l g a s p r o d u c t i o n i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a s u p p o r t s m o r e t h a n

3 2 0 , 0 0 0 j o b s i n t h e

C o m m o n w e a l t h , i n c l u d i n g d i r e c t

i n d u s t r y j o b s , a s w e l l a s j o b s

i n w h o l e s a l e , r e t a i l ,

c o n s t r u c t i o n , m a n u f a c t u r i n g ,

a n d o t h e r s e c t o r s . T h e s a m e

s t u d y s h o w s t h a t t h e s e j o b s s a w

r o u g h l y $ 2 3 b i l l i o n i n w a g e s

p a i d t o i n d i v i d u a l

P e n n s y l v a n i a n s i n 2 0 1 5 .

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T h e s e j o b s a r e t h e

c o r n e r s t o n e o f a n e a r l y 4 5

b i l l i o n e c o n o m i c i m p a c t t o t h e

C o m m o n w e a l t h .

T h i s A P I i s a

s t a n d a r d - s e t t i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n .

W e h a v e d e v e l o p e d a s e r i e s o f

h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g

r e c o m m e n d e d p r a c t i c e s t h a t a r e

c o n t i n u a l l y r e v i s e d a n d

u p d a t e d . T h e s e r e c o m m e n d e d

p r a c t i c e s c a n b e f o u n d o n o u r

w e b s i t e . A n d I e n c o u r a g e y o u

t o e x p l o r e t h e m . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . T h e n e x t t h r e e

s p e a k e r s w i l l b e P a t r i c i a

L i b b e y w i l l b e n e x t , N o r m a n

T o r k e l s o n , a n d t h e n G e o f f r e y

S e l l i n g . A n d i s t h i s M s .

L i b b e y ? O k a y . W h e n e v e r y o u ' r e

r e a d y .

M S . L I B B E Y :

T h i s i s P a t L i b b e y .

M i n e i s a p r a y e r t o G o d b e c a u s e

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I f e e l h e i s t h e b e s t o n e t o

h e l p u s i n t h e w h o l e s i t u a t i o n .

D e a r G o d , p l e a s e h e l p t h e D R B C

g a t h e r i n t h e i r d e c i s i o n m a k i n g

t o t i g h t e n t h e r e g u l a t i o n s , t o

n o t o p e n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r f o r

w a t e r e x p o r t a t i o n , a n d t o b a n

w a s t e i m p o r t a t i o n f r o m o u r

w a t e r s h e d . O n l y y o u k n o w t h e

p r e s s u r e t h e y m a y b e u n d e r .

H e l p t h e m d o t h e j u s t t h i n g f o r

t h e w o r l d y o u g a v e u s t o t e n d

a n d t o d e f e n d .

W e h a v e h e a r d a b o u t t h e

p r o b a b l e o u t c o m e s o f t a k i n g s o

m u c h w a t e r f r o m o u r l o v e l y

r i v e r . T h e h a r m t o a n i m a l l i f e

a n d o u r r e c r e a t i o n . T h e w a t e r

l e v e l s t h a t w o u l d a l l o w o c e a n

t i d e s t o c o m e e v e n f u r t h e r

u p s t r e a m t h a n w h a t i s e x p e c t e d

f r o m g l o b a l w a r m i n g .

W e h a v e s e e n e x a m p l e s o f

g r e a t h a r m i n o t h e r p a r t s o f

t h e c o u n t r y f r o m f r a c k i n g

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w a s t e w a t e r ' s m u l t i t u d i n o u s

h a r m f u l c h e m i c a l s ; c a n c e r ,

n e u r o l o g i c a l p r o b l e m s , h o r r i b l e

r a s h e s . A n d w e d o n ' t w a n t

t h e s e f o r o u r s e l v e s , o u r

p r e s e n t c h i l d r e n o r f u t u r e

g e n e r a t i o n s .

P l e a s e h e l p t h e D R B C t o

m a k e d e c i s i o n s o n t h e s e i s s u e s

t h a t w o u l d p r o t e c t u s , n o t

c a u s e h a r m , t h a t w o u l d k e e p

b e a u t y a n d h e a l t h i n o u r R i v e r

V a l l e y a n d n o t c a u s e d i s e a s e

a n d d e a t h . R e f r e s h t h e

C o m m i s s i o n i n t h e i r l o n g

l i s t e n i n g a n d h e l p t h e m m a k e

t h i n g s r i g h t f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f

a l l .

G o d , p l e a s e b l e s s a l l

w h o a r e w i t h u s h e r e t o d a y .

G i v e u s c o u r a g e , s t r e n g t h ,

u n d e r s t a n d i n g , a n d l o v e . I n

J e s u s ' n a m e , w e a s k t h i s .

A m e n .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

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T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m . T h e

n e x t s p e a k e r s w i l l b e N o r m a n

T o r k e l s o n , G e o f f r e y S e l l i n g ,

a n d t h e n W i l l i a m M o o r e .

M R . T O R K E L S O N :

I ' m N o r m a n T o r k e l s o n ,

a n d o n b e h a l f o f t h e L o w e r

D e l a w a r e W i l d a n d S c e n i c R i v e r

M a n a g e m e n t C o u n c i l , w e o f f e r

t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m m e n t s .

T h e W i l d a n d S c e n i c

R i v e r s A c t w a s p a s s e d b y

C o n g r e s s i n 1 9 6 8 w i t h t h e g o a l

o f p r o t e c t i n g t h e f r e e f l o w i n g

c o n d i t i o n o f d e s i g n a t e d r i v e r s

t h a t a r e t o b e m a n a g e d i n a w a y

t h a t p r o t e c t s a n d e n h a n c e s t h e

v a l u e s t h a t p r o m p t e d t h e i r

i n i t i a l d e s i g n a t i o n .

I n 2 0 0 0 , w e w e r e

d e s i g n a t e d a w i l d a n d s c e n i c

r i v e r s e g m e n t . F r o m j u s t b e l o w

t h e w a t e r g a p t o j u s t a b o v e t h e

t i d e w a t e r , o u r s e g m e n t

r e p r e s e n t s n u m e r o u s a n d d i v e r s e

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p a r t n e r s , i n c l u d i n g t h e s t a t e s

o f P e n n s y l v a n i a a n d N e w J e r s e y ,

B u c k s a n d N o r t h a m p t o n C o u n t i e s

i n P e n n s y l v a n i a , M e r c e r ,

H u n t i n g d o n a n d W a r r e n C o u n t i e s

i n N e w J e r s e y . A n d t h i s v e r y

o w n D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

C o m m i s s i o n .

T h e N a t i o n a l P a r k

S e r v i c e , t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

G r e e n W a y P a r t n e r s h i p , t h e

D e l a w a r e a n d L e h i g h C o u r i e r

C o m m i s s i o n , a n d w e l l o v e r t w o

d o z e n r i v e r c o m m u n i t i e s a n d

o r g a n i z a t i o n s w h o f o r m e r l y

e n d o r s e d u s w h o h a v e a

m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g .

P a r t n e r s a g r e e d t o

p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e c o o p e r a t i v e

i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f o u r

m a n a g e m e n t p l a n n i n g t o p r o t e c t

a n d e n h a n c e t h o s e l e v e l s t h a t

l e d t o o u r d e s i g n a t i o n . W e

a p p l a u d t h e D R B C f o r b a n n i n g

h y d r a u l i c f r a c k i n g i n t h e

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D e l a w a r e R i v e r W a t e r s h e d .

H o w e v e r , w e i n s i s t t h a t

a l l o w i n g a n y f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s a r e i n c o n s i s t e n t

w i t h t h e g o a l s a n d t h e

o b j e c t i v e s o f o u r m a n a g e m e n t

p l a n .

D i s p o s a l o f f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w i t h i n o u r w a t e r s h e d h a s

t h e p o t e n t i a l t o e f f e c t t h e

w a t e r q u a l i t y o f m i l l i o n s o f

p e o p l e w h o s h o u l d h a v e a

r e a s o n a b l e e x p e c t a t i o n , a n d t h e

r i g h t t o c l e a n w a t e r , a c l e a n

e n v i r o n m e n t f o r n o w a n d f u t u r e

g e n e r a t i o n s .

W e a l s o a r e c o n c e r n e d

t h a t e x p o r t e d b a s i n w a t e r s

c o u l d s u p p o r t u n w a n t e d ,

u n n e e d e d , a n d u n s a f e p r o j e c t s

t h a t w o u l d o n l y f u r t h e r d e g r a d e

o u r b e a u t i f u l D e l a w a r e R i v e r .

G r e e n a m e n d m e n t s a r e

g a i n i n g m o r e a n d m o r e m o m e n t u m

a c r o s s o u r n a t i o n . S i n c e t h e

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e a r l y ' 7 0 s , P e n n s y l v a n i a h a s

h a d a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l g r e e n

a m e n d m e n t .

R e c e n t l i t i g a t i o n w o n a

w a t e r s h e d l e g a l v i c t o r y t h a t

n o t o n l y p r o t e c t e d P A

c o m m u n i t i e s f r o m r u t h l e s s

f r a c k e r s , b u t a f f i r m e d t h e

c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t o f p e o p l e

i n t h e s t a t e t o a c l e a n a n d

h e a l t h y e n v i r o n m e n t .

N e w J e r s e y a l s o h a s

i n t r o d u c e d l e g i s l a t i o n f o r t h e

s a m e .

T h e t i d e i s t u r n i n g .

I n s t e a d o f c h a n g i n g r u l e s t o

a l l o w f o r a d d i t i o n a l

e n v i r o n m e n t a l d e g r a d a t i o n , w e

e x p e c t t h e D R B C t o b e l o o k i n g

t o c o n t i n u e i t s w o r k t o p r o t e c t

o u r w a t e r s h e d f o r t h e b e n e f i t

o f a l l .

T h e r e f o r e , w e a r e

s u p p o r t i n g e x p a n d i n g t h e D R B C

f r a c k i n g p l a n t o i n c l u d e a

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t o t a l a n d c o m p l e t e b a n o n

h y d r a u l i c f r a c t i o n a n d r e l a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s f o r e x t r a c t i n g

n a t u r a l g a s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , s i r . T h e

n e x t s p e a k e r s w o u l d b e G e o f f r e y

S e l l i n g , t h e n W i l l i a m M o o r e ,

a n d t h e n S h a n n o n P e n d l e t o n .

A n d i s t h i s M r . S e l l i n g ?

M R . S E L L I N G :

Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . W h e n y o u ' r e

r e a d y , s i r , p l e a s e .

M R . S E L L I N G :

T h a n k y o u f o r t h e

o p p o r t u n i t y t o s p e a k f o r c e f u l l y

a g a i n s t h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g i n

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n . M y

n a m e i s G e o f f r e y S e l l i n g . I ' m

a r e t i r e d s c i e n c e t e a c h e r , a

v o l u n t e e r w i t h s e v e r a l o f t h e

w a t e r s h e d o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h a t

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a r e p a r t o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

W a t e r s h e d i n i t i a t i v e , u p s t r e a m

c l u s t e r , a s t r e a m k e e p e r w i t h

o n e o f t h o s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s , a n d

a P e n n s y l v a n i a m a s t e r w a t e r s h e d

s t e w a r d t h r o u g h t h e P e n n S t a t e

e x t e n s i o n s e r v i c e .

I ' m h e r e a s a p r i v a t e

c i t i z e n , n o t r e p r e s e n t i n g a n y

o f t h o s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s .

H o w e v e r , t h r o u g h t h i s w o r k , I

h a v e l e a r n e d a g r e a t d e a l a b o u t

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

I n a l l s e a s o n s , I s p e n d

a t l e a s t o n e d a y , a n d s o m e t i m e s

m o r e e a c h w e e k i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r W a t e r s h e d m a k i n g

o b s e r v a t i o n s , t a k i n g

m e a s u r e m e n t s , a n d w o r k i n g t o

i m p r o v e t h e r i p a r i a n h e a l t h o f

m a n y o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r ' s

f e e d e r s t r e a m s .

T h u s , I k n o w f i r s t h a n d ,

a s w e l l a s f r o m r e a d i n g a n d

r e s e a r c h , h o w i m p a i r e d m a n y o f

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t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n ' s

w a t e r w a y s a r e .

I s t r o n g l y o p p o s e t h e

h y d r a u l i c f r a c k i n g p r o c e s s a n d

a n y e x p a n s i o n o f i t , a s i t

d a m a g e s b o t h o u r l a n d , a s w e l l

a s t h e w a t e r w a y s a v a i l a b l e .

T h e r e h a v e b e e n n u m e r o u s

i n c i d e n t s a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l

d a m a g e f r o m f r a c k i n g , a n d

f u r t h e r i m p a i r m e n t o f t h e w a t e r

q u a l i t y i n o u r a l r e a d y

c o m p r o m i s e d b a s i n .

I n d e e d , t h e W i l l i a m P e n n

F o u n d a t i o n h a s a l l o t t e d $ 4 4

m i l l i o n i n i t s D e l a w a r e R i v e r

W a t e r s h e d i n i t i a t i v e t o i m p r o v e

t h e w a t e r q u a l i t y i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

F o r m a l r e s e a r c h f r o m t h e

C h a i r o f C h e m i s t r y a t R i c e

U n i v e r s i t y h a s s h o w n t h a t

f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r c o n t a i n s

b a r i u m , c h r o m i u m , c o p p e r ,

m e r c u r y , a r s e n i c , a n t i m o n y , a s

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w e l l a s c a n c e r - c a u s i n g

c o m p o u n d s s u c h a s t o l u e n e a n d

e t h y l b e n z e n .

A s i n g l e f r a c k e d w e l l

c a n u s e o v e r 2 m i l l i o n g a l l o n s

o f w a t e r a n n u a l l y , m u c h o f

w h i c h b e c o m e s t o x i c a l l y - l a c e d

w a s t e w a t e r . A s t u d y o u t o f

D u k e U n i v e r s i t y f r o m l a s t y e a r

s h o w e d t h a t i n P e n n s y l v a n i a

a l o n e , t h e r e w e r e 1 , 2 9 3 s p i l l s

o f f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r i n a t e n

y e a r p e r i o d , a b o u t 1 3 0 s p i l l s

e a c h y e a r .

T h i s i s u l t i m a t e l y t h e

w a t e r t h a t w e a n d o u r c h i l d r e n

d r i n k , i n w h i c h w e w a s h o u r

b a b i e s , a n d i n w h i c h w e c o o k .

W e a l l l i v e d o w n s t r e a m f r o m

o t h e r p l a c e s . A n d w h a t h a p p e n s

o n t h e l a n d u p s t r e a m a n d i n t h e

w a t e r s p r e a d s t h r o u g h o u t e a c h

w a t e r s h e d , c o m p o u n d i n g t h e

d a m a g e a s t h e w a t e r f l o w s

d o w n h i l l .

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T h e r e f o r e , I o p p o s e

f r a c t u r i n g i n g e n e r a l a n d t h e

u s e o f o u r D e l a w a r e R i v e r w a t e r

f o r f r a c k i n g o u t s i d e t h e B a s i n .

T h e r e a r e m a n y w a y s t o p r o d u c e

a d d i t i o n a l e n e r g y . F u r t h e r

d a m a g e t o o u t w a t e r w a y s a n d t h e

w a t e r i n t h e m s h o u l d n o t b e

c o n s i d e r e d a v i a b l e o p t i o n .

T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . T h e n e x t t h r e e

s p e a k e r s w o u l d b e W i l l i a m

M o o r e , w h o w i l l b e n e x t . A n d

t h e n S h a n n o n P e n d l e t o n . A n d

t h e n J o a n F a r b . O k a y . A n d

t h i s i s M r . M o o r e ?

M R . M O O R E :

Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

G o o d . O k a y .

M R . M O O R E :

T h a n k y o u f o r t h i s

o p p o r t u n i t y t o a d d r e s s t h e

C o m m i s s i o n . A n d I a m s o m e o n e

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w h o g r e w u p i n t h e o i l

i n d u s t r y . A n d b a c k i n 1 9 3 0 ,

w h e n t h e s p i n d l e t o p w e l l b l e w

u p i n T e x a s , m y f a t h e r w a s a

k i d .

A n d l a t e r o n , h e b e c a m e

a p e t r o l e u m g e o l o g i s t . A n d

w h e n t h a t t h i n g b l e w u p , y o u

c o u l d t e l l w h e r e a l l t h e s t u f f

t h a t c a m e f r o m b e n e a t h t h e

g r o u n d w e n t , b e c a u s e y o u c o u l d

s e e i t . I f y o u g o t w a t e r a n d

p u t i t o n t o p o f i t , y o u c o u l d

s e e i t .

W h a t c o m e s o u t f r a c k i n g

c o m e s i n t o t h e p i p e l i n e s , i n t o

t h e t r u c k s , i n t o t h e

r e f i n e r i e s . B u t o t h e r t h i n g s

t h a t c o m e o u t o f f r a c k i n g ,

w h i c h m a n y , m a n y p e o p l e h e r e

h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n d i s c u s s i n g ,

w i l l e n d u p i n t h e w a t e r . A n d

s o f a r a s I k n o w , t h e s t a t e o f

P e n n s y l v a n i a w h e r e I l i v e

d o e s n ' t h a v e a n y s y s t e m . A n d

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d o e s n ' t w a n t t o s p e n d a n y m o n e y

o n a c t i v e a n d a c c u r a t e t e s t i n g

o f t h e w a t e r s i n t h i s s t a t e .

I d o k n o w t h a t i n T e x a s

a n d O k l a h o m a , a n d a l l a l o n g t h e

b a s i n w h e r e v e r f r a c k i n g o c c u r s ,

y o u h a v e a h i g h e r , a m u c h

h i g h e r m u c h h i g h e r i n c i d e n c e o f

e a r t h q u a k e s o c c u r r i n g . A n d

w h e n t h a t s t r a t a i s b r o k e n a n d

b r e a k s o c c u r , t h e b r e a k s i n t h e

s t r a t a c o n t i n u e f u r t h e r . S o

e v e n i f i t ' s n o t i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n , t h a t

s t u f f c a n g e t i n t o o u r w a t e r .

W e d o n ' t n e e d t o h a v e

a n y w a t e r f r o m t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n t a k e n o u t a n d u s e d

f o r f r a c k i n g . A n d w e c e r t a i n l y

d o n ' t w a n t t o h a v e a n y

w a s t e w a t e r f r o m a f r a c k i n g

p r o c e s s i n t r o d u c e d i n t o t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n . A n d I

c a l l u p o n t h e g o v e r n o r s o f

D e l a w a r e , N e w J e r s e y ,

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P e n n s y l v a n i a , a n d N e w Y o r k t o

d i r e c t t h e i r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o n

t h e b a s i n t o b a n f r a c k i n g , b a n

t h e u s e o f w a t e r f r o m t h e B a s i n

i n f r a c t u r i n g , a n d b a n t h e

i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e B a s i n o f

w a t e r t h a t i s a b y p r o d u c t o f

f r a c k i n g . T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . S h a n n o n

P e n d l e t o n w i l l b e n e x t . A n d

t h e n J o a n F a r b . A n d t h e n

S t e p h a n i e H e r r o n .

M S . P E N D L E T O N :

T h a n k y o u . M y n a m e i s

S h a n n o n P e n d l e t o n . A n d I w a n t

t o t h a n k t h e D R B C , Y o u r H o n o r ,

f o r t h e a b i l i t y t o m a k e a

p u b l i c c o m m e n t .

M y p u b l i c c o m m e n t i s a s

a p r i v a t e c i t i z e n a n d a m o t h e r .

I w o u l d l i k e y o u t o c a l l f o r a

c o m p l e t e a n d t o t a l b a n o n

f r a c k i n g a n d a l l

f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s ,

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e s p e c i a l l y a n y w a t e r o r

w a s t e w a t e r d i s t r i b u t i o n b a c k

i n t o t h e B a s i n .

M y e x p e r i e n c e i n

l e a r n i n g a b o u t h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g c o m e s f r o m l i v i n g

d o w n s t r e a m f r o m w h e r e

w a s t e w a t e r w a s d u m p e d a b o v e m y

w a t e r s u p p l y .

A n d w e ' r e n o w i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a , w h i c h i s n o t

a n y w h e r e n e a r a f r a c k i n g s i t e ,

b u t t h e w a t e r h a d b e e n t r u c k e d

a n d d u m p e d u p s t r e a m o f m y w a t e r

s u p p l y . A n d I r e a d t h a t i n t h e

A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s o n e d a y , a n d

s t a r t e d t o d o m y h o m e w o r k . A n d

b e c a m e v e r y a f r a i d t o d r i n k m y

w a t e r b e c a u s e I u n d e r s t a n d f r o m

t h e i n d u s t r y I w o r k i n t h a t o u r

w a s t e w a t e r t r e a t m e n t f a c i l i t y

p l a n t s h a v e a b s o l u t e l y n o w a y

o f d e a l i n g w i t h t h e c h e m i c a l s

t h a t c o m e o u t o f t h a t

w a s t e w a t e r . A n d e v e n i f t h e y

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k n e w w h a t w a s i n i t , w h i c h t h e y

d o n o t , t h e y w o u l d n ' t b e a b l e

t o t r e a t i t .

S o a n y o f y o u c a n

u n d e r s t a n d w h a t i t ' s l i k e t o b e

i n y o u r h o m e a n d b e a f r a i d o f

y o u r o w n w a t e r . I t ' s v e r y ,

v e r y s c a r y .

I w o r k w i t h a s a n

a r c h i t e c t , a n d I d o

z e r o - i m a g i n g d e s i g n ,

r e g e n e r a t i v e d e s i g n . I

u n d e r s t a n d t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n

i n d u s t r y . I u n d e r s t a n d h o w

w a t e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e w o r k s .

A n d w h a t t h e b e s t a n d b r i g h t e s t

i n t h e p r i v a t e i n d u s t r y , t h e

n o n p r o f i t s e c t o r , a n d o u r

g o v e r n m e n t a l a g e n c i e s a r e

d o i n g .

I d o a l o t w i t h a d v o c a c y

w o r k i n t h i s a r e a . I d o i t f o r

p r o f i t m y s e l f , a n d I u n d e r s t a n d

w h a t a l o t o f t h e n o n - p r o f i t s

d o b e c a u s e I v o l u n t e e r w i t h

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m a n y o f t h e m i n P h i l a d e l p h i a .

A n d t h i s e n e r g y s o u r c e

t h a t w e ' r e g o i n g t h r o u g h a l l o f

t h i s f o r i s c o m p l e t e l y

u n n e c e s s a r y . W e h a v e a l o t o f

o t h e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r e n e r g y .

A n d w e h a v e a l o t o f o t h e r

o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r a h e a l t h y w a y

t o l i v e a n d u s e o u r w a t e r .

S o I ' m n o t g o i n g t o u s e

a l l o f m y t i m e , s o t h a t o t h e r s

c a n s p e a k . I a p p r e c i a t e t h e

t i m e y o u ' v e g i v e n u s . A n d I

u r g e y o u t o m a k e t h e r i g h t

c h o i c e a n d g i v e a r e g e n e r a t i v e

e n e r g y p l a n a c h a n c e . T h a n k

y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h e n e x t t h r e e s p e a k e r s

w o u l d b e J o a n F a r b , t h e n

S t e p h a n i e H e r r o n , a n d t h e n

N a n c y H a r k i n s . Y o u r n a m e i s

J o a n F a r b ?

M S . F A R B :

Y e s .

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H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

M s . F a r b , p l e a s e .

M S . F A R B :

I ' m J o a n F a r b . I w a n t

t o t h a n k t h e C o m m i s s i o n f o r

h a v i n g t h e s e h e a r i n g s i n o r d e r

t h a t r e s i d e n t s l i k e m y s e l f c a n

s p e a k a b o u t t h e p r o p o s e d

r e g u l a t i o n s f o r 2 0 1 8 .

I t i s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t

t h e r e i s a c o m p l e t e a n d

p e r m a n e n t b a n o n n a t u r a l g a s

d r i l l i n g , a n d f r a c k i n g , a n d a l l

r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s , w h i c h

i n c l u d e w a s t e w a t e r p r o c e s s i n g

a n d d i s c h a r g e s f r o m f r a c k i n g

a n d w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s f r o m

d r i l l i n g a n d f r a c k i n g .

W h y a b a n ? B e c a u s e

t h e r e a r e m a n y , m a n y

s i g n i f i c a n t s c i e n t i f i c s t u d i e s

s h o w i n g d e t r i m e n t a l i m p a c t s t o

p u b l i c h e a l t h a n d t o t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t f r o m t h e s e

p r o c e s s e s .

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F o r e x a m p l e , t h e

C o n c e r n e d H e a l t h P r o f e s s i o n a l s

f r o m N e w Y o r k a n d t h e

P h y s i c i a n s f o r S o c i a l

R e s p o n s i b i l i t y a s s e s s e d 6 8 5

p e e r - r e v i e w e d p a p e r s o n g a s

d r i l l i n g a n d f r a c k i n g . T h e y

f o u n d t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y o f

t h e s e s t u d i e s s h o w s s u b s t a n t i a l

c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n f r a c k i n g

a n d i l l n e s s e s s u c h a s c a n c e r

a n d a l s o p o l l u t i o n i n a i r a n d

w a t e r .

A l s o , f r a c k i n g h a s u s e d

5 m i l l i o n t o 1 0 m i l l i o n g a l l o n s

o f w a t e r p e r w e l l , a n d

p r e s e n t l y , t h e r e i s a t r e n d t o

a n i n c r e a s e t o 1 0 t o 2 0

m i l l i o n .

T h i s t r e m e n d o u s

w i t h d r a w a l o f w a t e r w o u l d g o

a g a i n s t t h e D R B C w a t e r c o d e

p o l i c y o f p r o t e c t i o n a n d

p r e s e r v a t i o n t h a t s t a t e s t h e

w a t e r s o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

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B a s i n a r e l i m i t e d i n q u a l i t y .

A n d t h e b a s i n i s f r e q u e n t l y

s u b j e c t t o d r o u g h t w a r n i n g s a n d

d r o u g h t d e c l a r a t i o n s d u e t o

l i m i t e d w a t e r s t o r a g e s u p p l y

a n d s t r e a m f l o w d u r i n g p e r i o d s .

T h e r e f o r e , t h e p o l i c y o f

t h e C o m m i s s i o n i s t o d i s c o u r a g e

t h e e x p o r t a t i o n o f w a t e r f r o m

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r .

I n a d d i t i o n , a D R B C

s p e c i a l p r o t e c t i o n w a t e r

r e g u l a t i o n c o v e r i n g t h e e n t i r e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r i s n o t a l l o w i n g

a n y r e d u c t i o n i n t h e q u a l i t y o f

t h e w a t e r i n a n y m a n n e r .

T h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s r e m i n d

m e o f B e n j a m i n F r a n k l i n w h o i s

c o n s i d e r e d o u r f i r s t

c o n s e r v a t i o n i s t . A n d h e h e l p e d

c r e a t e d t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a W a t e r

C o m m i s s i o n . F r a n k l i n o n c e s a i d

w h e n t h e w e l l i s d r y , w e k n o w

t h e w o r t h o f w a t e r .

T h u s D R B C , d o n ' t l e t t h e

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w e l l g o d r y f o r 1 7 m i l l i o n

p e o p l e i n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n . B a n f r a c k i n g c o m p l e t e l y

a n d a l l r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s .

T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

S t e p h a n i e H e r r o n w i l l b e

n e x t . A n d t h e n N a n c y H a r k i n s .

A n d t h e n A t t o r n e y K i m O n g . A n d

l e t ' s s e e . M s . H e r r o n , w h e n

y o u a r e r e a d y .

M S . H E R R O N :

O k a y . M y n a m e i s

S t e p h a n i e H e r r o n . I ' m w i t h t h e

D e l a w a r e C h a p t e r o f t h e S i e r r a

C l u b . I a m h e r e w i t h s o m e o f

o u r v o l u n t e e r s t o t e s t i f y o n

b e h a l f o f o u r o v e r 8 , 0 0 0

m e m b e r s i n t h e s t a t e o f

D e l a w a r e .

F i r s t o f f , I w a n t t o

t h a n k y o u a n d t h a n k t h e D R B C

f o r a l l o w i n g u s t h i s

o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o m m e n t . I a l s o

w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k t h e D R B C

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f o r l i s t e n i n g t o o u r v o i c e s .

W e ' v e b e e n , y o u k n o w , a t t h e s e

D R B C h e a r i n g s f o r t h e p a s t

s e v e n o r e i g h t y e a r s , o r i n

s o m e c a s e s m o r e , c a l l i n g o n t h e

D R B C t o m a k e s m a r t , s o u n d

s c i e n c e - b a s e d d e c i s i o n s t h a t

p r o t e c t o u r h e a l t h a n d o u r

f u t u r e .

I w a n t t o t h a n k t o D R B C

f o r h e a r i n g o u r v o i c e s a n d f o r

h e a r i n g t h e o v e r w h e l m i n g b o d y

o f s c i e n t i f i c e v i d e n c e , a n d

c a l l i n g f o r a b a n o n d r i l l i n g

i n o u r w a t e r s h e d s .

I ' m a l i t t l e c o n f u s e d ,

h o w e v e r , h o w a t t h e s a m e t i m e

t h e D R B C w o u l d b e m o v i n g t o

p o t e n t i a l l y a l l o w w a s t e w a t e r

d i s p o s a l f r o m f r a c k i n g i n o u r

w a t e r s h e d .

Y o u k n o w , I l i v e i n

D e l a w a r e , a n d w e a r e a t t h e

b o t t o m o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n . A n d i t d o e s n ' t m a t t e r

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t o u s , a t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y ,

i f o u r w a t e r i s c o n t a m i n a t e d b y

d r i l l i n g u p s t r e a m o f u s , o r b y

w a s t e w a t e r d i s p o s a l u p s t r e a m o f

u s a s o n e o f t h e p r e v i o u s

s p e a k e r s s a i d . A t t h e e n d o f

t h e d a y , i f i t ' s n o t s a f e t o

d r i n k , i t d o e s n ' t r e a l l y m a t t e r

h o w i t w a s c o n t a m i n a t e d .

S o I w o u l d c a l l o n t h e

D R B C t o c o m p l e t e l y c l o s e t h e

d o o r o n t h a t p o t e n t i a l f o r

c o n t a m i n a t i o n o f o u r d r i n k i n g

w a t e r , a n d o u r s w i m m i n g w a t e r ,

a n d o u r r e c r e a t i o n w a t e r , w h i c h

i s t h e d r i v e r o f o u r e c o n o m y

a n d f u l l y c l o s e t h e d o o r o n a n y

o p p o r t u n i t y f o r f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w a t e r t o g e t i n t o o u r

w a t e r s u p p l y .

F u r t h e r m o r e , w a s t e w a t e r

w i t h d r a w a l s w o u l d a l s o h a v e a

p o t e n t i a l l y v e r y s e r i o u s i m p a c t

o n D e l a w a r e a n d t h o s e o f u s i n

t h e l o w e r b a s i n . O b v i o u s l y , w e

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h a v e s e e n d r o u g h t c o n d i t i o n s i n

r e c e n t m e m o r y . A n d w e k n o w

t h a t t h e s e a r e g o i n g t o

c o n t i n u e t o b e m o r e

u n p r e d i c t a b l e , a n d m o r e c o m m o n

a s c l i m a t e c h a n g e c o n t i n u e s .

F u r t h e r m o r e , I ' m v e r y

c o n c e r n e d , a n d t h e S i e r r a C l u b

i s v e r y c o n c e r n e d o u t o f o u r

c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f

e n v i r o n m e n t a l j u s t i c e a n d t h e

p r i n c i p l e s f o r d e m o c r a t i c

o r g a n i z i n g .

I f i t ' s n o t s a f e t o d o

h e r e , i t ' s n o t s a f e i n o u r

c o m m u n i t y , t h e n i t ' s n o t s a f e

t o d o a n y w h e r e . A n d s o f o r u s

t o s a y t h a t w a t e r c o u l d b e

t a k e n f r o m o u r w a t e r s u p p l y i n

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n , w h i c h

i s n o t o n l y c o n c e r n i n g f r o m a

w a t e r q u a n t i t y p e r s p e c t i v e ,

i t ' s d e e p l y c o n c e r n i n g f r o m a n

e n v i r o n m e n t a l j u s t i c e

p e r s p e c t i v e . I f i t ' s n o t s a f e

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e n o u g h t o d o h e r e , i t ' s

c o m p l e t e l y i n v i o l a t i o n o f t h e

p r i n c i p l e s o f e n v i r o n m e n t a l

j u s t i c e f o r u s t o s e n d w a t e r

o t h e r p l a c e s f o r f r a c k i n g .

A n d s o I w o u l d c a l l o n

G o v e r n o r C a r n e y a n d t h e

g o v e r n o r s o f a l l t h e a g e n c i e s ,

a n d t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o n t h e D R B C t o

s u p p o r t a f u l l a n d

c o m p r e h e n s i v e b a n o n a l l

f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s i n

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

T o d o a n y t h i n g l e s s i s

s i m p l y u n a c c e p t a b l e a n d p u t t i n g

u s a t u n n e c e s s a r y r i s k . T h a n k

y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . N e x t w i l l b e

N a n c y H a r k i n s , a n d t h e n K i m

O n g . A n d t h e n J e a n - M a r i e

D o n o h u e . N a n c y H a r k i n s ? N a n c y

H a r k i n s n o t h e r e .

A l l r i g h t . A t t o r n e y K i m

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O n g ? M s . O n g , w h e n y o u ' r e

r e a d y . A l l r i g h t . T h a n k y o u .

M S . O N G :

G o o d a f t e r n o o n , J u d g e .

M y n a m e i s K i m b e r l y O n g . I ' m

a n a t t o r n e y a t t h e N a t u r a l

R e s o u r c e D e f e n s e C o u n c i l . I ' m

h e r e o n b e h a l f o f m y s e l f a n d

t h e o v e r 7 0 , 0 0 0 N R D C m e m b e r s

w h o l i v e i n P e n n s y l v a n i a ,

D e l a w a r e , N e w Y o r k a n d N e w

J e r s e y .

T h a n k y o u f o r g i v i n g u s

a c h a n c e t o s p e a k t o d a y a b o u t

t h i s i n c r e d i b l y i m p o r t a n t p a r t

o f t h e l a n d s c a p e . A n d

C o m m i s s i o n S t a f f , t h a n k y o u f o r

h e l p i n g d r a f t a f r a c k i n g b a n o n

t h e r i v e r b a s i n .

I ' d l i k e t o m a k e t h r e e

p o i n t s . F i r s t , N R D C s t r o n g l y

s u p p o r t s a b a n o f t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n . F r a c k i n g c a n a n d

h a s c o n t a m i n a t e d a i r a n d

d r i n k i n g w a t e r , r u i n e d

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l a n d s c a p e s , c a u s e d e a r t h q u a k e s ,

h a r m s h u m a n h e a l t h , a n d

c o n t r i b u t e d t o c l i m a t e c h a n g e .

O v e r 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 j o b s o r

m o r e t h a n $ 1 2 b i l l i o n i n a n n u a l

w a g e s r e l y o n a c l e a n a n d

p r o t e c t i v e r i v e r b a s i n f o r

s u r v i v a l . F a c t o r i n g i n

e c o s y s t e m s e r v i c e s , o v e r $ 1 6

b i l l i o n a r e i n p e r i l i f t h e

R i v e r B a s i n i s o p e n e d f o r

f r a c k i n g .

T h e p o t e n t i a l v a l u e o f

t h e n a t u r a l g a s i n d u s t r y , a

m e r e 3 . 3 b i l l i o n d o l l a r s p e r

y e a r , p a l e s i n c o m p a r i s o n a t

n e a r l y a f i f t h o f t h e e c o n o m i c

v a l u e o f a f r a c k - f r e e b a s i n .

S e c o n d o f a l l , w e

s t r o n g l y s u p p o r t a b a n . T h e

e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f a b a n i s

u n d e r m i n e d i f t h e w a s t e w a t e r ,

o n e o f t h e m o s t t o x i c a s p e c t s

o f t h e f r a c k i n g p r o c e s s , c a n

s t i l l b e t r a n s p o r t e d , t r e a t e d ,

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a n d d i s p o s e d o f i n t h e r i v e r

b a s i n . T h e f r a c k i n g p r o c e s s

y i e l d s w a s t e w a t e r c o n t a i n i n g

o v e r 1 , 0 0 0 c o n t a m i n a n t s t h a t

c a n c a u s e s i g n i f i c a n t h a r m t o

h u m a n h e a l t h a n d t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t .

H e r e ' s a p a r t i a l l i s t o f

t h e c h e m i c a l s t h a t a r e f o u n d i n

f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r . W h i l e

s o m e o f t h e s e c h e m i c a l s a r e

b e n i g n , s u c h a s w a t e r a n d

c i t r i c a c i d , m a n y o f t h e s e

c h e m i c a l s a r e t o x i c t o h u m a n s

a n d a n i m a l s a n d a r e r a d i o a c t i v e

a n d c o r r o s i v e . T h e y c a n a l s o

i m p e r i l e c o s y s t e m s b y d e p l e t i n g

o x y g e n o r c a u s i n g a l g o r i t h m s .

A n d t h e r e i s n o s a f e w a y

t o h a n d l e , t r e a t , a n d d i s p o s e

o f f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r . A s

w e ' v e s e e n j u s t n e x t d o o r i n

S u s q u e h a n n a C o u n t y , e v e n w h e n

t h e r e a r e s t r i c t r e g u l a t i o n s i n

p l a c e , w h e r e t h e r e ' s

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w a s t e w a t e r , t h e r e a r e s p i l l s .

A n d t h e s e s p i l l s p o l l u t e o u r

w a t e r , d e s t r o y o u r h a b i t a t s ,

a n d m a k e p e o p l e s i c k .

T h i r d , t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s

s h o u l d n o t a l l o w f o r t h e

w i t h d r a w a l o f f r a c t u r i n g

e l s e w h e r e . U n l i k e o t h e r w a t e r

u s e s , a l m o s t n o n e o f f r a c k i n g

w a t e r c a n b e r e t u r n e d t o t h e

b a s i n a f t e r u s e , d e p r i v i n g

e v e r y b a s i n o f t h e u s e o f t h a t

w a t e r f o r m o r e b e n e f i c i a l

p u r p o s e s l i k e d r i n k i n g ,

f a r m i n g , a n d f i s h i n g .

T h a n k y o u a g a i n f o r

t a k i n g t h e t i m e t o h e a r u s o u t

t o d a y . T h e d e c i s i o n a s t o

w h e t h e r o r n o t t o p e r m i t

f r a c k i n g a n d f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w a t e r i n t h e r i v e r b a s i n

i s l i k e l y o n e o f t h e m o s t

i m p o r t a n t d e c i s i o n s t h e

C o m m i s s i o n w i l l m a k e i n t h e

u p c o m i n g y e a r s .

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W e a s k t h a t y o u d o t h e

r i g h t t h i n g a n d a p p r o v e t h e

r u l e w i t h c h a n g e s . M a k e t h e

b a n a f u l l b a n t h a t b a n s

f r a c k i n g , f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r ,

a n d t h e w i t h d r a w a l o f w a t e r f o r

f r a c k i n g p u r p o s e s . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h e n e x t t h r e e s p e a k e r s

- - - I ' m s o r r y . I s N a n c y

H a r k i n s h e r e ? N o . N e x t t h r e e

s p e a k e r s w i l l b e J e a n - M a r i e

D o n o h u e . A n d t h e n L e n a S m i t h .

A n d t h e n J e a n M a c F a r l a n e . M s .

D o n o h u e ?

M S . D O N O H U E :

M y n a m e i s J e a n - M a r i e

D o n o h u e . I a m w i t h W a t e r

S p i r i t . W a t e r S p i r i t i s t h e

s p i r i t u a l i t y e m p o w e r m e n t

p r o g r a m t h a t e d u c a t e s a n d

a d v o c a t e s o n w a t e r i s s u e s . W e

a r e s p o n s o r e d b y t h e S i s t e r s o f

S t . J o s e p h f o r P e a c e , w h i c h i s

a g r o w i n g C a t h o l i c o r d e r o f

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n u n s , b u t w e a r e i n c l u s i v e o f

p e o p l e o f a l l f a i t h s .

W a t e r i s l i f e . W e f u l l y

s u p p o r t a b a n o n f r a c k i n g o n

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

w a t e r s h e d a n d a b a n o n t h e

s t o r a g e , p r o c e s s i n g , a n d

d i s c h a r g e o f f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w a t e r , a f u l l b a n o n t h e

e x p o r t o f w a t e r o u t o f t h e

w a t e r s h e d f o r f r a c k i n g

p u r p o s e s .

C l e a n , s a f e w a t e r i s a

h u m a n r i g h t a n d a r i g h t f o r t h e

1 5 t o 1 7 m i l l i o n p e o p l e w h o g e t

t h e i r d r i n k i n g , a n d b a t h i n g

w a t e r , a n d s w i m m i n g w a t e r f r o m

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

A s y o u k n o w , t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n w a t e r s h e d

h a s a s p e c i a l p r o t e c t i o n w a t e r

s t a t u s , a d e s i g n a t i o n t h a t

p r o h i b i t s t h e d e g r a d a t i o n o f

t h e w a t e r . F r a c k i n g , a n d

f r a c k i n g w a s t e , a n d t h e e x p o r t

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o f t h e w a t e r f o r f r a c k i n g i s

s y n o n y m o u s a n d e q u a l s t h e

d e g r a d a t i o n o f t h e w a t e r .

T h e r e f o r e , a l l o f t h e s e

p r a c t i c e s s h o u l d b e b a n n e d . W e

p e r s o n a l l y f e e l a t t h i s p o i n t ,

f o r t h e p a s t s e v e n t o e i g h t

y e a r s , t h a t y o u c o u l d a c t u a l l y

f i l l t h i s r o o m w i t h t h e p a p e r

o f t h e s c i e n t i f i c s t u d i e s o f

t h e d i s a s t r o u s h e a l t h e f f e c t s

o f f r a c k i n g o n h u m a n h e a l t h .

W e p a r t i c u l a r l y a n d t h e

S i s t e r s o f S t . J o s e p h ' s o f

P e a c e w o u l d l i k e t o g i v e v o i c e

t o t h e c h i l d r e n a n d i n f a n t s

t h a t l i v e i n t h i s a r e a , t h a t

l i v e i n t h e D e l a w a r e w a t e r

b a s i n a n d d r a w t h e i r b a t h w a t e r

f r o m t h e r e , t h e i r d r i n k i n g

w a t e r . A n d t h e y b r u s h t h e i r

t e e t h w i t h t h i s w a t e r .

W e w o u l d l i k e t o c i t e

o n e p a r t i c u l a r 2 0 1 5 s t u d y f r o m

t h e R a d i a t i o n a n d P u b l i c H e a l t h

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P r o j e c t t h a t w a s f u n d e d b y t h e

P i t t s b u r g h F o u n d a t i o n . I t w a s

t h e h e a l t h h a z a r d s t o f e t u s e s ,

i n f a n t s , y o u n g c h i l d r e n i n

h e a v i l y f r a c k e d a r e a s o f

P e n n s y l v a n i a i n e i g h t c o u n t i e s .

T h e y f o u n d t h a t t h e r i s e i n

i n f a n t m o r t a l i t y r a t e s i n

h e a v i l y f r a c k e d c o u n t i e s w a s

1 3 . 9 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r t h a n t h e

r e s t o f P e n n s y l v a n i a . T h e r i s e

i n c a n c e r i n c i d e n t s f r o m a g e s

z e r o t o f o u r i n h e a v i l y f r a c k e d

c o u n t i e s w a s 3 5 . 1 p e r c e n t

g r e a t e r .

W e f i n d i t t o b e a m o r a l

a n d e t h i c a l o u t r a g e t h a t y o u

w o u l d t h i n k t h a t i t w a s s a f e t o

b r i n g f r a c k i n g w a s t e i n t o t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n

t h a t s e r v e s 1 5 t o 1 7 m i l l i o n

p e o p l e , a n d t h e s e c h i l d r e n

w h o s e s m a l l b o d i e s c a n n o t

h a n d l e t h e s e c h e m i c a l s .

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r t i m e .

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A n d w e c a l l f o r a f u l l b a n .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

W e w i l l p i c k u p i n t h e

o r d e r t h a t I m e n t i o n e d . B u t

w e ' r e g o i n g t o t a k e a l i t t l e

b r e a k . A l l r i g h t . O k a y .

T h a n k y o u .

- - -

( W H E R E U P O N , A S H O R T B R E A K W A S T A K E N )

- - -

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

A l l r i g h t , l a d i e s a n d

g e n t l e m e n . W e w i l l r e s u m e . W e

w i l l p i c k u p . P l e a s e t a k e y o u r

s e a t s . O k a y . W e ' r e r e a d y f o r

t h e n e x t t h r e e s p e a k e r s . A n d

t h e y w i l l b e L e n a S m i t h , J e a n

M a c F a r l a n e , a n d t h e n W a l t e r

J e r a n e k . M s . S m i t h , p l e a s e ?

L e n a S m i t h ? O k a y . I ' l l c a l l

h e r n a m e a g a i n . H o w a b o u t J e a n

M a c F a r l a n e ? O h , L e n a S m i t h

w i l l n o t b e h e r e ? O r w i l l s h e

b e h e r e ?

A U D I E N C E M E M B E R :

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S h e c a n ' t c o m e .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

S h e c a n ' t ? O k a y . T h a n k

y o u . A n d t h i s i s J e a n

M a c F a r l a n e .

M S . M A C F A R L A N E :

I ' m J e a n M a c F a r l a n e . I

l i v e i n H a v e r t o w n ,

P e n n s y l v a n i a . I t ' s d o w n s t r e a m .

I s p e n t m a n y s u m m e r w e e k e n d

e s c a p i n g t h e r e c o r d s u m m e r h e a t

t h a t w e ' v e h a d i n P h i l a d e l p h i a

r e c e n t l y , s w i m m i n g , k a y a k i n g ,

a n d t u b i n g i n t h e c l e a n , c o o l ,

p r i s t i n e w a t e r o f t h e U p p e r

D e l a w a r e R i v e r .

T h e p r o p o s a l t o p e r m i t

f r a c k i n g d i s c h a r g e o r s t o r a g e

i n t h e w a t e r s h e d w o u l d

b a s i c a l l y t u r n t h i s v i t a l r i v e r

i n t o a t o x i c w a i s t d u m p .

T h e d i s c h a r g e w i l l

c o n t a i n k n o w n c a r c i n o g e n s a n d

n a t u r a l l y o c c u r r i n g r a d i o a c t i v e

m a t e r i a l s t h a t c a n n o t b e

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t r e a t e d . T h e A l l e g h e n y R i v e r

i s p l a g u e d b y d o w n s t r e a m

p o l l u t i o n f r o m f r a c k i n g

d i s c h a r g e .

A s t u d y r e l e a s e d t h r e e

w e e k s a g o b y D u k e U n i v e r s i t y

f o u n d l e v e l s o f r a d i u m i n t h e

A l l e g h e n y R i v e r s e d i m e n t i s

a b o u t 6 5 0 d e g r e e - - - e x c u s e m e ,

6 5 0 t i m e s h i g h e r b e l o w w a t e r

t r e a t m e n t p l a n t s t h a n i t i s a t

s a m p l i n g s i t e s u p s t r e a m .

I n a d d i t i o n , a c c o r d i n g

t o t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a D E P , 8 0

p e r c e n t o f w a t e r w i t h d r a w n f r o m

t h e w a t e r w i l l b e u s e d i n

f r a c k i n g - - - t o b e u s e d i n

f r a c k i n g w i l l b e t r a p p e d

u n d e r g r o u n d . I t w i l l n o t

r e t u r n t o t h e h y d r o e l e c t r i c

c y c l e . T h a t i s t h e n a t u r a l

m o v e m e n t o f m o i s t u r e f r o m

e v a p o r a t i o n , c o n d e n s a t i o n ,

p r e c i p i t a t i o n , a n d c o l l e c t i o n

i n a q u i f e r s a n d r i v e r s .

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I n a d d i t i o n t o p r o v i d i n g

p e o p l e , a n i m a l s , a n d p l a n t s

w i t h w a t e r , i t a l s o m o v e s

n u t r i e n t s , p a t h o g e n s , a n d

s e d i m e n t i n a n d o u t o f a q u a t i c

e c o s y s t e m s .

T h e s a f e t y a s s u r a n c e s o f

t h e o i l a n d g a s i n d u s t r y a r e

r e a l l y a j o k e . L a s t s u m m e r w e

s a w a q u i f e r s p u n c t u r e d a n d w e l l

c o n t a m i n a t e d i n W e s t P i k e l a n d ,

P A . I n N o v e m b e r , r e s i d e n t i a l

y a r d s w e r e f l o o d e d w i t h

d r i l l i n g m u d c a u s e d b y

f r a c k - o u t .

T h e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e o i l

a n d g a s i n d u s t r y i s p o w e r f u l .

A n d t h e D R B C b a n m u s t - - - h a v e

b e e n o n e f r a g i l e b a r r i e r t h a t

h a s b e e n p r o t e c t i n g u s . T h e

D R B C m u s t c o n t i n u e t o p r o t e c t

t h e w a t e r s h e d b y c l e a r l y

s t a t i n g i n t h e r e g u l a t i o n s t h a t

n o w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l f o r

f r a c k i n g , a n d n o d i s p o s a l o f

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w a s t e w a t e r b e p e r m i t t e d i n t h e

b a s i n .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m . N e x t

w o u l d b e W a l t e r J e r a n e k . A n d

t h e n C o r i n n e M a y l a n d . A n d t h e n

J e n n i f e r C o f f e y . O k a y . W a l t e r

J e r a n e k , J - E - R - A - N - E - K ? N o t

h e r e .

N e x t w i l l b e C o r i n n e

M a y l a n d . A n d t h e n a f t e r h e r

w o u l d b e J e n n i f e r C o f f e y a n d

C o r a l i e P r y d e . A l l r i g h t . I s

t h i s C o r i n n e M a y l a n d ?

M S . M A Y L A N D :

I ' m C o r i n n e M a y l a n d .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

C o r i n n e . E x c u s e m e .

O k a y .

M S . M A Y L A N D :

S o m y n a m e i s C o r i n n e

M a y l a n d . I l i v e i n L a n s d a l e ,

P e n n s y l v a n i a ; a m u n i c i p a l i t y

w i t h i n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n . I s t r o n g l y s u p p o r t t h e

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p r o p o s a l t o b a n f r a c k i n g i n t h e

w a t e r s h e d . I a s k t h e

C o m m i s s i o n t o g o f u r t h e r a n d

b a n w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s f o r

f r a c k i n g o r f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d

p u r p o s e s .

A s f o r t h e d i s p o s a l a n d

d i s c h a r g e o f w a s t e w a t e r

a s s o c i a t e d w i t h f r a c k i n g

p r o d u c t i o n , I a s k f o r e i t h e r a n

o u t r i g h t b a n o r a t l e a s t a

m o r a t o r i u m .

I n r e g a r d s t o t h e

f r a c k i n g p r o d u c e d w a t e r b y a

C W T , I a p p l a u d t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s

e f f o r t s t o i n c r e a s e t h e q u a l i t y

s t a n d a r d s f o r m o n i t o r i n g t h i s

t y p e o f w a t e r . B u t I b e l i e v e

i t d o e s n ' t g o f a r e n o u g h . T h e

C o m m i s s i o n c a n ' t b e c o n f i d e n t

i n t h e i r m o n i t o r i n g p r o p o s a l t o

d e l i v e r s a f e w a t e r q u a l i t y , i f

t h e y d o n ' t r e a l l y k n o w w h a t i t

n e e d s t o b e m o n i t o r e d f o r .

F o r y e a r s , o t h e r

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a g e n c i e s h a v e f o u g h t t o h a v e

c o m p a n i e s d i s c l o s e t h e i r

c o m p o s i t i o n o f f r a c k i n g f l u i d

a d d i t i v e s . T h e E P A w a n t e d t o

d o p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d i e s a n d

p r o d u c e t h e w a t e r c o m p o s i t i o n .

B u t t h e o i l a n d g a s i n d u s t r y s o

w h i t t l e d a w a y t h e s t u d y ' s s c o p e

t h a t i t w i l l n o t b e a c c e p t a b l e .

T h e D R B C p r o p o s e s t o u s e

t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e E P A l i s t a s

t h e b a s i s o f a p p r o v a l s o f

c o n c e r n . T h a t ' s n o t e n o u g h .

W e a l l k n o w t h a t c h e m i c a l s

r e m a i n u n d i s c l o s e d b e c a u s e t h e y

w e r e d e e m e d c o n f i d e n t i a l

b u s i n e s s i n f o r m a t i o n .

T h e E P A c o n f i r m e d t h i s ,

s t a t i n g t h a t n o n - d i s c l o s u r e

o c c u r r e d a l o n g t h e m a j o r i t y o f

t h e w e l l s r e p o r t i n g t o f r a c k

- - - .

L i c h e n l e a k i n g o u t o f

j u s t a h a n d f u l o f c h e m i c a l s i s

n o b i g d e a l , b u t m a n y c h e m i c a l s

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a r e h a z a r d o u s a t l e v e l s i n t h e

p a r t s p e r m i l l i o n . S o l o o k i n g

t o t h e E P A p u b l i s h e d l i s t i s

i n d e e d n e c e s s a r y , b u t i t i s n o t

s u f f i c i e n t .

T h e r e f o r e , I d o n ' t

b e l i e v e i t m e e t s t h e D R B C

C o m m i s s i o n o f b a s i n g i t s

d e c i s i o n o n s o u n d s c i e n c e . I

a s k t h a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n e i t h e r

b a n t h e d i s c h a r g e o f

f r a c k i n g - p r o d u c e d w a t e r b y C W T ,

o r i m p o s e a m o r a t o r i u m o n i t

p e n d i n g f u r t h e r s c i e n t i f i c

d a t a . T h a t d a t a s h o u l d b e

m u l t i p l e i n d e p e n d e n t s t u d i e s

r e g a r d i n g t h e c o m p o s i t i o n o f

p r o d u c e d w a t e r .

S o m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e

w a t e r r e s o u r c e s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n p r o m u l g a t e s h a v i n g

a l o n g v i e w . T h i s C o m m i s s i o n

r e s p o n s i b l y t o o k t h e t i m e t o

g e t t h e d a t a t h a t n o w s u p p o r t s

t h e d r a f t b a n o f f r a c k i n g t h e

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w a t e r s h e d . I b e l i e v e i t ' s a l s o

e n o u g h t o s u p p o r t b a n n i n g w a t e r

w i t h d r a w a l s f o r f r a c k i n g o r

f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d p u r p o s e s . A s

f o r t h e d i s p o s a l a n d d i s c h a r g e

o f w a s t e w a t e r , e i t h e r b a n i t o r

i m p o s e a m o r a t o r i u m s o t h e

C o m m i s s i o n c a n a g a i n t a k e t h e

t i m e t o g e t t h e d a t a .

S o i n r e g a r d s t o t h e

s u p p o s e d d a t a t h a t M r . L u t z w a s

c i t i n g , t h e S u s q u e h a n n a R i v e r

B a s i n ' s r e m o t e w a t e r q u a l i t y ,

t h a t ' s j u s t o n e s y s t e m . T h a t

r e p o r t i s a p r e l i m i n a r y t r e n d

a n a l y s i s . I t t e s t s s u r f a c e

w a t e r o n l y , n o t g r o u n d w a t e r

w e l l s . O n l y 3 9 o f t h e 5 9

m o n i t o r i n g s t a t i o n s h a v e

a c t i v e l y f r a c t u r e d w e l l s .

S i n c e s m a l l s a m p l e s , e v e n

s m a l l e r - - - o n l y s i x l e a d i n g

i n d i c a t o r s a r e t e s t e d a t e v e r y

s t a t i o n . A n d t h e i r c o n c l u s i o n

t h a t t h e y h a v e n o t d e t e c t e d

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i m p a c t s o n t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e

b a s i c w a t e r . T h a t ' s n o t

s y n o n y m o u s w i t h n o i m p a c t s - - - .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . J e n n i f e r

C o f f e y w o u l d b e n e x t . A n d t h e n

C o r a l i e P r y d e . A n d t h e n C l i o

G a t e s . I ' m s o r r y . I t h i n k I

m i s - s a i d y o u r n a m e . I t ' s

J e n n i f e r C o f f e y , C - O - F - F - E - Y .

I s s h e p r e s e n t ? A l l r i g h t .

T h e n C o r a l i e P r y d e w o u l d b e

n e x t . A l l r i g h t . A n d t h e n

a f t e r M s . P r y d e w o u l d b e C l i o

G a t e s a n d K a t i e S m i t h .

O k a y . W h e n y o u ' r e

r e a d y , m a ' a m . T h a n k y o u .

M S . P R Y D E :

I ' m C o r a l i e P r y d e . A n d

I ' m s p e a k i n g f o r t h e L e a g u e o f

W o m e n V o t e r s o f D e l a w a r e . W e

b e l i e v e t h a t i t i s a b s o l u t e l y

n e c e s s a r y t h a t t h e D R B C

v i g o r o u s l y p r o t e c t t h e w a t e r s

o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r .

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T h e w a t e r s h e d s u p p l i e s

d r i n k i n g w a t e r f o r s o m e 1 6

m i l l i o n p e o p l e . I t s u p p o r t s a

m y r i a d s p e c i e s t h a t c r e a t e a

h e a l t h y b a l a n c e o f a q u a t i c l i f e

i n t h e D e l a w a r e B a y a n d a l o n g

t h e A t l a n t i c c o a s t .

A n d i t d i r e c t l y s u p p o r t s

a l m o s t $ 5 b i l l i o n i n a n n u a l

w a g e s f r o m t h e r e g i o n i t g o e s

t h r o u g h . I n D e l a w a r e a l o n e ,

n e a r l y 1 6 , 0 0 0 j o b s b r i n g i n g i n

a b o u t $ 3 4 0 m i l l i o n a n n u a l l y a r e

d i r e c t l y d e p e n d e n t o n h a v i n g a

c l e a n , h e a l t h y D e l a w a r e R i v e r .

T h e D e l a w a r e L e a g u e i s

c o n c e r n e d t h a t t h e D R B C ' s d r a f t

f r a c k i n g r e g u l a t i o n s w i l l

p r o t e c t n e i t h e r t h e q u a n t i t y

n o r t h e q u a l i t y o f w a t e r i n t h e

D e l a w a r e . L e a k s f r o m f r a c k i n g

p r e s e n t n u m e r o u s d a n g e r s t o o u r

p r e c i o u s w a t e r a n d o u r

e n v i r o n m e n t .

M o r e t h a n 1 , 0 0 0

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c h e m i c a l s h a v e b e e n u s e d i n

f r a c k i n g i n v a r i o u s

c o m b i n a t i o n s . O n l y a f e w ,

a b o u t 2 0 p e r c e n t , h a v e b e e n

t e s t e d . M a n y o f t h e m a r e

g e n e r a l l y p o i s o n o u s

n e u r o t o x i n s , c a r c i n o g e n s . T h e

o t h e r s h a v e n ' t b e e n s t u d i e d .

T h e i d e n t i t y o f m a n y f r a c k i n g

c o m p o n e n t s a r e n ' t e x p o s e d .

A n d f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r

a l s o c o n t a i n s h u n d r e d s o f

h a z a r d o u s m a t e r i a l s t h a t a r e

r e a c h e d d e e p f r o m w i t h i n t h e

e a r t h .

T h e L e a g u e i s

p a r t i c u l a r l y c o n c e r n e d o f

r a d i o a c t i v e e l e m e n t s i n c l u d i n g

r a d i u m , t h o r i u m a n d u r a n i u m a r e

p r e v a l e n t i n M a r c e l l u s s h a l e

w a s t e .

B e c a u s e t h e s e

r a d i o a c t i v e e l e m e n t s h a v e a

v e r y d i v e r s e r a n g e o f p h y s i c a l

a n d c h e m i c a l p r o p e r t i e s , i t i s

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v e r y d i f f i c u l t t o s e p a r a t e

t h e s e f r o m o t h e r w a s t e .

T h e r e a r e c u r r e n t l y n o

m e t h o d s t h a t a r e e c o n o m i c a l l y

f e a s i b l e t o p u r i f y t h e t w o t o

t h r e e m i l l i o n g a l l o n s o f w a s t e

p r o d u c e d i n f r a c k i n g j u s t o n e

l a r g e h o r i z o n t a l l y b u i l t w e l l .

D i s p o s a l o f s o l i d s i n

m u n i c i p a l l a n d f i l l s w i l l

i n e v i t a b l y r e s u l t i n

c o n t a m i n a t i n g t h e r i v e r .

R a d i u m i s t a k e n u p b y

m i c r o - o r g a n i s m s , t h e n t h e y a r e

i n g e s t e d b y a n i m a l s f u r t h e r u p

t h e f o o d c h a i n .

F o r D e l a w a r e , t h i s w i l l

e n d a n g e r t h e h e a l t h o f s p e c i e s

a s d i v e r s e a s o y s t e r s , a n d

s w o r d f i s h a n d g r e a t b l u e

h e r o n s . I f t h e w a t e r i s

c o n t a m i n a t e d , t h e e f f e c t s o n

D e l a w a r e ' s e c o n o m y a n d t h e

q u a l i t y o f o u r l i f e w i l l b e

d e v a s t a t i n g . O n c e i t i s

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c o n t a m i n a t e d i t w i l l n o t b e

c l e a n a g a i n .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m . C l i o

G a t e s w i l l b e n e x t . A n d t h e n

K a t i e S m i t h . A n d t h e n M a y a V a n

R o s s u m . A n d i s t h i s M s . G a t e s ?

M S . G A T E S :

Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

G o a h e a d .

M S . G A T E S :

G o o d a f t e r n o o n . M y n a m e

i s C l i o G a t e s . A n d I ' m a n

i n t e r n a t t h e N a t i o n a l

R e s o u r c e s D e f e n s e C o u n c i l . I

w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k t h e

C o m m i s s i o n f o r g i v i n g u s t h e

o p p o r t u n i t y t o s h a r e o u r

t h o u g h t s w i t h y o u c o n c e r n i n g

t h e p r o p o s e d b a n o f f r a c k i n g i n

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

O v e r t h e p a s t s e v e r a l

w e e k s , I ' v e l o o k e d c l o s e l y a t

t h e e f f e c t s o f f r a c k i n g o n t h e

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h e a l t h a n d e n v i r o n m e n t o f t h e

S u s q u e h a n n a R i v e r B a s i n , a n

a r e a d i r e c t l y a d j a c e n t t o t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

S i n c e 2 0 0 3 , t h e

S u s q u e h a n n a R i v e r B a s i n h a s

b e e n o p e n t o f r a c k i n g . W e o n l y

n e e d t o l o o k t h e r e t o s e e h o w

f r a c k i n g a n d i t s w a s t e w a t e r m a y

e f f e c t t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n .

T h r o u g h m y r e s e a r c h , I

c o n c l u d e d t h a t f r a c k i n g s i m p l y

c a n n o t h a p p e n w i t h o u t

a c c i d e n t s . W a s t e w a t e r s p i l l s

i n t o w a t e r b o d i e s . G a s w e l l s

b l o w o u t . B o t h f r a c k i n g f l u i d

a n d m e t h a n e c o n t a m i n a t e

d r i n k i n g w a t e r .

A n d t h e s e a c c i d e n t s ,

d e s p i t e s e e m i n g l y s t r i c t

r e g u l a t i o n s o n f r a c k i n g a n d i t s

w a s t e w a t e r , h a p p e n r o u t i n e l y o n

a n a l m o s t w e e k l y b a s i s . I t ' s

n o w o n d e r f o u r m i l e s o f t h e

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S u s q u e h a n n a R i v e r w e r e

d o w n g r a d e d b y P e n n s y l v a n i a ' s

D e p a r t m e n t o f E n v i r o n m e n t a l

P r o t e c t i o n b e c a u s e t h e y f a i l e d

t o m e e t w a t e r q u a l i t y

s t a n d a r d s .

I ' l l s h a r e w i t h y o u j u s t

a f e w o f t h e m a n y i n c i d e n t s I

c a m e a c r o s s i n m y r e s e a r c h . I n

D i m o c k , 8 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s o f

f r a c k i n g f l u i d s p i l l e d i n t o

w e t l a n d s f r o m f a u l t y s u p p l y

p i p e s .

T h e s p i l l p o l l u t e d

s t r e a m s a n d r e s u l t e d i n a

m a s s i v e f i s h d i e - o f f .

R e s i d e n t s ' d r i n k i n g w a t e r

t u r n e d b r o w n a n d f l a m m a b l e .

A f t e r s h o w e r i n g , D i m o c k

r e s i d e n t s e x p e r i e n c i n g

d i z z i n e s s a n d h e a d a c h e s a n d

s u f f e r e d f r o m s k i n s o r e s .

I n B r a d f o r d C o u n t y , a

w e l l s p i l l e d t h o u s a n d s o f

g a l l o n s o f f r a c k i n g f l u i d i n t o

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a t r i b u t a r y o f t h e S u s q u e h a n n a

R i v e r . T h e s p i l l t o o k 1 2 h o u r s

t o c o n t a i n a n d s e v e n f a m i l i e s

w h o l i v e i n t h e a r e a h a d t o

e v a c u a t e t h e i r h o m e s .

F i n a l l y , i n W y o m i n g

C o u n t y , a w e l l s p i l l e d h u n d r e d s

o f t h o u s a n d s o f g a l l o n s o f

f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r i n t o t h e

n e a r b y a r e a . T h e m i x t u r e o f

s a n d , w a t e r , h y d r o c h l o r i c a c i d ,

a n d t h o u s a n d s o f o t h e r t o x i c

c h e m i c a l s s p e w e d o u t o f t h e

w e l l a t a r a t e o f 2 5 , 0 0 0 t o

o v e r 3 0 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s p e r h o u r .

T h e s p i l l t o o k 1 8 h o u r s t o

c o n t a i n . M u l t i p l e f a m i l i e s h a d

t o e v a c u a t e a n d t h e r o a d t o t h e

s i t e w a s b l o c k e d o f f .

T h e s e a r e j u s t a s m a l l

s a m p l e o f t h e a c c i d e n t s t h a t

h a p p e n e d n e x t d o o r i n

S u s q u e h a n n a . B u t t h e y

d e m o n s t r a t e t h e t o x i c i t y o f

f r a c k i n g , w h e t h e r t h a t b e t h e

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d r i l l i n g o f w e l l s o r t h e

h a n d l i n g o f a n d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n

o f w a s t e w a t e r .

W e c a n n o t a f f o r d t o m a k e

t h e s a m e m i s t a k e i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n . A n d I

i m p l o r e t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o e n a c t

a f u l l b a n o n f r a c k i n g ,

i n c l u s i v e o f f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w a t e r a n d w a t e r t r a n s f e r s

i n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . K a t i e S m i t h

w i l l b e n e x t . A n d t h e n M a y a

V a n R o s s u m . A n d t h e n A l i c i a

D o r s e y . A n d M s . S m i t h , i f y o u

w o u l d ?

M S . S M I T H :

G o o d a f t e r n o o n . M y n a m e

i s K a t i e S m i t h . A n d I ' m h e r e

o n b e h a l f o f t h e P i n e l a n d

P r e s e r v a t i o n A l l i a n c e , a

n o n p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n

d e d i c a t e d t o t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f

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t h e N e w J e r s e y P i n e l a n d s . P a r t

o f w h i c h f a l l w i t h i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r w a t e r s h e d . I a m

h e r e t o s u p p o r t a c o m p l e t e b a n

o n f r a c k i n g , s p e c i f i c a l l y t o

u r g e t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o b a n

e x p o r t o f w a t e r a n d t h e r e c e i p t

o f f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r i n

a m e n d m e n t s .

T h e s e a c t i v i t i e s a r e

c u r r e n t l y b a n n e d u n d e r t h e

m o r a t o r i u m a n d t h e y s h o u l d

r e m a i n p r o h i b i t e d . T h e D R B C

a l r e a d y d i s c o u r a g e s b o t h t h e

e x p o r t a t i o n o f w a t e r a n d t h e

i m p o r t a t i o n o f w a s t e w a t e r i n t o

t h e b a s i n .

I t i s t i m e f o r t h e s e

s e n t i m e n t s t o b e c o m e p o l i c y .

T h e B a s i n e x p e r i e n c e i s n o t

i n f r e q u e n t d r o u g h t a n d w a t e r

s c a r c i t y p a r t i a l l y d u e t o o v e r

a l l o c a t i o n o f w a t e r b y s t a t e

g o v e r n m e n t s .

I n N e w J e r s e y , 1 2 o f 2 0

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w a t e r s h e d m a n a g e m e n t a r e a s w i l l

e x p e r i e n c e w a t e r s t r e s s i f

c u r r e n t a l l o c a t i o n s a r e f u l l y

u t i l i z e d .

E a c h f r a c k e d w e l l

r e q u i r e s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 4 . 5

m i l l i o n g a l l o n s o f w a t e r , a n d

s o m e r e q u i r e u p t o 2 0 m i l l i o n

g a l l o n s o f w a t e r , w a t e r w h i c h

i s p e r m a n e n t l y r e m o v e d f r o m t h e

h y d r o l o g i c c y c l e .

I t ' s i n a p p r o p r i a t e f o r

N e w J e r s e y a n d t h e r e s t o f t h e

B a s i n t o a l l o w d i v e r s i o n s f o r

f r a c k i n g .

T h e N e w J e r s e y P i n e l a n d s

i s p o s i t i o n e d i n t h e K i r k w o o d

C o h a n s e y a q u i f e r , a n u n c o n f i n e d

1 7 - t r i l l i o n g a l l o n a q u i f e r .

W i t h d r a w a l s f r o m u n c o n f i n e d o r

s u r f a c e a q u i f e r s n o t o n l y

i m p a c t f u t u r e a v a i l a b i l i t y f o r

h u m a n c o n s u m p t i o n , b u t c r e a t e

i m m e d i a t e i m p a c t s o n w e t l a n d s

a n d r i p a r i a n e c o s y s t e m s .

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F o r t u n a t e l y , t h e r e a r e

r u l e s i n p l a c e t o p r o t e c t t h e

P i n e l a n d s f r o m w a t e r e x p o r t ,

b u t o t h e r a r e a s d o n o t h a v e

t h e s e p r o t e c t i o n s .

D R B C c u r r e n t l y r e q u i r e s

a s s e s s m e n t o f d i v e r s i o n s b a s e d

o n d r o u g h t f l o w , w h i c h i s

i n s u f f i c i e n t t o p r o p e r l y

p r o t e c t w e t l a n d s , r i p a r i a n

s y s t e m s , o r t h e b i o t i c

c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t r e l y o n t h e m .

F o r t h e s e r e a s o n s , a

c o m p l e t e b a n o n e x p o r t o f w a t e r

i s r e q u i r e d . F u r t h e r , t h e

C o m m i s s i o n a d m i t s t h a t t h e

b a s i n w a t e r s h a v e l i m i t e d

a s s i m i l a t e d c a p a c i t y a n d

l i m i t e d c a p a c i t y t o a c c e p t

c o n s e r v a t i v e s u b s t a n c e s w i t h o u t

s i g n i f i c a n t i m p a c t .

C o n s e r v a t i v e p o l l u t a n t s

s u c h a s s a l t a n d m e t a l s a r e

f r e q u e n t l y f o u n d i n w a s t e w a t e r .

A s i g n i f i c a n t r i s k w h e n d e a l i n g

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w i t h p r o d u c e d w a t e r w a s t e i s

t h e p r o p r i e t a r y n a t u r e o f t h e

f r a c k i n g f l u i d , w h i c h m a k e s i t

i n c r e d i b l y d i f f i c u l t f o r t h e

D R B C t o p r o p e r l y r e g u l a t e t h e s e

e f f l u e n t s .

A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h e

r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t c o m p a n i e s - - -

b a c k g r o u n d l e v e l s p r e v e n t s

a r e a s o f c o n t a m i n a t i o n f r o m

r e c o v e r i n g .

F o r t h e s e r e a s o n s a n d

t h e m a n y m o r e t h a t h a v e b e e n

m e n t i o n e d t o d a y , I a s k y o u t o

p u t f o r t h a b a n o n f r a c k i n g ,

t h e e x p o r t o f f r a c k i n g - - -

e x p o r t o f w a t e r f o r f r a c k i n g t o

b e d i s m i s s e d . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

M a y a V a n R o s s u m w o u l d b e

n e x t . A n d t h e n A l i c i a D o r s e y .

A n d t h e n S t e v e B a c h e r . M s . V a n

R o s s u m , w h e n y o u ' r e r e a d y ,

p l e a s e .

M S . V A N R O S S U M :

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G o o d a f t e r n o o n . M y n a m e

i s M a y a V a n R o s s u m . I ' m a

D e l a w a r e R i v e r K e e p e r , a n d w e

a r e s e e k i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r K e e p e r N e t w o r k .

N o b o d y i s s a f e i f w e

a l l o w d r i l l i n g a n d f r a c k i n g f o r

g a s f r o m s h a l e i n o u r

w a t e r s h e d . I f t h e f r a c k i n g

i n d u s t r y w e r e a l l o w e d t o

a d v a n c e i n o u r w a t e r s h e d , w e

w i l l b e s i g n i n g u p f o r

d e v a s t a t i n g a n d i r r e v e r s i b l e

h a r m t o o u r w a t e r , a i r , h e a l t h ,

e c o n o m y , a n d c o m m u n i t i e s .

U p t o 2 3 a c r e s o f l a n d

w o u l d b e d a m a g e d f o r e v e r y w e l l

p a d , i n c l u d i n g f o r e s t s ,

w e t l a n d s , a n d n e e d e d w a t e r

r e c h a r g e a r e a s . W e w o u l d

s a c r i f i c e b i l l i o n s o f g a l l o n s

o f w a t e r t o t h i s i n d u s t r y . W e

w o u l d b e i n c r e a s i n g m e t h a n e i n

t h e a t m o s p h e r e , m a g n i f y i n g t h e

p a c e a n d i m p a c t o f c l i m a t e

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i n s t a b i l i t y r e s u l t i n g i n m o r e

f l o o d s a n d d r o u g h t s t o o u r

w a t e r s h e d .

W h e r e f r a c k i n g h a p p e n s ,

w a t e r w a r s a r e r e a l . W e d o n o t

w a n t t h e m h e r e .

W e d o n o t w a n t o u r

f a r m e r s , o u r e c o - t o u r i s m

b u s i n e s s o w n e r s , o u r v o t e r s ,

o u r f i s h e r s , a n d e v e r y o n e w h o

d e p e n d s u p o n w a t e r , w h i c h i s

f r a n k l y a l l o f u s , t o h a v e t o

b e b a t t l i n g w i t h t h e f r a c k e r s

f o r w a t e r .

B u t t h a t i s w h a t w i l l

h a p p e n i f w e a l l o w f r a c k i n g i n

o u r w a t e r s h e d . A n d t h a t i s

a l s o w h a t w i l l h a p p e n i f w e

a l l o w t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s t o

a d v a n c e a s w r i t t e n . B e c a u s e

w h i l e t h e y a d v a n c e t h e l o n g

p r o m i s e o f b a n n i n g f r a c k i n g ,

t h e y i n c l u d e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o

b r i n g f r a c k w a s t e w a t e r i n t o o u r

w a t e r s h e d f o r d i s p o s a l , a n d t o

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s u c k w a t e r o u t o f o u r b a s i n i n

o r d e r t o s u p p o r t a n d d o

f r a c k i n g e l s e w h e r e .

M o r e f r a c k i n g a n y w h e r e

m e a n s m o r e t o x i c w a s t e w a t e r a n d

f r e s h w a t e r n e e d s , w h i c h m e a n s

i n c r e a s e d p r e s s u r e o n a n d u s e

o f o u r w a t e r s h e d t o r e n e w

f r a c k i n g t h a t i s d e v a s t a t i n g

c o m m u n i t i e s e l s e w h e r e .

F r a n k l y , t h i s i s b o t h a n

u n t e n a b l e a n d a n i m m o r a l s t a n c e

f o r t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

w a t e r s h e d t o t a k e .

F r a c k i n g a n y w h e r e a l s o

m e a n s m o r e p i p e l i n e s , a n d

c o m p r e s s o r s t a t i o n s , a n d g a s

e x p o r t f a c i l i t i e s i n f l i c t i n g

m o r e h a r m o n o u r n a t u r a l

r e s o u r c e s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s , b o t h

w i t h i n t h e w a t e r s h e d a n d

b e y o n d . T o o m a n y h a v e a l r e a d y

s u f f e r e d a t t h e h a n d s o f t h i s

i n f r a s t r u c t u r e .

A n d s o t h e D e l a w a r e

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R i v e r K e e p e r N e t w o r k s u p p o r t s

t h a t p o r t i o n o f t h e r e g u l a t o r y

p r o p o s a l t h a t b a n s f r a c k i n g i n

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r w a t e r s h e d .

B u t t o b e f u l l y a c c e p t a b l e , t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

C o m m i s s i o n ' s r e g u l a t i o n s m u s t

s a y n o e n t i r e l y t o e v e r y a s p e c t

o f t h e f r a c k i n g i n d u s t r y ,

i n c l u d i n g t h e w a s t e w a t e r a n d

t h e w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s , s o t h a t

w e c a n n o t a l l o w o u r w a t e r s h e d

t o b e c o m e a s a c r i f i c e z o n e , n o r

a l l o w o u r w a t e r s h e d t o b e u s e d

t o s a c r i f i c e o t h e r s , i n c l u d i n g

f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s w h o w i l l b e

s a v e d o r s a c r i f i c e d b y t h e

d e c i s i o n t h a t w e a r e m a k i n g

t o d a y . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . A l i c i a

D o r s e y . A n d t h e n S t e v e B a c h e r .

A n d t h e n S u s a n C a r t y . O k a y .

M s . D o r s e y ?

M S . D O R S E Y :

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Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a t ' s a v e r y

w e l l - b e h a v e d b a b y .

M S . D O R S E Y :

T h a n k y o u . S o I ' m

A l i c i a D o r s e y . T h i s i s m y

g r a n d d a u g h t e r , K a t i e D o r s e y .

W e a r e t e s t i f y i n g t o d a y w i t h

h o p e s t h a t w e c a n a c h i e v e a

c o m p l e t e a n d p e r m a n e n t b a n o n

n a t u r a l g a s d r i l l i n g , a n d

f r a c k i n g , a n d a l l r e l a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d i n g w a t e r

w a s t e p r o c e s s i n g , a n d d i s c h a r g e

f r o m t h e w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s ,

f r o m d r i l l i n g a n d f r a c k i n g

o p e r a t i o n s t h r o u g h t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r w a t e r s h e d .

I , a l o n g w i t h o t h e r s ,

h a v e b e e n a d v o c a t i n g f o r

a p p r o x i m a t e l y - - - t h e d i g f o r

f o s s i l e n e r g y i s c a u s i n g m a j o r

d a m a g e t o o u r h e a l t h w h e n

a l l o w i n g t h e s e f r a c k i n g

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c o m p a n i e s t o d u m p t h e i r w a s t e

i n t o t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

A b a n o n f r a c k i n g i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n w o u l d

l i m i t w a t e r p o l l u t i o n .

I ' m b e g g i n g y o u t o

p r o t e c t o u r n a t u r a l e n v i r o n m e n t

a n d s o u r c e o f l i f e . W e n e e d

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n t o b e

f o s s i l w a s t e - f r e e . A n d w e a r e

d e p e n d i n g o n y o u , o u r

C o m m i s s i o n , o u r D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n , t o p r o t e c t

o u r n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s a t t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n .

M y g r a n d d a u g h t e r a n d t h e

r e s t o f m y g r a n d c h i l d r e n , a l o n g

w i t h t h e r e s t o f u s i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a , h a v e a r i g h t t o

c l e a n a i r a n d c l e a n w a t e r . W e

h a v e l a w s t o g o v e r n t h e q u a l i t y

o f o u r a i r a n d o u r w a t e r . A n d

t h e s e l a w s , a l o n g w i t h t h e

m o r a t o r i u m , n e e d t o b e

e n f o r c e d .

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A f t e r e x h a u s t i v e

s t u d i e s , t h e s t a t e o f N e w Y o r k

p r o h i b i t e d f r a c k i n g b a s e d o n

e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d p u b l i c h e a l t h

a n a l y s t s .

T h e N e w Y o r k D e p a r t m e n t

o f H e a l t h c o n d u c t e d t h a t - - -

t h e o v e r a l l w e i g h t o f e v i d e n c e

d e m o n s t r a t e d t h a t t h e

l i k e l i h o o d t h a t a d v e r s e h e a l t h

o u t c o m e s a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l

i m p a c t s o n f r a c k i n g c o u l d n o t

b e p r e v e n t e d , l e a d i n g t o t h e

g o v e r n o r s d e c i s i o n t o b a n h i g h

v o l u m e h y d r a u l i c f r a c k i n g i n

t h e s t a t e .

T h e S t a t e o f M a r y l a n d

a l s o c u r r e n t l y b a n n e d f r a c k i n g

a f t e r y e a r s o f s t u d y b a s e d o n

p o t e n t i a l o r a t - r i s k p u b l i c

h e a l t h a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l

i m p a c t s . A n d i t ' s r e a l l y f o r

m y g r a n d c h i l d r e n t h a t I ' m h e r e .

B e c a u s e t h e s e e f f e c t s w i l l

a f f e c t u s r i g h t n o w , b u t i t ' s

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m o r e o r l e s s f o r t h e f u t u r e o f

m y g r a n d c h i l d r e n a n d t h e i r

h e a l t h a n d t h e i r s a f e t y .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m . S t e v e

B a c h e r w i l l b e n e x t . A n d t h e n

S u s a n C a r t y . A n d t h e n K a r e n

M e l t o n . M r . B a c h e r ,

B - A - C - H - E - R . I m i g h t b e

m i s p r o n o u n c i n g i t . N o t h e r e .

I ' l l c a l l t h a t n a m e a g a i n .

S u s a n C a r t y , p l e a s e . O k a y .

M s . C a r t y , w h e n y o u ' r e r e a d y .

A l l r i g h t .

M S . C A R T Y :

A l l r i g h t . T h a n k y o u .

I d o h a v e a l e t t e r t h a t w a s

s e n t . I ' m t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e

P e n n s y l v a n i a L e a g u e o f W o m e n

V o t e r s . A n d I d o h a v e a c o p y

o f t h e l e t t e r f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 1 7

t h a t w a s s u b m i t t e d t o t h e R i v e r

B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n f r o m f o u r

s t a t e l e a g u e s . I ' l l p a s s t h a t

o n s h o r t l y .

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H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

G o o d .

M S . C A R T Y :

O k a y . A g a i n , I ' m S u s a n

C a r t y , P r e s i d e n t o f t h e L e a g u e

o f W o m e n V o t e r s o f

P e n n s y l v a n i a . T h e P e n n s y l v a n i a

L e a g u e h a s b e e n d e e p l y i n v o l v e d

w i t h i s s u e s r e l a t e d t o s h a l e

g a s a c t i v i t i e s a n d o v e r s i g h t

f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s .

O v e r t h e l a s t t e n y e a r s ,

w e u n d e r t o o k a s e r i e s o f

i n - d e p t h s t u d i e s o n t h e i s s u e s

c o v e r i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d

e c o n o m i c i m p a c t s , r e g u l a t i o n s ,

p e r m i t t i n g , a n d m o s t r e c e n t l y ,

h e a l t h i m p a c t s .

O u r p o s i t i o n s u p p o r t s ,

q u o t e , t h e m a x i m u m p r o t e c t i o n

o f p u b l i c h e a l t h a n d

e n v i r o n m e n t , i n a l l a s p e c t s o f

M a r c e l l u s s h a l e n a t u r a l g a s

p r o d u c t i o n , s i t e r e s t o r a t i o n ,

a n d d e l i v e r y .

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A n d t h e r e f o r e , w e a r e

h e r e t o d a y t o a p p e a l t o y o u

w i t h a d e e p i n t e r e s t i n t h e

p r o p o s e d r u l e t h a t i s u n d e r

c o n s i d e r a t i o n .

T h e L e a g u e s t r o n g l y

s u p p o r t s t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s

p r o p o s e d p r o h i b i t i o n o f h i g h

v o l u m e h y d r a u l i c f r a c k i n g g i v e n

i t s d e t e r m i n a t i o n t h a t t h e r i s k

t o t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h a n d w a t e r

q u a l i t y a r e s i g n i f i c a n t .

T h e d e c i s i o n a l s o i s

c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e f i n d i n g s

a n d p o l i c y o f t h e N e w Y o r k

D e p a r t m e n t o f E n v i r o n m e n t a l

C o n s e r v a t i o n , w h i c h f o u n d t h a t

t h e r e a r e n o f e a s i b l e o r p r o v e n

a l t e r n a t i v e s t h a t w o u l d

a d e q u a t e l y a v o i d o r m i n i m i z e

a d v e r s e e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t s ,

a n d w h i c h p r o h i b i t s h i g h v o l u m e

h y d r a u l i c f r a c k i n g i n t h e u p p e r

p o r t i o n o f t h e b a s i n .

W e b e l i e v e t h a t

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e s t a b l i s h i n g a u n i f o r m b a s i n

w i d e p o l i c y t o m a x i m i z e t h e

p r o t e c t i o n o f w a t e r q u a l i t y a n d

t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h i s o f

c r i t i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e .

I n l i g h t o f t h e

C o m m i s s i o n ' s c a u t i o u s a n d

p r o t e c t i v e d e c i s i o n s o n h i g h

v o l u m e h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g ,

w e ' r e c o n c e r n e d t h a t t h e

p r o p o s e d r u l e a p p e a r s t o o f f e r

a d e g r e e o f l e e w a y i n h a n d i n g

o f f r a c k i n g r e l a t e d w a s t e w a t e r .

W e a p p r e c i a t e t h e r u l e

p r o p o n e n t s w h i c h c l o s e a

l o o p h o l e i n t h e f e d e r a l

r e g u l a t i o n . A n d w e s u p p o r t t h e

C o m m i s s i o n i n p l a c i n g s t r i c t e r

c o n d i t i o n s o n w a s t e w a t e r

t r e a t m e n t a t t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s .

W e h o p e t o s e e c l e a r e r

d e t a i l o n t h e p e r m i t t i n g

c o n d i t i o n s t h a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n

i n t e n d s t o i m p o s e f o r p r o j e c t s

i n v o l v i n g t r e a t m e n t a n d

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d i s c h a r g e o f w a s t e w a t e r w i t h i n

t h e b a s i n .

W e b e l i e v e t h a t t h e

m a x i m u m p r o t e c t i o n o f p u b l i c

h e a l t h a n d t h e e n v i r o n m e n t n e e d

t o b e a p p l i e d t o h a n d l i n g o f

p r o d u c e d w a t e r s , a s w e l l a s t o

h i g h v o l u m e h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g o p e r a t i o n s .

W e t h a n k t h e C o m m i s s i o n

f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o m m e n t

t o d a y o n t h e s e r u l e s . A n d w e

h o p e t h a t w e w i l l b e a b l e t o

f e e l c o n f i d e n t i n y o u r

d e c i s i o n s i n t h e f u t u r e .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m .

M S . C A R T Y :

T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

I s N a n c y H a r k i n s h e r e ?

L e n a S m i t h ? L e t ' s s e e . W a l t e r

J e r a n e k ? A n d J e n n i f e r C o f f e y ?

O k a y . N o r e s p o n s e o n t h o s e .

A n d t h e S t e v e B a c h e r i s n o t

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h e r e . O k a y . L e t ' s s e e . T h a t

w a s S u s a n C a r t y . A n d t h e n

K a r e n M e l t o n w o u l d b e n e x t .

K a r e n M e l t o n ? I ' l l t r y t h a t

n a m e l a t e r . M a r g e r y S c h a b ?

M a r g e r y S c h a b ? O k a y . M a r g e r y

S c h a b . A l l r i g h t . E v e M i a r i ,

M I A R I ? I f y o u c o m e f o r w a r d ,

m a ' a m . Y o u w i l l b e n e x t . A l l

r i g h t .

I w a n t t o m a k e s u r e I

h a v e t h i s r i g h t . K a r e n M e l t o n

i s n o t p r e s e n t . M a r g e r y S c h a b

i s n o t p r e s e n t . O k a y . T h i s i s

E v e M i a r i . A n d T h e n a f t e r t h a t

i s H a r v e y C h a n i n . A n d t h e n

S i s t e r K a t e O ' D o n n e l l .

A l l r i g h t . M s . M i a r i ,

p l e a s e w h e n y o u ' r e r e a d y .

M S . M I A R I :

M y n a m e i s E v e M i a r i ,

a n d I ' m a n a d v o c a c y c o o r d i n a t o r

w i t h t h e C l e a n A i r C o u n c i l .

T h e c o u n c i l i s d e e p l y c o n c e r n e d

t h a t D R B C ' s p r o p o s e d

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r e g u l a t i o n s l e a v e s o p e n t h e

p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t i n d u s t r y c o u l d

w i t h d r a w w a t e r f o r f r a c k i n g

o p e r a t i o n s a n d t r e a t o r d i s p o s e

o f f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r w i t h i n

t h e b a s i n .

I n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r w a t e r s h e d a n d

t h e h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y o f a l l

w h o l i v e i n t h i s r e g i o n , t h e

r e g u l a t i o n s m u s t b e s t r i c t a n d

s p e c i f i c a n d m u s t h o l d u p

a g a i n s t t h e p o w e r f u l , p r i v a t e

i n t e r e s t o f t h e o i l a n d g a s

i n d u s t r y . T h e r e g u l a t i o n s m u s t

c l e a r l y s t a t e a c o m p l e t e b a n o n

f r a c k i n g , e x t r a c t i o n , d i s p o s a l ,

a n d s t o r a g e .

T h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

w a t e r s h e d p r o v i d e s a

s i g n i f i c a n t s o u r c e o f c l e a n

d r i n k i n g w a t e r f o r 1 5 t o 1 7

m i l l i o n p e o p l e . E x t r a c t i o n o f

t h e s e w a t e r s f o r f r a c k i n g

e s s e n t i a l l y a m o u n t s t o a t h e f t

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o f a n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s h a r e d b y

m i l l i o n s .

T h e p r o p o s e d r e g u l a t i o n

s h o u l d c l e a r l y s t a t e t h a t n o

w a t e r c a n b e r e m o v e d f r o m t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n t o s u p p o r t

f r a c k i n g o p e r a t i o n s . I t s h o u l d

b e t h e p o l i c y o f D R B C n o t t o

i s s u e s u c h p e r m i t s u n d e r a n y

c i r c u m s t a n c e s .

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e E P A ,

t h e r e a r e m o r e t h a n 1 , 0 0 0 k n o w n

c h e m i c a l s , a s e r i o u s a n d

w e l l - d o c u m e n t e d p u b l i c h e a l t h

i m p a c t , t h a t a r e u s e d i n

f r a c k i n g . A n d m a n y m o r e a r e

c o n s i d e r e d p r o p r i e t a r y a n d h a v e

n o t b e e n d i s c l o s e d .

D R B C o r D E P c a n n o t

e f f e c t i v e l y a n d c o n t i n u o u s l y

t e s t f o r t h o u s a n d s o f k n o w n

s u b s t a n c e s , l e t a l o n e u n k n o w n

c h e m i c a l s , t h e c o n t e n t o f w h i c h

m a y v a r y d a y - t o - d a y a n d

w e l l - t o - w e l l . T h e r e a l i t y i s

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t h a t t h e r e i s n o r e a s o n a b l e

t e s t i n g p r o g r a m t h a t w o u l d

e n s u r e t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h a n d

s a f e t y o f o u r c i t i z e n s .

T h e c o u n c i l i s c o n c e r n e d

t h a t d i s p o s a l o f f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w a t e r m a y l e a d t o h i g h e r

t h a n a c c e p t a b l e l e v e l s o f

r a d i o a c t i v e m a t e r i a l i n t h e

w a t e r s h e d .

A 2 0 1 3 s t u d y f r o m D u k e

U n i v e r s i t y i n d i c a t e d t h a t

f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r d i s p o s a l

c a n l e a d t o a n a c c u m u l a t i o n o f

r a d i u m a n d s t r e a m s e d i m e n t .

S a m p l e s f r o m W e s t e r n

P e n n s y l v a n i a r i v e r s a n d c r e e k s

d o w n s t r e a m o f t r e a t m e n t p l a n t s

h a d l e v e l s o f r a d i o a c t i v e

m a t e r i a l 2 0 0 t i m e s h i g h e r t h a n

s a m p l e s t a k e n u p s t r e a m .

T h e c o u n c i l i s c o n c e r n e d

t h a t D R B C ' s p r o p o s e d

r e g u l a t i o n s d i d n o t i n c l u d e a

s p e c i f i c b a n o n t h e u s e o f

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i n j e c t i o n w e l l s f o r s t o r i n g

c o n t a m i n a t e d f r a c k i n g w a s t e .

F r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r s t o r a g e ,

i n c l u d i n g t h e u s e o f i n j e c t i o n

w e l l s , s h o u l d n o t b e p e r m i t t e d

i n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

u n d e r a n y c i r c u m s t a n c e s . A n d

t h i s s h o u l d b e e x p l i c i t l y

s t a t e d i n t h e r e g u l a t i o n .

T h e r i s k o f g r o u n d a n d

s u r f a c e w a t e r c o n t a m i n a t i o n i s

t o o h i g h a n d t h e r i s k t o p u b l i c

h e a l t h u n a c c e p t a b l e . A n d t h e r e

i s n o r e a l p o s s i b i l i t y o f

e f f e c t i v e r e m e d i a t i o n .

I n s u m m a r y , t h e w a t e r s

o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n a r e

a p r e c i o u s p r o t e c t e d r e s o u r c e

t h a t m i l l i o n s o f p e o p l e d e p e n d

u p o n f o r d r i n k i n g a n d o t h e r

u s e s .

I n P e n n s y l v a n i a ,

c i t i z e n s a r e g u a r a n t e e d b y

A r t i c l e 1 , S e c t i o n 2 7 , t h e

r i g h t t o c l e a n a i r a n d p u r e

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w a t e r . T h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n , a s a t r u s t e e

o f t h e s e r e s o u r c e s , h a s a n

o b l i g a t i o n t o u p h o l d t h e s e

r i g h t s a n d p r o t e c t i o n s .

A s a l i f e l o n g r e s i d e n t

o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n a n d

a s a m o t h e r o f t w o s m a l l

c h i l d r e n w h o s e h e a l t h a n d

w e l l - b e i n g d e p e n d s u p o n c l e a n ,

s a f e , d r i n k i n g w a t e r , I

s t r o n g l y u r g e t h e D R B C t o e n a c t

a c o m p l e t e b a n o n a l l f r a c k i n g

o p e r a t i o n s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n , i n c l u d i n g

e x t r a c t i o n , d i s p o s a l , a n d

s t o r a g e . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . H a r v e y

C h a n i n . H e ' s h e r e ? A l l r i g h t .

A n d t h e n S i s t e r K a t e O ' D o n n e l l

w i l l b e a f t e r h i m . A n d t h e n

P a u l R o d e n . O k a y . S i r , i f y o u

w o u l d p l e a s e , w h e n y o u ' r e

r e a d y .

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M R C H A N I N :

G o o d a f t e r n o o n . M y n a m e

i s H a r v e y C h a n i n . A s a

l i f e l o n g P h i l a d e l p h i a n , I a m

a s k i n g y o u t o p r o t e c t o u r w a t e r

s u p p l y . A n d f o r o u r

t r a n s c r i p t i o n i s t i n

P h i l a d e l p h i a , w a t e r i s s p e l l e d

W - O - O - T - E - R . I ' m s o r r y .

C o n s i d e r i n g t h a t o n e

p e r c e n t o f t h e e a r t h ' s w a t e r i s

d r i n k a b l e , h o w w e m a n a g e w a t e r

w i l l d e f i n e o u r f u t u r e a n d t h e

f u t u r e o f t h e p l a n e t . S i n c e 9 9

p e r c e n t o f t h e w a t e r i s

g r o u n d w a t e r , h o w w e l o o k a f t e r

o u r a q u i f e r s i s t h e m o s t

c r i t i c a l c o m p o n e n t .

A l t h o u g h n o t d i r e c t l y

a d d r e s s i n g t h e r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e

r u l e s m a y a l l o w t h e i n j e c t i o n

o f w a s t e w a t e r w i t h i n t h e b a s i n .

T h e i n j e c t i o n o f w a s t e w a t e r

d o e s n o t t r e a t w a s t e o r r e m o v e

c o n t a m i n a n t s . I t s i m p l y m o v e s

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t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r t h e t o x i c

w a s t e w a t e r t o c a u s e

e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d w a t e r

r e s o u r c e p o l l u t i o n a n d w a t e r

q u a l i t y d e g r a d a t i o n f r o m o n e

p l a c e i n t i m e t o a n o t h e r .

E v e n i f t r e a t e d , d u m p i n g

f r a c k e d w a s t e w a t e r i s d a n g e r o u s

b e c a u s e i t c o n t a i n s o v e r 6 0 0

d i f f e r e n t t o x i c c h e m i c a l s , m a n y

o f t h e m c a r c i n o g e n i c .

A l s o , t h e d a n g e r o f

r a d i o a c t i v e w a s t e w a t e r i s a

p o t e n t i a l t o c o n t a m i n a t e

d r i n k i n g w a t e r o r e n t e r t h e

f o o d c h a i n t h r o u g h f i s h i n g a n d

f a r m i n g .

T h e N e w Y o r k T i m e s

r e c e n t l y f o u n d n e v e r r e p o r t e d

s t u d i e s b y t h e E P A , a n d a

c o n f i d e n t i a l s t u d y b y t h e

d r i l l i n g i n d u s t r y t h a t a l l

c o n c l u d e d t h a t r a d i o a c t i v i t y

a n d d r i l l i n g w a s t e c a n n o t b e

f u l l y d i l u t e d f r o m t h e r i v e r s

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a n d o t h e r w a t e r w a y s .

I t m a k e s n o s e n s e t o b a n

f r a c k i n g , b u t a l l o w t h e t o x i c

w a s t e t o b e d u m p e d i n t h e

w a t e r s h e d . W e n e e d a p e r m a n e n t

b a n o n a l l f r a c k i n g , a n d a

r e n e w e d f o c u s o n u s i n g

r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y r e s o u r c e s .

I ' m a r e t i r e d p u b l i c

s c h o o l e d u c a t o r . A n d f o r a

w h i l e , I w a s a s c i e n c e t e a c h e r

i n a K t h r o u g h 8 s c h o o l . A n d I

r e m e m b e r w e l l h o w m y k i d s

r e s p o n d e d t o a l e s s o n i n h o w

t h e w a t e r a n d e n v i r o n m e n t i s

b e i n g d e g r a d e d .

W e t a u g h t t h e c o u r s e

a b o u t o u r i n d i v i d u a l

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o p r o t e c t t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t . B u t t h e k i d s

w a n t e d t o k n o w w h a t t h e

g o v e r n m e n t i s d o i n g t o p r o t e c t

o u r a i r a n d w a t e r .

I r e m e m b e r w e l l w h a t o n e

s t u d e n t a s k e d m e . Q u o t e , w h y

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w o u l d t h e g o v e r n m e n t k n o w i n g l y

p e r m i t c o r p o r a t i o n s t o d u m p

c r a p i n t o t h e w a t e r a n d a i r ? I

a n s w e r e d u n f o r t u n a t e l y , n o t a l l

p e o p l e a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n

w e l f a r e .

A l l t o o o f t e n , i n a

c a p i t a l i s t s o c i e t y , p r o f i t s

c o m e b e f o r e p e o p l e . I f t h e

E a g l e s c a n m a k e i t t o t h e S u p e r

B o w l , t h e n I g u e s s w e c a n c o u n t

o n y o u t o k e e p o u r w a t e r s a f e .

T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

S i s t e r K a t e w i l l b e

n e x t . A n d t h e n P a u l R o d e n .

A n d a f t e r M r . R o d e n w i l l b e

G a i l H e a t h . O k a y . S i s t e r ,

p l e a s e .

S I S T E R O ' D O N N E L L :

O k a y . I a m s i s t e r K a t e

O ' D o n n e l l o f t h e S i s t e r s o f

S a i n t F r a n c i s o f P h i l a d e l p h i a ,

a c o n g r e g a t i o n o f o v e r 4 0 0

w o m e n . I t h a n k y o u f o r t h e

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o p p o r t u n i t y t o b e h e r e t o d a y t o

p u b l i c l y s p e a k t o a r e v i s e d s e t

o f d r a f t r e g u l a t i o n s .

O u r F r a n c i s c a n c h a r i s m

c a l l s u s t o b e s t r o n g

p r o p o n e n t s o f e c o l o g i c a l

c o n s c i o u s n e s s w i t h s u s t a i n a b l e

d e v e l o p m e n t g o a l s a n d t h e c a r e

o f c r e a t i o n .

W e b e l i e v e t h a t

p r o h i b i t i o n o f h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g a n d o t h e r s h a l e g a s

a c t i v i t i e s w i t h i n t h e b a s i n i s

o f u p m o s t i m p o r t a n c e a n d a

n e c e s s i t y .

P r o t e c t i n g a n d

c o n s e r v i n g t h e w a t e r r e s o u r c e s ,

a n d p r o m o t i n g c o m p r e h e n s i v e

p r a c t i c e s f o r w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t

i s v i t a l i n a r e g i o n t h a t h a s

s e e n m a n y n e g a t i v e i m p a c t s o f

s h a l e g a s e x p a n s i o n a n d

e x p l o i t a t i o n i n t h e s t a t e o f

P e n n s y l v a n i a .

A n d I t h i n k t h i s i s

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w o r t h r e p e a t i n g . T h e k e y i s i n

o u r P e n n s y l v a n i a C o n s t i t u t i o n ,

a r t i c l e 1 , s e c t i o n 2 7 . T h e

p e o p l e h a v e a r i g h t t o c l e a n

a i r , p u r e w a t e r , a n d t o t h e

p r e s e r v a t i o n o f a n a t u r a l

s c e n i c , h i s t o r i c , a n d a e s t h e t i c

v a l u e s t o t h e e n v i r o n m e n t .

E x c u s e m e .

P e n n s y l v a n i a ' s p u b l i c

n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s a r e t h e

c o m m o n p r o p e r t y o f a l l t h e

p e o p l e , i n c l u d i n g t h e

g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n k n o w s

t h a t t h e s o c i o e c o n o m i c v a l u e o f

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n i s

b e y o n d d e s c r i p t i o n , a n d t h e

C o m m i s s i o n a l s o k n o w s t h a t

e x p o s i n g i t t o a n y o f t h e

b y p r o d u c t s o f n a t u r a l g a s w a s t e

a n d o t h e r g r e e n h o u s e g a s

e m i s s i o n s w o u l d b e i l l o g i c a l

a n d d e t r i m e n t a l t o t h e l i f e o f

t h e R i v e r B a s i n .

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I t i s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t

a n y r e g u l a t i o n s r e l a t e d t o t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n w o u l d

f u r t h e r p r o t e c t t h e w a t e r a n d

h u m a n r i g h t t o w a t e r f o r t h e

m i l l i o n s w h o n e e d a c c e s s .

T h i s r i v e r b a s i n h a s

b e e n t h e e c o n o m i c e n g i n e f o r

o v e r 4 0 0 y e a r s . E x c u s e m e .

A n d c o n t i n u e d r e g u l a t i o n a n d

m o n i t o r i n g i s v i t a l l y i m p o r t a n t

f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s .

I a p p l a u d t h e D R B C f o r

t a k i n g e x t e n s i v e s t e p s a n d t i m e

t o a d d r e s s r e g u l a t i o n s a n d

p r e s e n t i n g t h e m a t t h i s a n d

o t h e r h e a r i n g s i n o u r r e g i o n .

W e d o n ' t w a n t t h e b e a u t y

o f t h e b a s i n t o b e e x p o s e d t o

t o x i c i t y a s i n b u t a n e , m e t h a n e ,

e t h a n e , a n d o t h e r e x c e s s i v e

g r e e n h o u s e g a s e m i s s i o n s t h a t

a r e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g a n d t h e e x t e n s i v e

i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t h a t t h i s

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i n d u s t r y r e q u i r e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , S i s t e r .

O k a y . N e x t i s P a u l R o d e n . A n d

t h e n G a i l H e a t h . A n d t h e n

C a r o l A r m s t r o n g .

O k a y , s i r . W h e n y o u ' r e

r e a d y , p l e a s e .

M R . R O D E N :

G o o d a f t e r n o o n . M y n a m e

i s P a u l R o d e n . I l i v e i n L o w e r

M a k e f i e l d T o w n s h i p i n B u c k s

C o u n t y .

I a m h e r e t o d a y t o c a l l

o n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

C o m m i s s i o n t o b a n f r a c t u r e - - -

e x c u s e m e . I h a v e a l l e r g i e s .

T h e c o m p o u n d s t h a t a r e

i n t h e f r a c k i n g f l u i d s a r e

r a d i o a c t i v e . T h e y ' r e d e a d l y .

T h e y ' r e t o x i c . H o w c a n y o u b a n

f r a c k i n g a n d a c c e p t t h e

f r a c k i n g w a s t e ? I t s e e m s c r a z y

a n d s t u p i d t o m e .

Y o u h a v e v o l a t i l e

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o r g a n i c c o m p o u n d s , w h i c h o n l y

c a n b e s e p a r a t e d b y a c t i v a t e d

c a r b o n o r c h a r c o a l . M y

m u n i c i p a l w a s t e A u t h o r i t y ,

M o r r i s v i l l e M u n i c i p a l W a s t e

A u t h o r i t y c a n n o t h a n d l e t h e

e x i s t i n g d o m e s t i c w a s t e , l e t

a l o n g h a n d l e i n d u s t r i a l w a s t e

f r o m f r a c k i n g . T h i s i s i n s a n e .

T h e f r a c k i n g i n d u s t r y i s

e x e m p t f r o m t h e c l e a n w a t e r a n d

t h e c l e a n a i r , s a f e d r i n k i n g

w a t e r a n d o t h e r e n v i r o n m e n t a l

a c t s . H o w i s t h a t p o s s i b l e ?

W e l l , m o n e y t a l k s , B S w a l k s .

S o h o w c a n t h e D R B C

r e g u l a t e i t w h e n t h e y h a v e n o

i n s p e c t o r s o r m o n i t o r s t o d o

t h i s ? T h i s a l s o s e e m s s t u p i d

a n d i n s a n e t o m e .

S o i t ' s u n s a f e t o a l l o w

d r i l l i n g o f n a t u r a l g a s w i t h

f r a c k i n g p o l l u t a n t s i n t h e

D e l a w a r e w a t e r s h e d . W e h a v e t o

r e l y o n t h e w i s d o m o f t h e

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C o m m i s s i o n e r s t o u p h o l d t h e i r

v o w s a n d o a t h o f o f f i c e t o t h e

C o m p a c t a n d f u l f i l l t h e i r

m i s s i o n t o p r o t e c t t h e w a t e r

s u p p l y .

A n d i f w e h a v e p r o b l e m s

w i t h d r o u g h t s , a n d w e c o u l d n ' t

e v e n h a v e t h e r e - e n a c t m e n t o f

W a s h i n g t o n c r o s s i n g t h e

D e l a w a r e i n t h e w i n t e r , w h a t ' s

g o i n g t o h a p p e n i n t h e

s u m m e r t i m e i f t h e y ' r e d r i l l i n g

1 0 0 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s a d a y ? T h i s

a l s o s e e m s s t u p i d a n d i n s a n e t o

m e .

S o t h i s i s a l l u n s a f e .

N e w Y o r k S t a t e h a s s e e n t h e

w i s d o m a n d b a n n e d i t . S o w h y

s h o u l d w e a l l o w i t o n t h i s s i d e

o f t h e r i v e r ? T h i s a l s o s e e m s

s t u p i d a n d i n s a n e .

S o w e h a v e t o f u l f i l l

t h e o a t h o f o f f i c e t o t h e

c o n s t i t u t i o n o f t h e

C o m m o n w e a l t h o f P e n n s y l v a n i a ,

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w h i c h h a s a l s o b e e n a l l u d e d t o

i n p r e v i o u s s p e a k e r s . B u t I

w i l l s a y i t a l s o a g a i n .

A r t i c l e 1 , S e c t i o n 2 7 ,

i t s t a t e s t h a t p e o p l e h a v e a

r i g h t t o c l e a n a i r , p u r e w a t e r ,

a n d t o t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n o f t h e

n a t u r a l , s c e n i c , h i s t o r i c , a n d

a e s t h e t i c v a l u e s o f t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t .

P e n n s y l v a n i a ' s p u b l i c

n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s o f t h e

C o m m o n w e a l t h a r e f o r a l l t h e

p e o p l e , i n c l u d i n g g e n e r a t i o n s

y e t t o c o m e . A s a t r u s t e e o f

t h e s e r e s o u r c e s , t h e

C o m m o n w e a l t h s h a l l p r e s e r v e a n d

m a i n t a i n f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a l l

t h e p e o p l e .

S o i n c o n c l u s i o n I a s k

t h e D R B C t o d o t h e r i g h t t h i n g ,

b a n f r a c k i n g f o r e v e r i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n . T h a n k

y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

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I s K a r e n M e l t o n h e r e ?

K a r e n M e l t o n ? I s M a r g e r y S c h a b

h e r e ? T h a t c o n c l u d e s t h e l i s t

o f t h e p e o p l e t h a t s i g n e d u p

p r e v i o u s l y o r b e f o r e t o d a y .

A n d t h e n f o r t o d a y ' s l i s t , G a i l

H e a t h w i l l b e n e x t . A n d t h e n

C a r o l A r m s t r o n g . A n d t h e n J a n

F i l i o s . A n d M s . H e a t h , i s t h a t

y o u ?

M S . H E A T H :

Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

E x c u s e m e , o n e s e c o n d .

M R . R A P P :

I d i d n ' t h e a r m y n a m e

c a l l e d .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

W h a t ' s y o u r n a m e , s i r ?

M R . R A P P :

I h a v e n ' t h e a r d m y n a m e .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

S a y y o u r n a m e .

M R . R A P P :

R a p p , R - A - P - P .

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H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

S a y a g a i n ?

M R . R A P P :

R a p p , R - A - P - P .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

I h a v e n o t g o t t e n t o

y o u r n a m e y e t . A n d I ' m n o t

s u r e t h a t i t ' s d o w n h e r e y e t .

I d o n ' t s e e y o u r n a m e h e r e .

M R . R A P P :

I w a s p r e v i o u s l y s i g n e d

u p .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . W e ' l l s e e i f w e

c a n g e t t o i t . A n d I ' l l c h e c k

a s t h e s p e a k e r s a r e g o i n g h e r e .

O k a y ? O k a y . M s . H e a t h ,

p l e a s e .

M S . H E A T H :

Y e s . I ' m G a i l H e a t h .

I ' m a r e s i d e n t o f W i l m i n g t o n ,

D e l a w a r e a n d I ' m a m e m b e r o f

t h e D e l a w a r e C h a p t e r o f t h e

S i e r r a C l u b . T o h a v e a b a n o n

f r a c k i n g , b u t a l l o w t h e

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w i t h d r a w a l a n d d i s c h a r g e i s

a b s u r d . T h e d a n g e r w i l l s t i l l

b e t h e s a m e . A s m a n y s p e a k e r s

h a v e m a d e c l e a r , t h e r e i s n o

w a y t o r e m o v e m a n y o f t h e

h u n d r e d s o f t o x i c c h e m i c a l s i n

f r a c k i n g w a s t e .

D e l a w a r e h a s s p e n t

d e c a d e s c l e a n i n g u p t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r t o r e - e s t a b l i s h

n a t i v e p o p u l a t i o n o f a q u a t i c

w i l d l i f e , s u c h a s t h e

e n d a n g e r e d D e l a w a r e s p e c i e s o f

A t l a n t i c s t u r g e o n . T h e s e

t o x i n s w i l l d e s t r o y n a t i v e

a q u a t i c s . A n d i m p a c t t h e

l i v e l i h o o d s o f 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 j o b s

d e p e n d i n g o n t h e c l e a n w a t e r .

N o t t o m e n t i o n o u r o w n h e a l t h .

W i t h d r a w a l s w i l l c a u s e

l o w r i v e r l e v e l s , e s p e c i a l l y i n

d r y s u m m e r s r e s u l t i n g i n s a l t y

o c e a n w a t e r m o v i n g f u r t h e r u p

t h e r i v e r . T h i s i s t o t h e

d e t r i m e n t o f o y s t e r s a n d o t h e r

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v i t a l a q u a t i c s p e c i e s t h a t

p e o p l e , a s w e l l a s o u r a b u n d a n t

b i r d s a n d w i l d l i f e , d e p e n d o n .

W e l l s i n S o u t h e r n D e l a w a r e c a n

b e c o m e c o n t a m i n a t e d w i t h s a l t ,

a s w e l l a s f r a c k i n g c h e m i c a l s .

I n c o n c l u s i o n , a b a n o n

f r a c k i n g b u t a l l o w i n g

w i t h d r a w a l a n d d i s c h a r g e d o e s

n o t h i n g . O n l y a t o t a l b a n o f

a l l a s p e c t s o f f r a c k i n g i s

a c c e p t a b l e . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . T h a t w a s o u r

3 8 t h s p e a k e r . M r . R a p p , y o u

a r e l i s t e d h e r e . C a r o l

A r m s t r o n g w i l l b e n e x t . A n d

t h e n J a n F i l i o s . A n d t h e n

T h e r e s a H e i n s l e r .

A l l r i g h t . G o a h e a d

w h e n y o u ' r e r e a d y .

M S . A R M S T R O N G :

T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u .

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M S . A R M S T R O N G :

I ' m C a r o l A r m s t r o n g . I

l i v e i n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n . I ' m a

n e u r o p s y c h o l o g i s t , s c i e n t i s t ,

a n d h e a l t h c a r e p r o v i d e r . I ' m

a l s o a m a s s i v e w a t e r s h e d

s t e w a r d a n d v o l u n t e e r w i t h t h e

e x c e l l e n t e n v i r o n m e n t a l

o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h a t p r o t e c t o u r

c l e a n w a t e r a n d b i o l o g i c a l

d i v e r s i t y , w h i c h g o

h a n d - i n - h a n d a n d w i t h o u t w h i c h ,

t h e y w o u l d b e l o s t .

M y c o m m e n t s a r e i n

s u p p o r t o f t h e D R B C ' s

m o r a t o r i u m o f a l l g a s d r i l l i n g ,

h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g , w a t e r

c o n t r o l s , a n d d i s c h a r g e s

t h r o u g h o u t t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n .

I a m h o p e f u l t h a t t h e

D R B C w i l l r u l e t h a t t h e s e b a n s

a r e f u l l a n d p e r m a n e n t i n o r d e r

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b e a u t i f u l , e x c e p t i o n a l ,

c o n g r e s s i o n a l l y d e s i g n a t e d

n a t i o n a l w i l d a n d s c e n i c r i v e r ,

t h e D e l a w a r e , a n d t h e N a t i o n a l

D e l a w a r e e s t u a r y , b e c a u s e o f

t h e i r i r r e p l a c e a b l e b e a u t y ,

s o u r c e o f d r i n k i n g w a t e r , a n d

e c o l o g i c a l p r o d u c t i v i t y t h a t

e a r n e d t h e m p r o t e c t i o n s f r o m

c o m m e r c i a l i n t e r e s t s t h a t

t h r e a t e n t h e m , d e s p i t e

r e g u l a t i o n s .

O n c e t h i s i s d a m a g e d ,

t h e b a l a n c e c a n n o t b e r e s t o r e d

o r r e c o v e r e d .

T h e D R B C h a s r e c o g n i z e d

t h a t w a t e r v o l u m e s n e e d e d f o r

f r a c k i n g c a n a d v e r s e l y e f f e c t

a q u a t i c e c o s y s t e m s , r i v e r

c h a n n e l s , r i p a r i a n r e s o u r c e s

a n d w e t l a n d s .

T h e e n t i r e n o n - t i d a l

D e l a w a r e R i v e r i s p r o t e c t e d b y

D R B C ' s f e d e r a l p r o t e c t i o n w a t e r

r e g u l a t i o n s t h a t s t a t e t h a t t h e

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w a t e r q u a l i t y c a n n o t b e

d i m i n i s h e d i n a n y w a y . D R B C

p o l i c y i s b e i n g b r o k e n b y

p e r m i t t i n g d r i l l i n g a n d

f r a c k i n g , s u c h a s t h e

i m p o r t a t i o n o f w a s t e w a t e r i n t o

t h e D e l a w a r e B a s i n .

F u r t h e r , d r i l l i n g a n d

f r a c k i n g c o u l d n o t b e d o n e

s a f e l y o r w i t h o u t e n v i r o n m e n t a l

c o n t a m i n a t i o n . T h e m e t h o d o f

d i l u t i o n a n d s e q u e s t r a t i o n w i l l

o n l y - - - w i l l a n d h a v e r e s u l t e d

i n s l o w a n d c o n t i n u o u s d e c l i n e

i n g r o u n d w a t e r a n d s u r f a c e

w a t e r q u a l i t y .

T h e E P A d o c u m e n t s t h a t

s e v e n t o n i n e p e r c e n t o f t h e

w a t e r p r o j e c t e d f o r f r a c k i n g i s

p e r m a n e n t l y r e m o v e d f r o m t h e

w a t e r c y c l e .

F i n d i n g s a r e t h a t 8 0 t o

9 0 p e r c e n t m o r e o f w a t e r i s

u s e d i n M a r c e l l u s a n d o t h e r

s i t e s i s f r e s h w a t e r a n d

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d e v e l o p i n g m e t h o d s f o r f r a c k i n g

a r e r e q u i r i n g i n c r e a s i n g

v o l u m e s o f f r e s h w a t e r .

T h e r e i s a s h i f t i n

s o c i a l o p i n i o n , w h i c h i s

m e r g i n g m o s t c l e a r l y i n n e w

g e n e r a t i o n s o f v o t e r s , t h a t t h e

v a l u e t h a t c o m e s f r o m

e n v i r o n m e n t a l r i g h t s m u s t n o t

t a k e s e c o n d p l a c e t o t h e v a l u e s

t h a t c o m e f r o m c o m m e r c i a l

d e v e l o p m e n t .

T h e r i s k f o r h u m a n

h e a l t h a n d n a t u r e , t h e

c o n c e r n e d h e a l t h p r o f e s s i o n a l s

o f N e w Y o r k , a n d t h e P h y s i c i a n s

f o r S o c i a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y

r e v i e w e d a t l a s t c o u n t 6 8 5

p e e r - r e v i e w p a p e r s

i n v e s t i g a t i n g g a s d r i l l i n g a n d

h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g .

T h e 2 0 1 6 F o u r t h E d i t i o n

o f t h e i r r e v i e w s h o w e d a g r e a t

m a j o r i t y a n d g r o w i n g c o n s e n s u s

o f s c i e n t i f i c e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e

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r i s k s o f t h i s t y p e o f a c t i v i t y

i n c l u d e e a r t h q u a k e s , a d v e r s e

i m p a c t s o n w a t e r , o n a i r , o n

a g r i c u l t u r e , o n p u b l i c h e a l t h

a n d s a f e t y , o n p r o p e r t y v a l u e s ,

o n c l a i m s , d i s a b i l i t y , a n d o n

e c o n o m i c v i t a l i t y .

T h e y , q u o t e , u n c o v e r e d

n o e v i d e n c e t h a t f r a c k i n g c a n

b e p r a c t i c e d i n a m a n n e r t h a t

d o e s n o t t h r e a t e n h u m a n h e a l t h ,

e n d q u o t e .

T h e l o n g - t e r m e f f e c t s

a r e u n k n o w n b e c a u s e g o v e r n m e n t

r e s i s t e d i n q u i r i e s , e s p e c i a l l y

a b o u t l o n g - t e r m r i s k s . F o r

e x a m p l e , t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f

h u n d r e d s o f n e w c h e m i c a l s i n

f r a c k i n g , m o s t o f w h i c h a r e n o t

n o w a n d n e v e r i n v e s t i g a t e d f o r

l o n g - t e r m e f f e c t s o n h u m a n s a n d

e c o l o g y i s e x t r e m e l y

c o n c e r n i n g .

T h e r e n e e d s t o b e

m o n i t o r i n g o f t h e c h a n g e s t o

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w a t e r s u p p l y i n t h e h y d r o l o g i c

c y c l e a n d a n a l y s i s o f h o w w a t e r

r e m o v a l a n d d i s c h a r g e f r o m

f r a c k i n g i s a f f e c t i n g o u r w a t e r

r e s o u r c e s . A s c i e n t i f i c s t u d y

w i t h r e s u l t i n g k n o w l e d g e a b o u t

t h e h e a l t h o f o u r e n v i r o n m e n t

i s o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t

c o n t r i b u t i o n s I c a n t h i n k o f

f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

J a n F i l i o s w i l l b e n e x t .

A n d t h e n T h e r e s a H e i n s l e r . A n d

t h e n W e n d y G o e t z . I s t h i s M s .

F i l i o s ?

M S . F I L I O S :

Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

W h e n e v e r y o u ' r e r e a d y .

M S . F I L I O S :

T h a n k y o u . Y e s . J a n

F i l i o s . I ' m a B u c k s C o u n t y

r e s i d e n t a n d p r o p e r t y o w n e r . I

c o n c u r c o m p l e t e l y w i t h t h e

p r e v i o u s s p e a k e r s .

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T h e P e n n s y l v a n i a

C o n s t i t u t i o n s t a t e s t h a t p e o p l e

h a v e a r i g h t t o c l e a n a i r , p u r e

w a t e r , a n d t o t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n

o f t h e n a t u r a l , s c e n i c ,

h i s t o r i c , a n d a e s t h e t i c v a l u e

o f t h e e n v i r o n m e n t .

A s t r u s t e e s o f t h e s e

r e s o u r c e s , t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h

s h a l l p r e s e r v e a n d m a i n t a i n

t h e m f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a l l t h e

p e o p l e .

T h e r e i s a r a c e a g a i n s t

t i m e t o p r o v i d e u s w i t h c l e a n

e n e r g y . W e h a v e p a i n f u l l y

d i s c o v e r e d t h a t h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g f o r n a t u r a l g a s c a n

b e p e r m a n e n t l y h a r m f u l . I t

p o l l u t e s o u r a i r , o u r b o d i e s ,

o u r l a n d , o u r w a t e r , o u r

w i l d l i f e , a n d o u r v a l u e s .

T h e w a s t e w a t e r i s n o

l e s s t o x i c . T a k i n g o u r r i v e r

w a t e r f o r f r a c k i n g i s

u n a c c e p t a b l e . T h e r e i s n o

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p l a c e i n a h e a l t h y e n v i r o n m e n t

f o r a n y o f t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s .

N o p l a c e .

I n a d d i t i o n , f r a c k i n g

a n d i t s w a s t e w a t e r c a n c a u s e

e c o n o m i c d e g r a d a t i o n . T o u r i s m

i n o u r B u c k s C o u n t y i s

t h r i v i n g . O u r f i s h i n g , o u r

v i n e y a r d s , o u r b l u e b e r r i e s , o u r

b a r n s , o u r b e d a n d b r e a k f a s t s ,

o u r r e s t a u r a n t s , o u r w a t e r

r e c r e a t i o n , a l l d e p e n d o n a n

a m p l e s u p p l y o f c l e a n a i r a n d

w a t e r . T o x i n s a n d t o u r i s m

d o n ' t m i x . T h a n k y o u f o r t h i s

o p p o r t u n i t y .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . N e x t w o u l d

b e T h e r e s a H e i n s l e r a n d t h e n

W e n d y G o e t z . A n d t h e n M i c h e l l e

R o b e r t s .

M S . H E I N S L E R :

T h e r e s a H e i n s l e r . M o n e y

i s p o w e r , b u t k n o w l e d g e i s a l s o

e m p o w e r i n g . F r a c k i n g , I

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b e l i e v e , i s a d e a t h k n e l l , n o t

j u s t t o t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n , b u t t o t h e o i l i n d u s t r y

i t s e l f . W h y w o u l d t h e b i g g e s t

p r o f i t m a k e r i n t h e U . S . r e s o r t

t o s u c h a c o s t l y e x t r a c t e d

m e t h o d r e s u l t i n g i n s u c h a p o o r

q u a l i t y p r o d u c t ? I s i t b e c a u s e

t h e U . S . c o n s u m e s 2 0 p e r c e n t o f

t h e o i l , o n l y h a v i n g t w o

p e r c e n t i n t h e U . S . ?

P a r t i a l l y , y e s . B u t a l s o

b e c a u s e o i l a n d g a s i s a

n o n - r e n e w a b l e r e s o u r c e . O i l

a n d g a s f r o m T e x a s a n d O k l a h o m a

a r e r a p i d l y d e p l e t e d . T h e

2 , 0 0 0 w e l l s o r m o r e i n t h e G u l f

o f M e x i c o a r e a l s o b e i n g

d e p l e t e d .

O i l a n d g a s s e e s t h e

d e p l e t i o n , b u t n o t t h e

s o l u t i o n . W h y ? B e c a u s e i t

a l s o m e a n s t h e g a s i n d u s t r y i s

i n t h e d e a t h k n e l l i t s e l f . I s

t h i s w h y t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n o f

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r e s o u r c e s o r d e v e l o p i n g c l e a n

e n e r g y a r e n o t b e i n g

r e c o g n i z e d ? W h y t h e y c a n n o t

s e e i t a s n a i l s f o r t h e i r o w n

c o f f i n . T h e y p r e f e r t o s e e i t

a s n a i l s i n o u r c o f f i n s .

T h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

i s a l r e a d y a v i c t i m o f o i l a n d

g a s . H o w ? B e c a u s e o f t h e m a n y

r e f i n e r i e s , t h e o i l t a n k s t h a t

l i n e t h e D e l a w a r e , o f t h e

p i p e l i n e s t h a t r u n t h r o u g h , a t

l e a s t I k n o w , H e i n z R e f u g e ,

w h i c h i s a d j a c e n t t o t h e

a i r p o r t . A n d a l s o b y t h e

a i r p l a n e s w h o u s e t h e D e l a w a r e

a s a p a r t i a l l a n d i n g f o r t h e

a i r p o r t , t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a

A i r p o r t .

I l i v e h e r e a n d I c a n

v o u c h f o r i t . T h e y g o o v e r i t

c o n t i n u a l l y l i k e e v e r y t w o

m i n u t e s o r s o a t t i m e s .

A n d w h a t i s n o t

g e n e r a l l y k n o w n i s t h a t

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a i r p l a n e s h a v e t o c a r r y b y l a w

a n e x t r a s u p p l y o f f u e l f o r

e m e r g e n c y l a n d i n g s . B u t t h e y

n e e d t o d i s c h a r g e t h a t f u e l

b e f o r e t h e y l a n d . A n d t o

w h e r e ? N o o n e k n o w s . I h o p e

i t ' s n o t i n t h e D e l a w a r e , a t

a n y r a t e , I w a n t t o s a y - - - .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

I m u s t s t o p y o u , m a ' a m

a t t h i s p o i n t , o k a y . J u s t l i k e

e v e r y b o d y e l s e .

M S . H E I N S L E R :

O k a y .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . T h a n k y o u v e r y

m u c h .

W e n d y G o e t z w i l l b e

n e x t . T h e n M i c h e l l e R o b e r t s .

A n d t h e n N a o m i L a v e r .

M S . G O E T Z :

T h a n k y o u . M y n a m e i s

W e n d y G o e t z . I ' m a c i t i z e n o f

F r e e l a n d H e i g h t s i n N e w J e r s e y

a n d I w o u l d l i k e t o a s k y o u t o

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w e a r a m i l e i n m y b r a . O u r

c o u n t r y h a s t a k e n a c o r r e c t

t u r n i n p r o t e c t i n g p e o p l e f r o m

h a r a s s m e n t a n d p h y s i c a l h a r m .

I ' m h e r e t o d a y t o a s k a n d

d e m a n d t h a t w e t a k e t h e c o r r e c t

t u r n h e r e , t o o .

A s a c o n s t i t u e n t , I k n o w

t h a t s p e c i a l p r o t e c t i o n w a t e r

r e g u l a t i o n s m u s t b e k e p t i n

p l a c e a n d h o n o r e d f o r t h e

r i v e r , t h e b a s i n , t h e

w a t e r s h e d , t h e p e o p l e , a n d t h e

p l a n e t . O u r f o u r t h s p e a k e r

t o d a y s p o k e c o n c e r n i n g t h e

u n b o r n a s w e l l .

T h e D e l a w a r e w a t e r s h e d

h o l d s a l l t h e p e o p l e ' s a n d t h e

p l a n e t ' s g e n e r a t i o n s i n i t s

m o u t h . S o w e a r a m i l e i n o u r

b r a s .

A s a n o l d e r w o m a n , a s a n

o l d e r m o t h e r , I t o o k a c h a n c e

a t h a v i n g a c h i l d . I w a i t e d

u n t i l I w a s h a v i n g t h e a b i l i t y

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t h e r e s p o n d t o a c h i l d ' s n e e d s .

W i t h t h e s e t y p e s o f i n d u s t r i e s

a n d p r a c t i c e s , w e c a n n o l o n g e r

r e s p o n d .

F r a c k i n g a n d a l l r e l a t e d

i n d u s t r i e s a n d a c t i v i t i e s ,

i n c l u d i n g w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s ,

a n d f r a c k - b a s e d w a t e r

r e m e d i a t i o n , a n d t h e D - m i n u s

i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t a k e s a w a y o u r

h u m a n r i g h t s a n d a b i l i t i e s t o

r e s p o n d .

T h e s h a l e g a s i n d u s t r y

h a s r e c e i v e d u n p r e c e d e n t e d

e x t e n s i o n s f r o m e n v i r o n m e n t a l

a n d p u b l i c h e a l t h l a w s a n d d o

n o t e v e n h a v e t o d i s c l o s e t h e i r

c h e m i c a l s .

G o v e r n o r , w e a r a m i l e i n

m y b r a a n d p r o t e c t a l l o f y o u r

c i t i z e n s b y n o t a l l o w i n g t h e

g a s a n d s h a l e i n d u s t r i e s i n t h e

r i v e r , t h e b a s i n , o r t h e

w a t e r s h e d .

A r m y C o r p s o f E n g i n e e r s ,

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w e a r a m i l e i n m y b r a b y

c l a i m i n g y o u r a b i l i t y t o

r e s p o n d a n d s t r e n g t h e n o u r

n a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y o f w a t e r

p r o t e c t i o n s .

C l a i m y o u r a b i l i t y t o

r e s p o n d b y e n e r g i z i n g a s a n e

r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y e c o n o m y .

C l a i m y o u r a b i l i t y t o r e s p o n d

b y r e d u c i n g t h e r i s k o f

d i s a s t r o u s w a t e r c o n t a m i n a t i o n

e v e n t . I t i s y o u r s t a t e d

m i s s i o n . D o y o u r j o b .

I t h a n k t h e D R B C f o r

d o i n g t h e i r j o b . I c o m m e n d

t h e m f o r h a v i n g t h e b a n n i n g

f r a c k i n g r e g u l a t i o n s . T h a n k

y o u v e r y m u c h . A s a m o t h e r , a

w i f e , a h u m a n , a n d a

c o n s t i t u e n t , I a m r a z o r - f o c u s e d

o n j u s t i c e a n d e q u a l i t y . Y o u

a l l a r e e m p l o y e d b y m e , b y u s ,

p a i d f o r b y o u r t a x d o l l a r s ,

n o t d i r t y e n e r g y p l a t f o r m s . W e

n e e d a n e v e n g r o u n d f o r

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s u s t a i n a b l e f u t u r e f o r t h e

g e n e r a t i o n s , p e o p l e , a n d

p l a n e t . Y o u m u s t p r o v i d e t h a t .

S o w e a r a b r a i n t h e

m i l e , f o r a m i l e i n a l l t h e

b r a s o f a l l t h e m o t h e r s w h o

w i l l n o t b e a b l e t o r e s p o n d t o

t h e i r c h i l d r e n ' s b a s i c n e e d s ;

c l e a n a i r , w a t e r , a n d s o i l .

T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

M i c h e l l e R o b e r t s i s

n e x t .

M S . R O B E R T S :

I h a v e t o f o l l o w t h a t ?

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

H o l d o n . M i c h e l l e

R o b e r t s w i l l b e n e x t a n d t h e n

N a o m i L a v e r . A n d t h e n A l y s s a

B r a d l e y . O k a y . M i c h e l l e

R o b e r t s , p l e a s e .

M S . R O B E R T S :

H e l l o . M y n a m e i s

M i c h e l l e R o b e r t s . I ' m t h e

n a t i o n a l c o - c o o r d i n a t o r f o r t h e

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E n v i r o n m e n t a l J u s t i c e H e a l t h

A l l i a n c e f o r c h e m i c a l p o l i c y

a u t h o r i t y , k n o w n a s E J H A . I ' m

a l s o t h e d i r e c t o r o f o u t r e a c h

f o r c o m i n g c l e a n . I ' m a

w e a p o n s b i o l o g i s t . I h a v e a

b a c k g r o u n d i n e n e r g y a n d

e n v i r o n m e n t a l p o l i c y .

W a t e r i s l i f e . W a t e r i s

s a c r e d . T h e s e p a r t i c u l a r

w a t e r s a l o n g t h i s r o u t e h a v e

b e e n t h e r e a l m o f m a n y o f t h e

p e o p l e t h a t I s e r v e . T h o s e w h o

b o u g h t t h e m s e l v e s i n t o f r e e d o m .

H a r r i e t T u b m a n , o u r n a t i v e

b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s w h o w e r e

f o r c e f u l l y r e m o v e d f r o m t h e

l a n d s t h a t t h e y c a l l t h e i r o w n .

N o w , t h e y s u r v i v e .

T h e p e o p l e t h a t I

r e p r e s e n t w e r e u n f o r t u n a t e l y

i m p a c t e d b y t h e e n t i r e s p e c t r u m

o f t h e o i l a n d g a s e x t r a c t i o n

i n d u s t r y . A n d t h a t m u s t s t o p .

N o l o n g e r m u s t w e b e a r t h e

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b u r d e n , p e o p l e o f c o l o r a n d t h e

p o o r . I t m u s t b e a n a l l r i g h t

a n d o u t r i g h t b a n . N o t j u s t t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r , b u t a c r o s s t h e

n a t i o n .

W e a r e c u r r e n t l y u n d e r

p o l i t i c a l t i m e s w h e r e p u b l i c

h e a l t h a n d t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a r e

u n d e r a s s a u l t . T h i s i s i n d e e d

a n e v e n d e e p e r e g r e g i o u s

a s s a u l t c a l l e d e n v i r o n m e n t a l

g e n o c i d e f o r t h e f o l k s t h a t w e

r e p r e s e n t .

T h e s t a t e s c a n ' t e v e n

h a n d l e w h a t t h e f e d s a r e a b o u t

t o p u t d o w n a n d t h e y k n o w t h a t .

S o h a v i n g a d d i t i o n a l e g r e g i o u s

b e h a v i o r i s u n c o n s c i o n a b l e .

W e c a l l u p o n t h e m o r a l

a n d c o u r a g e o u s , t h e c o u r a g e o u s

m o r a l a u t h o r i t y o f e a c h a n d

e v e r y g o v e r n o r t o h o n o r t h a t o f

m o t h e r e a r t h a n d h e r c h i l d r e n .

W a t e r i s t h e l i f e b l o o d t o t h e

m o t h e r . A n d t h e c h i l d r e n w h o

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a r e l i v i n g d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y

s h o u l d n o t b e .

S o w e c a l l , a n d n o t o n l y

c a l l , w e d e m a n d a s v o t e r s , a s

p e o p l e o f c o l o r a n d t h e p o o r ,

w h o - - - a c t u a l l y m a n y o f t h e

f o l k s t h a t I r e p r e s e n t p r o b a b l y

a r e n ' t i n t h i s r o o m a n d s o m e o f

t h e m a r e .

B u t w h a t w e s a y

t o g e t h e r , w e s t a n d f o r t h e

r i g h t s o f m o t h e r e a r t h a n d h e r

c h i l d r e n . A n d i n d e e d , I l e a v e

y o u w i t h t h e f a c t t h a t w a t e r i s

l i f e . W a t e r i s s a c r e d . A n d w e

w i l l b e p r a y i n g t h a t y o u r m o r a l

h e a r t a n d c o u r a g e i s p r i c k e d t o

s t a n d f o r t h e t r u e j u s t i c e t h a t

s o m e f o l k s s a y t h i s c o u n t r y w a s

c r e a t e d t o b e .

S o w e c a l l f o r t h e h u m a n

r i g h t s o f t h o s e l e f t b e h i n d ,

b u t i n a d d i t i o n t o t h a t , t h o s e

s t a n d i n g i n p r i v i l e g e d s t a t i o n s

r i g h t n o w h o l d i n g i t d o w n f o r

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t h e i r p r o p e r t i e s . E n o u g h i s

e n o u g h . N o m o r e w i l l m y p e o p l e

b e a r t h e b u r d e n o f

d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a n d h a r m . R i g h t

o n .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

N a o m i L a v e r , p l e a s e c o m e

f o r w a r d . A n d t h e n A l y s s a

B r a d l e y . A n d t h e n E m i l y W o r t h .

O k a y . M s . L a v e r , p l e a s e .

M S . L A V E R :

H i . M y n a m e i s N a o m i

L a v e r . A n d I ' m a h i g h s c h o o l

j u n i o r a t G e r m a n t o w n F r i e n d s

S c h o o l .

M a n y p a s s i o n a t e s p e a k e r s

w e ' v e h e a r d t o d a y h a v e o f f e r e d

u n d e n i a b l e e v i d e n c e t h a t

f r a c k i n g i s e x t r e m e l y d a n g e r o u s

f o r o u r a l r e a d y d e t e r i o r a t i n g

e n v i r o n m e n t a n d s h o u l d n o t b e

p e r m i t t e d a n y w h e r e .

F r a c k i n g a n d t h e

p r o c e s s e s i n v o l v e d w i t h

f r a c k i n g i n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

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B a s i n p o l l u t e o u r d r i n k i n g

w a t e r p u t t i n g a l l h u m a n s a n d

a n i m a l s w h o d e p e n d o n t h a t

w a t e r a t r i s k .

W e n e e d t o b e d o i n g

e v e r y t h i n g w e c a n t o p r e s e r v e

o u r w a t e r , n o t p u t t i n g f r a c k

w a s t e i n t o i t .

T h e r e f o r e , I b e l i e v e

t h a t t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

C o m m i s s i o n s h o u l d i n s t a t e a

f u l l a n d p e r m a n e n t b a n o n

f r a c k i n g i n c l u d i n g b a n n i n g

f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r d i s p o s a l

a n d w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s .

T o m e i t ' s s i m p l e .

C l e a n a n d s a f e w a t e r i s a n

a b s o l u t e n e c e s s i t y a n d a h u m a n

r i g h t . A n y t h i n g l e s s t h a n a

c o m p l e t e b a n o n a l l a s p e c t s o f

t h e f r a c k i n g i n d u s t r y t h a t p u t

o u r w a t e r a t r i s k o f s e r i o u s

c o n t a m i n a t i o n i s c o m p l e t e l y

u n a c c e p t a b l e .

A s a m e m b e r o f t h e

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r i s i n g g e n e r a t i o n , I a m c a l l i n g

o n t h e D R B C t o b a n f r a c k i n g a n d

a l l f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s

n o w f o r t h e s a f e t y o f m y

g e n e r a t i o n a n d f u t u r e

g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e . T h a n k

y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

A l y s s a B r a d l e y . A n d

t h e n E m i l y W o r t h . A n d t h e n

T h o m a s M c C a n e y . A n d t h i s i s

M s . B r a d l e y .

M S . B R A D L E Y :

H i . M y n a m e i s A l y s s a

B r a d l e y . I ' m t h e e n e r g y

o r g a n i z e r f o r C l e a n W a t e r

A c t i o n . W e h a v e o v e r 1 5 0 , 0 0 0

m e m b e r s w i t h i n t h e s t a t e o f N e w

J e r s e y , b u t w e a r e a n a t i o n a l

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f r a c k i n g f r o m d a y o n e .

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t w o v e r y i n c o n v e n i e n t w a y s o f

s u b m i t t i n g p u b l i c c o m m e n t ,

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s i t t h r o u g h m y r e d u n d a n c y . I ' m

s o r r y .

I w o u l d r e a l l y l o v e t o

s a y t h a n k y o u f o r p r o p o s i n g a

b a n o n h i g h v o l u m e h y d r a u l i c

f r a c k i n g i n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n . B u t y o u k n o w w h a t ? I

a m n o t g o i n g t o . B e c a u s e t h e

r e s t o f t h e p r o p o s e d r u l e s

r e n d e r s t h a t b a n u s e l e s s . Y o u

k n o w , l e t ' s l a y t h i s o u t . I f

w e ' r e p r o p o s i n g - - - i f t h e D R B C

i s p r o p o s i n g a b a n o n f r a c k i n g

b e c a u s e o f t h e d a m a g e i t c a n d o

t o t h e b a s i n , b u t s t i l l

a l l o w i n g t h e d a n g e r o u s

b y p r o d u c t w a s t e w a t e r t o b e

t r e a t e d a n d d i s p o s e d o f i n t h a t

s a m e B a s i n , t h a t ' s a

d i s t i n c t i o n w i t h o u t a

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t o d o i t s j o b a n d p r o t e c t t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r o n w h i c h 1 7

m i l l i o n p e o p l e r e l y o n f o r

t h e i r d r i n k i n g w a t e r . G o v e r n o r

C u o m o , G o v e r n o r M u r p h y - - -

r e a l l y h a p p y t o h a v e y o u r

g o v e r n o r w o r k i n g , b y t h e w a y .

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w a s t e w a t e r d i s c h a r g e s a n d w a t e r

w i t h d r a w a l s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n , y o u a r e i g n o r i n g

t h e s c i e n c e . Y o u a r e i g n o r i n g

t h e d a n g e r s . Y o u ' r e k n o w i n g l y

d o i n g i r r e p a r a b l e h a r m t o t h e

B a s i n t h a t i t i s y o u r j o b t o

p r o t e c t a n d t o t h e p e o p l e w h o

y o u s w o r e t o s e r v e .

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f r a c k i n g a n d c o m p l e t e l y b a n a l l

f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s i n

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n . N o t

t o m o r r o w , n o t n e x t y e a r , n o w .

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T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m . E m i l y

W o r t h w i l l b e n e x t . A n d t h e n

T h o m a s M c C a n e y . A n d t h e n

J o n a t h a n L u t z .

M S . W O R T H :

H i . M y n a m e i s E m i l y

W o r t h . I ' m t h e n a t i o n a l

o r g a n i z i n g c o d i r e c t o r f o r f o o d

a n d w a t e r w a t c h . A n d I ' m

s p e a k i n g h e r e t o d a y w i t h t h e

t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f m e m b e r s

t h a t w e h a v e i n N e w Y o r k , N e w

J e r s e y , P e n n s y l v a n i a , a n d

D e l a w a r e .

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b e e n i n v o l v e d i n t h i s f i g h t f o r

p r o t e c t i n g t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n . A n d I r e m e m b e r a c t u a l l y

s t a n d i n g i n T r e n t o n w h e n t h e

C o m m i s s i o n m a d e t h e w i s e

d e c i s i o n n o t t o a l l o w f r a c k i n g

o r a n y o f i t s a s s o c i a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n .

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w h a t w e ' v e s e e n i s s t a t e s l i k e

N e w Y o r k a n d M a r y l a n d b a n

f r a c k i n g . B u t a l s o h u n d r e d s o f

s t u d i e s t h a t d e m o n s t r a t e t h e

h a r m t h a t h a s b e e n r e a l l y

u l t i m a t e l y d e s c r i b e d h e r e

t o d a y .

S o w e ' r e h e r e t o d a y w i t h

a s i m p l e m e s s a g e f o r t h e

C o m m i s s i o n a n d f o r G o v e r n o r

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G o v e r n o r C a r n e y a n d G o v e r n o r

W o l f , t h a t w e n e e d t o p r o t e c t

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r w a t e r s h e d

a n d t h e d r i n k i n g w a t e r s o u r c e

o f 1 7 m i l l i o n p e o p l e b y b a n n i n g

f r a c k i n g , b u t a l s o f r a c k i n g

w a s t e a n d t h e w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s

f r o m f r a c k i n g i n o t h e r p l a c e s .

T h i s i s r e a l l y t h e o n l y w a y

t h a t w e c a n p r e v e n t t h e h a r m s

f o r t h i s r i v e r b a s i n .

A n d I w o u l d l i k e t o t a k e

j u s t a m i n u t e t o f o c u s o n t h e

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w a s t e w a t e r p r o c e s s i n g t h r o u g h

t h e s e d r a f t r e g u l a t i o n s . A s

y o u h a v e h e a r d f r o m m a n y o f t h e

o t h e r s p e a k e r s , t h e r e a r e

c o u n t l e s s s t u d i e s t h a t n o w s h o w

t h a t t h e r e ' s n o s a f e o r

e f f e c t i v e w a y t o t r e a t a n d

d i s c h a r g e t h e h i g h l y t o x i c

m a t e r i a l s f o u n d i n t h e f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w a t e r .

S t u d i e s h a v e f o u n d m o r e

t h a n 7 5 0 d i f f e r e n t c h e m i c a l s

a r e u s e d b y t h e i n d u s t r y , m a n y

o f w h i c h a r e n o t r e g u l a t e d ,

m a n y o f w h i c h d o n ' t e v e n h a v e

p r o p e r s a f e t y a s s e s s m e n t s . B u t

w e d o k n o w t h a t t h o s e i n c l u d e

k n o w n c a r c i n o g e n s a n d

c h e m i c a l s , a n d m a n y o t h e r s t h a t

c a u s e h a r m t o h u m a n h e a l t h a n d

t h e e n v i r o n m e n t . T h e w a s t e

a l s o i n c l u d e s n a t u r a l l y

o c c u r r i n g r a d i o a c t i v e

m a t e r i a l s .

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h a v e m e n t i o n e d , a s t u d y

r e l e a s e d j u s t i n t h e p a s t w e e k

- - - t h a t ' s h o w m u c h r e s e a r c h

h a s c o m e o u t o n t h i s i s s u e . I t

w a s c o n d u c t e d b y r e s e a r c h e r s a t

D u k e U n i v e r s i t y . A n d t h e y

f o u n d t h a t l e v e l s o f r a d i u m ,

a g a i n , a k n o w n c a r c i n o g e n , i n

t h e r i v e r s e d i m e n t i n t h e

A l l e g h e n y R i v e r i n W e s t e r n

P e n n s y l v a n i a a r e a b o u t 6 5 0

t i m e s h i g h e r b e l o w w a t e r

t r e a t m e n t p l a n t s t h a n a t t h e i r

s a m e h e i g h t s u p s t r e a m .

A n d s o m e o f t h i s c a m e

f r o m t r e a t i n g a c t u a l l y

c o n v e n t i o n a l o i l a n d g a s w a s t e ,

b u t a s t h e l e a d i n g r e s e a r c h e r

s a i d i n t h e n e w s p a p e r , q u o t e ,

t h e c l e a r m e s s a g e o f t h e s t u d y

i s t h a t a n y b r i n e c o n t a i n i n g

r a d i o a c t i v i t y s h o u l d n o t b e

d i s c h a r g e d i n t o t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t .

S o t h e q u e s t i o n w e h a v e

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h e r e t o d a y i s w h y w o u l d t h e

D R B C n o w m o v e t o a l l o w t h e

p r o c e s s i n g o f f r a c k i n g w a s t e i n

t h e D e l a w a r e w a t e r s h e d ? I t

j u s t m a k e s n o s e n s e .

A n d s o w e a r e h e r e t o d a y

t o c a l l o n G o v e r n o r W o l f ,

G o v e r n o r C u o m o , G o v e r n o r

M u r p h y , a n d G o v e r n o r C a r n e y t o

p r o t e c t y o u r r e s i d e n t s '

d r i n k i n g w a t e r b y b a n n i n g

f r a c k i n g a n d a l l a s s o c i a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s .

W e w i l l n o t s e t t l e f o r

t h i s c o m p r o m i s e y o u p u t

f o r w a r d . W e w i l l o n l y a c c e p t a

f u l l b a n o n f r a c k i n g . T h a n k

y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . S t e v e B a c h e r w a s

n o t i n t h e r o o m w h e n I c a l l e d

h i s n a m e . B u t i f h e ' s h e r e ,

c o m e f o r w a r d .

M R . B A C H E R :

T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h f o r

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t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o s p e a k . M y

n a m e i s S t e v e B a c h e r . I ' m a

c o f o u n d e r o f 3 5 0 . o r g B u c k s

C o u n t y a n d B u c k s E n v i r o n m e n t a l

A c t i o n . I l i v e i n L o w e r

M a y f i e l d i n t h e 8 t h

C o n g r e s s i o n a l D i s t r i c t o f

P e n n s y l v a n i a w h e r e I a m a

c a n d i d a t e t o r u n f o r C o n g r e s s ,

a s a m a t t e r o f f a c t .

A n d I j u s t w o u l d l i k e t o

s h a r e w i t h y o u t h a t , a s I ' m

s u r e m a n y s p e a k e r s h a v e s a i d

a l r e a d y , w e w o u l d l i k e a

c o m p l e t e b a n o n a l l a s p e c t s o f

f r a c k i n g , n o t j u s t t h e

d r i l l i n g . W e c a n ' t b e t a k i n g

w a t e r o u t o f t h e D e l a w a r e

t h a t ' s g o i n g t o h u r t t h e

e c o s y s t e m .

I t ' s g o i n g t o i m p a c t o u r

d r i n k i n g w a t e r . W e c a n ' t b e

d u m p i n g p o i s o n s i n t o t h e r i v e r

b a s i n , w h i c h w i l l e v e n t u a l l y

g e t i n t o a l l o f o u r d r i n k i n g

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w a t e r . I n f a c t , t h e w h o l e

e c o s y s t e m , a s w e l l a s o u r

p e o p l e ' s d r i n k i n g w a t e r . T h e

o n l y w a y t o k e e p o u r d r i n k i n g

w a t e r s a f e f o r t h e s e 1 7 m i l l i o n

p e o p l e w h o d e p e n d o n t h e r i v e r

i s t o k e e p a l l a s p e c t s o f

f r a c k i n g o u t o f t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , s i r . T h o m a s

M c C a n e y . I m i g h t b e

m i s p r o n o u n c i n g y o u r l a s t n a m e .

B u t i t l o o k s l i k e i t ' s

M - C - C - A - N - E - Y . O k a y . N o

r e s p o n s e o n t h a t . M r . R a p p

w i l l b e n e x t . A n d t h e n a f t e r

M r . R a p p i s E d w a r d L e y d o n . A n d

t h e n B i l l C o z z e n s . O k a y . W h e n

y o u ' r e r e a d y , M r . R a p p .

M R . R A P P :

I ' m M r . R a p p , a n

i m p a c t e d p r o p e r t y o w n e r i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a . A r e s i d e n t o f

J a c k s o n , N e w J e r s e y . A n d

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f i r s t l y , I w o u l d l i k e t o c a l l

o n m y n e w g o v e r n o r t o u p h o l d

t h e C o m p a c t w i t h t h e D e l a w a r e

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d i s a l l o w t h e d u m p i n g , a n d

s t o r a g e , a n d w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s

p r o p o s e d .

S o g o o d a f t e r n o o n . I

s t a n d b e f o r e t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n t o d e m a n d t h a t t h e y n o t

a m e n d t h e c o m p r e h e n s i v e

m a n a g e m e n t p l a n . S o n o t t o

a d o p t p r o p o s e d 1 8 C F R p a r t 4 4 0

a n d 4 0 1 1 . 3 5 . P r o p o s e d , t h e

i n t r o d u c t i o n o f f r a c k w a s t e

i n t o t h e b a s i n i s a v i o l a t i o n

o f t h e C o n g r e s s i o n a l C o m p a c t

w i t h t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e . T h e

C o m m i s s i o n m u s t e n f o r c e t h e

c o m p r e h e n s i v e m a n a g e m e n t p l a n

a n d d e f e n d a g a i n s t t h e

i n d u s t r i a l i z a t i o n o f t h i s

p r e c i o u s A m e r i c a n c o m m o d i t y .

D o n o t b e i n f l u e n c e d b y

t h e i n d u s t r y ' s c l a i m s o f

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m u l t i - b i l l i o n d o l l a r i n f l o w

i n t o P e n n s y l v a n i a . A n d t h e

f a c t t h a t t h e y h a v e c l a i m e d n o t

t o h a v e l e d t o w i d e s p r e a d

n e g a t i v e i m p a c t .

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a t t h e p l a c e s w h e r e t h e y a r e

f r a c k i n g c u r r e n t l y a n d y o u w i l l

s e e p l e n t y o f n e g a t i v e i m p a c t .

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p u b l i c c o m p l a i n t s f i l e d w i t h

t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a D e p a r t m e n t o f

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h a s b e e n a l i f e - a l t e r i n g p u b l i c

h e a l t h h a z a r d i n P e n n s y l v a n i a .

6 8 5 p e e r - r e v i e w s t u d i e s

c o n c l u d e t h a t t h e r e i s e v i d e n c e

o f n e g a t i v e i m p a c t s o n w a t e r ,

a i r , a n d h u m a n h e a l t h w i t h o v e r

3 0 0 d o c u m e n t e d c a s e s o f p r i v a t e

w e l l w a t e r c o n t a m i n a t i o n s

c a u s e d b y t h e o i l a n d g a s

o p e r a t i o n s i n P e n n s y l v a n i a

a l o n e .

T h e w e l l p a d b a n i s m u c h

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a p p r e c i a t e d a n d w i d e l y

s u p p o r t e d , b u t t o a l l o w t h e

f r a c k w a s t e t o b e e m p t i e d i n t o

t h e w a t e r s h e d i s a v i o l a t i o n o f

t h e c o m p r e h e n s i v e m a n a g e m e n t

p l a n . N o r w a s t h e f r a c k w a s t e

c o n s i d e r e d w h e n t h e d r a f t

e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t s t a t i o n

p r e p a r e d i n 1 9 8 6 b y t h e

n a t i o n a l p a r k s e r v i c e .

T h e D R B C c o n s i d e r e d - - -

t h e c i t i z e n s a d v i s o r y c o u n c i l

a n d m a n y o f t h e p u b l i c a n d

p r i v a t e i n t e r e s t s . I t w a s n ' t

c o n s i d e r e d b e c a u s e i t d i d n ' t

e x i s t . F r a c k i n g d i d n ' t e x i s t .

I a l s o h a v e h e r e t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t s t a t e m e n t .

I w a s w o n d e r i n g w h e t h e r t h e

i n d u s t r y h a s o n e o f t h o s e t h a t

w e c a n g e t a n e w e r c o p y o f n o w

t h a t w e k n o w h o w f r a c k i n g

i n f l u e n c e s o u r e n v i r o n m e n t .

S o I c a l l o n t h e

g o v e r n o r s n o t t o b r e a k w i t h

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t h e i r c l e a r m i s s i o n o f

c o n s e r v a t i o n f o r r e c r e a t i o n ,

a n d t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n o f t h e

h i s t o r i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h e

D e l a w a r e a n d i t s r o l e t h a t i t

p l a y e d i n t h e f o u n d i n g o f o u r

g r e a t n a t i o n .

T h i s w i l l b e t h e

g r e a t e s t m i s c a r r i a g e o f j u s t i c e

t h a t e v e r h a s b e e n i n f l i c t e d o n

t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e . T h a n k y o u

v e r y m u c h .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

E d w a r d L e y d o n w i l l b e

n e x t . A n d t h e n B i l l C o z z e n s .

A n d t h e n V i c t o r i a S t r a n g e .

O k a y . S i r , w h e n y o u ' r e r e a d y

p l e a s e .

M R . L E Y D O N :

Y o u r H o n o r , t h a n k y o u

v e r y m u c h f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y

t o s p e a k . I ' m s p e a k i n g a s a n

i n d i v i d u a l a n d a s a r e s i d e n t o f

S o l e b u r y T o w n s h i p , B u c k s

C o u n t y , P e n n s y l v a n i a . I t ' s

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a b o u t a n h o u r n o r t h o f h e r e

w h e r e m y f a m i l y a n d I h a v e a

s m a l l f a r m . A n d j u s t t o b r i n g

t h i s d o w n t o m y i n d i v i d u a l

l e v e l , o u r f a r m h a s a l o t o f

w a t e r o n i t . W e h a v e a s p r i n g .

W e h a v e t w o s t r e a m s t h a t f l o w

t h r o u g h o u r f a r m . W e h a v e a

p o n d . A n d w e a l s o h a v e

g r o u n d w a t e r t h a t ' s v e r y c l o s e

t o t h e s u r f a c e . W e h a v e a v e r y

s h a l l o w w e l l w h e r e w e h a v e

g o t t e n o u r w a t e r f o r 4 0 y e a r s .

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e o i l a n d

g a s i n d u s t r y , I s h o u l d b e a b l e

t o s e l l t h e r i g h t s t o f r a c k i n g

o n t h e l a n d t h a t I o w n b e c a u s e

w e ' r e o n a s h a l e f o r m a t i o n .

A n d t h e r e m i g h t b e o i l a n d g a s

t h e r e , b u t a s w e a l l k n o w ,

t h e r e ' s a b a n o n f r a c k i n g i n

t h e D e l a w a r e B a s i n . A n d t h a t

h a s b e e n d e c i d e d t h a t t h a t ' s

r e a l l y n o t a g o o d i d e a .

B u t l o o k i n g a t t h e s e

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r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e p r o p o s e d r u l e

t h a t h a s b e e n i s s u e d , t h e r e a r e

t w o e x c e p t i o n h e r e t h a t s a y

t h a t I c a n a s k , I a s a n

i n d i v i d u a l p r o p e r t y o w n e r , c a n

a s k f o r r e v i e w a n d a p p r o v a l b y

t h e D R B C f o r t h e i r

i n t e r p r e t a t i o n a n d d i s c r e t i o n

f o r a p p r o v a l t o s e l l t h e w a t e r

f r o m m y f a r m , t h e s u r f a c e w a t e r

o r t h e g r o u n d w a t e r , t o p e o p l e

w h o w a n t t o t a k e i t o u t o f t h i s

a r e a f o r f r a c k i n g e i t h e r

M a r c e l l u s s h a l e o r s o m e w h e r e

e l s e .

N o w , I c a n a s k f o r t h a t

a n d s o c a n a n y o n e e l s e i n m y

p o s i t i o n w h o h a s t h e l a n d , a n d

w h o h a s t h e w a t e r t o s e l l .

S e c o n d l y , I c a n a s k f o r

t h e r e v i e w a n d a p p r o v a l , a n d

t h e i r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n a n d

d i s c r e t i o n f o r a p p r o v a l o f t h e

t r a n s p o r t , t r e a t m e n t , s t o r a g e ,

a n d d i s p o s a l o f w a s t e w a t e r f r o m

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f r a c k i n g . I l o o k h e r e o n t h e

s u m m a r y a n d i t ' s c a l l e d

p r o d u c e d w a t e r , w h i c h I t h i n k

i s s o m e o n e p u t a e u p h e m i s m i n

t h e r e f o r h a z a r d o u s a n d

c o n t a m i n a t e d w a s t e w a t e r .

S o m a y b e I c a n e v e n g e t

t h a t w a t e r b a c k a n d s e t u p a

w a s t e w a t e r t r e a t m e n t f a c i l i t y

o n m y p r o p e r t y . I h a v e e n o u g h

a c r e a g e . I c a n d o t h a t . I c a n

t r e a t i t . I c a n s t o r e i t . I

c a n t r a n s p o r t i t a l l h e r e i n

S o l e b u r y T o w n s h i p , B u c k s

C o u n t y , P e n n s y l v a n i a w h e r e

f r a c k i n g i s n o t p e r m i t t e d . A s

e v e r y o n e b e f o r e m e h a s

i n d i c a t e d , t h a t i s a

c o n t r a d i c t i o n .

S o I s a y t h a t i f y o u

l e a v e t h e d o o r s o p e n w i t h t h e s e

p r o p o s e d r u l e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n s ,

i t i s g o i n g t o h a p p e n . P e o p l e

l i k e m e a n d o t h e r l a n d o w n e r s

a r e g o i n g t o a p p l y f o r a n d

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a r g u e t h a t t h e y h a v e a r i g h t t o

s e l l w a t e r , t o d i s p o s e o f

w a t e r , t o t r y a n d t r e a t t h e

w a t e r , a l t h o u g h I d o n ' t b e l i e v e

i t c a n b e t r e a t e d . A n d a s

s o m e b o d y q u o t e d B e n F r a n k l i n

a b o u t t h e v a l u e o f w a t e r , w h e n

y o u d o n ' t h a v e i t , w h e n y o u

d o n ' t h a v e g o o d d r i n k i n g w a t e r ,

y o u r e a l i z e t h e v a l u e o f w a t e r .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , s i r .

M R . L E Y D O N :

T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

B i l l C o z z e n s w i l l b e

n e x t . A n d t h e n V i c t o r i a

S t r a n g e , a n d C a r o l

W e s t o n - Y o u n g . S i r , w h e n y o u ' r e

r e a d y .

M R . C O Z Z E N S :

G o o d a f t e r n o o n . M y n a m e

i s B i l l C o z z e n s . I ' m a

r e s i d e n t o f P h i l a d e l p h i a a n d a

m e m b e r o f G e r m a n t o w n F r i e n d s

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M e e t i n g i n t h e G e r m a n t o w n

s e c t i o n o f P h i l a d e l p h i a . T h e

m e e t i n g a p p r o v e d a m i n u t e a f t e r

m e e t i n g f o r b u s i n e s s b a c k i n

t h e l a t e p a r t o f 2 0 1 7 .

A s s u c h , t h e s t a t e m e n t

t h a t I ' m g o i n g t o r e a d

r e p r e s e n t s t h e f e e l i n g s o f m o r e

t h a n 2 0 0 m e m b e r s o f o u r Q u a k e r

m e e t i n g .

G e r m a n t o w n m o n t h l y

m e e t i n g a t t h e R e l i g i o u s

S o c i e t y o f F r i e n d s , Q u a k e r s ,

u r g e s t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

C o m m i s s i o n t o b a n t h e

e x t r a c t i o n o f g a s v i a h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g , a n d r e l a t e d w a t e r

e x t r a c t i o n a n d d i s p o s a l

a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r w a t e r s h e d .

M o r e o v e r , G e r m a n t o w n

M e e t i n g u r g e s P e n n s y l v a n i a

G o v e r n o r W o l f t o i n s t r u c t h i s

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o n t h e

C o m m i s s i o n t o v o t e i n f a v o r o f

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p e r m a n e n t l y b a n n i n g f r a c k i n g

a n d f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s

i n t h e w a t e r s h e d .

F r a c k i n g i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n w o u l d r e p r e s e n t a

s i g n i f i c a n t t h r e a t t o t h e

p u r i t y a n d s a f e t y o f t h e w a t e r

s u p p l y t o m i l l i o n s o f r e s i d e n t s

i n E a s t e r n P e n n s y l v a n i a , N e w

J e r s e y , N e w Y o r k , a n d D e l a w a r e .

A l s o , t h e p r i m a r y

p r o d u c t o f f r a c k i n g n a t u r a l g a s

o r m e t h a n e i s a s i g n i f i c a n t

c o n t r i b u t o r t o c l i m a t e c h a n g e

e i t h e r a t t h e w e l l o r a s i t ' s

p i p e d t o m a r k e t . M o r e o v e r ,

n a t u r a l g a s w h e n b u r n e d , a l s o

c o n t r i b u t e s t o a s t h m a ,

e m p h y s e m a , a n d o t h e r d a m a g i n g

r e s p i r a t o r y i l l n e s s e s h a v i n g a n

e s p e c i a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t i m p a c t

o n c h i l d r e n a n d t h e e l d e r l y .

O p e n i n g t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n t o f r a c k i n g w o u l d

e x a c e r b a t e t h e s e p r o b l e m s .

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V i a b l e a l t e r n a t i v e s t o

b u r n i n g f o s s i l f u e l s , f o r

e x a m p l e , s o l a r a n d w i n d p o w e r ,

p a r t i c u l a r l y o f e l e c t r i c i t y ,

a r e f a r p r e f e r a b l e b e c a u s e t h e y

a r e m u c h l e s s d e t r i m e n t a l t o

t h e e n v i r o n m e n t . A n d w o u l d

c r e a t e j o b g r o w t h i n o u r

r e g i o n .

F r i e n d s , Q u a k e r s b e l i e v e

t h a t w e a r e c a l l e d b y G o d t o

p r o t e c t t h e h e a l t h a n d

w e l l b e i n g . W e a r e a l s o c a l l e d

o n t o p r o t e c t t h e e n v i r o n m e n t

b o t h n o w a n d f o r f u t u r e

g e n e r a t i o n s . E x p a n s i o n o f

f r a c k i n g d i r e c t l y c o n t r a d i c t s

t h e s e e l e m e n t s . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , s i r .

V i c t o r i a S t r a n g e w i l l b e n e x t .

A n d t h e n C a r o l W e s t o n - Y o u n g .

A n d t h e n E m i l y D a v i s . M a ' a m ,

w h e n y o u ' r e r e a d y . T h a n k y o u .

M S . S T R A N G E :

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O k a y . T h a n k y o u f o r

t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o s p e a k . I

j u s t w a n t e d t o a d d a s h o r t

c o m m e n t a s a w i l d l i f e e c o l o g i s t

a n d a l i f e l o n g P e n n s y l v a n i a

r e s i d e n t w h o r e c o g n i z e s t h e

i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r w a t e r s h e d s y s t e m a s a

u n i q u e f r e s h w a t e r t i d a l

s y s t e m . I t ' s u n p a r a l l e l e d

a c r o s s t h i s c o u n t r y a n d a v i t a l

r e s o u r c e f o r t h e w i l d l i f e

c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t u s e t h i s

r e g i o n a s a y e a r - r o u n d , a n d a

s t o p o v e r h a b i t a t .

W e h a v e a l r e a d y

d e s i g n a t e d t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

t o a n e x t r e m e d e g r e e , t o t h e

p o i n t w h e r e m a n y s e c t i o n s a r e

c o m p l e t e l y u n r e c o g n i z a b l e f r o m

w h a t t h e y w e r e b e f o r e h u m a n

s e t t l e m e n t . W e m u s t c o n s i d e r

t h e e v i d e n c e t h a t w e ' v e

g a t h e r e d a s t o t h e a d v e r s e

a f f e c t s o f h y d r a u l i c

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f r a c t u r i n g .

M a n y c o m p o u n d s o f w h i c h

a r e e x t r a c t e d f r o m s h a l e

f o r m a t i o n s , a s w e l l a s t h o s e

t h a t a r e i n j e c t e d d u r i n g t h e

f r a c k i n g p r o c e s s w h i c h h a v e t h e

p o t e n t i a l t o n e g a t i v e l y i m p a c t

t h e D e l a w a r e w a t e r s h e d i f

P e n n s y l v a n i a c h o o s e s t o b e

i n v o l v e d i n t h e t r a n s p o r t a n d

t r e a t m e n t o f t h e s e h a z a r d o u s

c o m p o u n d s .

W e d o n o t n e e d t o

i n c r e a s e m o r e p r e s s u r e o n o u r

b i o l o g i c a l d i v e r s i t y a n d

e c o l o g i c a l f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h i s

r e g i o n . A n d t h e r e i s t o o m u c h

r i s k o f c o n t a m i n a t i o n a n d

d e t r i m e n t f r o m t h e d i s p o s a l

p r o c e s s .

N o t o n l y a r e t h e s e

p e r s i s t e n t e n v i r o n m e n t a l

c o n c e r n s i m p o r t a n t , b u t t h e r e

i s e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e f l o w - b a c k

w a t e r c o n t a i n s c o m p o u n d s w h i c h

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h a v e n e g a t i v e i m p a c t s o n h u m a n s

s u c h a s n e u r o t o x i n s a n d

c a r c i n o g e n s , a s w e ' v e h e a r d

f r o m m a n y o f t h e o t h e r

s p e a k e r s .

R e s i d e n t s h a v e t h e r i g h t

t o p r o t e c t t h e i r d r i n k i n g w a t e r

f r o m b e i n g c o m p r o m i s e d b y t h e

t r a n s p o r t a n d t r e a t m e n t o f

f r a c t u r i n g w a s t e s . A n d I

s u p p o r t a c o m p l e t e b a n o f

h y d r a u l i c f r a c t u r i n g a n d

r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n . A n d I

u r g e t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o d o t h e

s a m e . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . M s . C a r o l

W e s t o n - Y o u n g w i l l b e n e x t . A n d

t h e n E m e l i e D a v i s . A n d t h e n

D a n i e l M a r k i n d . I s C a r o l

W e s t o n - Y o u n g p r e s e n t ? I w i l l

c a l l h e r n a m e a g a i n . A n d t h e n

E m e l i e D a v i s w o u l d b e n e x t .

Y o u ' r e M s . D a v i s ? S t a r t b y

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s a y i n g y o u r n a m e .

M S . D A V I S :

I a m E m i l i e D a v i s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u .

M S . D A V I S :

I ' m a r e s i d e n t o f

P h i l a d e l p h i a a n d a m e m b e r o f

t h e S i e r r a C l u b . T h e

e x t r a c t i o n o f h y d r o c a r b o n g a s ,

m o r e c o m m o n l y c a l l e d n a t u r a l

g a s t h r o u g h h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g i s a d a n g e r o u s

p r o c e s s a n d a l l p a r t s o f t h e

p r o c e s s s h o u l d b e b a n n e d .

I ' m g o i n g t o s p e a k t o

o n e p a r t i c u l a r i s s u e t h a t

w i t h d r a w s w a t e r f r o m t h e

D e l a w a r e w a t e r s h e d .

F i r s t , w a t e r i s a

s u b s t a n c e w i t h o u t w h i c h h u m a n s

c a n n o t l i v e . T h e f u e l ,

h y d r o c a r b o n g a s , i s m o s t l y

m e t h a n e , w h i c h h a s a g l o b a l

w a r m i n g p o t e n t i a l o f a b o u t 3 2 .

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H y d r o c a r b o n g a s i s n o t

n e c e s s a r y f o r o u r l i v e s . O u r

s p e c i e s c a n l i v e w i t h o u t t h i s

g a s , a s w e h a v e f o r t h o u s a n d s

o f y e a r s .

M a n y h u m a n h a v e d i e d

f r o m l a c k o f w a t e r o r f r o m

c o n t a m i n a t e d w a t e r . N o t o n e

h a s d i e d f r o m l a c k o f

h y d r o c a r b o n g a s .

T h e r e i s a f i n i t e a m o u n t

o f w a t e r o n o u r p l a n t , t h e s a m e

n o w a s w h e n d i n o s a u r s r o a m e d

t h e n a t u r a l w o r l d . W a t e r i s

t r u l y a r e c y c l e d s u b s t a n c e .

T h e d i n o s a u r s d r a n k t h e s a m e

w a t e r t h a t w e ' r e d r i n k i n g .

B u t w h e n w a t e r i s u s e d

f o r f r a c k i n g , s o m e o f i t i s

t h r o w n a w a y f o r e v e r . A n d t h a t

w h i c h c o m e s b a c k i s p o l l u t e d

w i t h s o m a n y c h e m i c a l s t h a t n o t

e v e n t h e c o r p o r a t i o n s t h a t p u t

t h o s e c h e m i c a l s i n c a n g e t t h e m

o u t .

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F i n a l l y , i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a , t h e r e h a s b e e n a

l o n g h i s t o r y o f f o s s i l f u e l

e x t r a c t i o n s . A n d t h o s e w h o

h a v e p r o f i t e d f r o m i t h a v e n o t

s h o w n t o b e g o o d c o r p o r a t e

c i t i z e n s .

I n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ,

t h e r e a r e 1 , 3 0 3 s u p e r v i s e d

s i t e s . T h e s t a t e s w i t h t h e

m o s t s u p e r v i s e d s i t e s a r e N e w

J e r s e y , C a l i f o r n i a , a n d

P e n n s y l v a n i a . T o g e t h e r , N e w

J e r s e y a n d P e n n s y l v a n i a h a v e

a b o u t 1 6 p e r c e n t o f o u r

s u p e r v i s e d s i t e s . M o s t o f

t h e s e s i t e s w e r e i n i t i a l l y

c r e a t e d b e c a u s e a c o r p o r a t e

c i t i z e n d i s p o s e d o f i t s w a s t e

i m p r o p e r l y .

T h e c o r p o r a t i o n s t h a t

a r e c u r r e n t l y e x t r a c t i n g

n a t u r a l g a s a r e d e m o n s t r a t i n g

t h a t t h e y w a n t t o f o l l o w t h i s

t r a d i t i o n o f m a k i n g t h e r e s t o f

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u s t o p a y f o r t h e i r f r a c k e d

f u e l w i t h o u r d o l l a r s . A n d

m o r e i m p o r t a n t l y o u r h e a l t h .

W h y s h o u l d w e g i v e a n y

c o r p o r a t i o n o u r w a t e r w h e n

c o r p o r a t e t r a c k r e c o r d s s h o w

t h a t t h e y d i d n o t t a k e c a r e o f

t h e w a t e r t h e y ' v e a l r e a d y

t a k e n ? T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . D a n i e l

M a r k i n d w i l l b e n e x t . A n d t h e n

A d r i e n n e T a f f o n i - M a r g a d o . A n d

t h e n a f t e r t h a t , H e n r y F r a n k .

O k a y . S i r , p l e a s e .

M R . M A R K I N D :

M y n a m e i s D a n i e l

M a r k i n d . I ' m a n a t t o r n e y h e r e

i n P h i l a d e l p h i a . I w o r k i n t h e

e n e r g y i n d u s t r y . A n d I ' v e

r e a l l y l o o k e d a t i t . I h a v e

n e v e r h o w e v e r t a k e n a d i m e f r o m

t h e e n e r g y c o m p a n y . A n d I h a v e

n o l o y a l t y t o a n y o f t h e m . I

d o , h o w e v e r , v e r y m u c h s u p p o r t

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t h e p r o c e s s o f h y d r a u l i c

f r a c k i n g .

I ' m s u r e i t w i l l

s u r p r i s e m a n y o f y o u t h a t I

a g r e e a l o t w i t h w h a t m a n y o f

y o u h a v e b e e n s a y i n g . I

b e l i e v e t h e r e i s a u n i q u e

o b l i g a t i o n t o p r o t e c t t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r w a t e r s h e d ,

t h e r e f o r e , I a m s y m p a t h e t i c t o

m a n y o f t h e s t a t e m e n t s

r e g a r d i n g t h e n e e d f o r

r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e n e e d f o r

s e t b a c k , e t c e t e r a i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r W a t e r s h e d .

H o w e v e r , I t h i n k a

c o m p l e t e b a n i s e x t r e m e l y o v e r

b r o a d . A n d I b e l i e v e i t ' s a n

i m p r o p e r u s e o f w e a p o n . A n d i t

i s i m p r o p e r , t h e y m a y f i n d i n

y o u r f a v o r t o d a y , y o u m a y n o t

l i k e t o m o r r o w .

I f e a r t h e e n e r g y

i n d u s t r y w i l l t r a v e l . I

b e l i e v e i n t h e a f f e c t e d

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r e g u l a t i o n . B u t I f e a r t h e

g o v e r n m e n t a l s o . I f y o u t a k e a

l o o k a t t h e g r e a t e s t

e n v i r o n m e n t a l d i s a s t e r s i n t h e

h u m a n h i s t o r y , t h e y ' v e b e e n

c a u s e d b y t h e f e d e r a l

g o v e r n m e n t . T h e R O C i n w h a t

u s e d t o b e t h e S o v i e t U n i o n ,

t h e a i r i n B e i j i n g .

I f y o u l o o k a t o u r

c o u n t r y , t a k e a l o o k a t t h e

A n i m u s R i v e r i n C o l o r a d o o r

w h a t ' s h a p p e n i n g r i g h t n o w w i t h

r e g a r d t o t h e O r o v i l l e D a m ,

O - R - O - V - I - L - L - E , n o r t h o f

S a c r a m e n t o . A l m o s t t h e

g r e a t e s t e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d

p o t e n t i a l l y h u m a n d i s a s t e r i n

o u r c o u n t r y ' s h i s t o r y c a m e v e r y

c l o s e t o h a p p e n i n g l a s t

F e b r u a r y o v e r a g o v e r n m e n t

b u i l t , o w n e d a n d o p e r a t e d

p r o j e c t , e n t i r e l y b y t h e

g o v e r n m e n t .

I f t h e D R B C i s s o

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c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e p o s s i b l e

l e a k a g e o f b a n n e d s u b s t a n c e s

i n t o t h e r i v e r , w h a t ' s t h e

r e s p o n s e o f t h e c h e m i c a l p l a n t s

r i g h t a l o n g t h e r i v e r ? D o y o u

j u s t w a n t t o G o o g l e i t ? J u s t

g o t o c h e m i c a l p l a n t s n e a r t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r .

T h e r e ' s b e e n a l o t o f

r e l i g i o u s i m a g e r y t h a t ' s b e e n

g i v e n t o d a y . W e l l , l e t m e g i v e

y o u s o m e o f m i n e . H u m a n b e i n g s

a r e i m p e r f e c t . T h e r e f o r e ,

e v e r y t h i n g d o n e b y h u m a n b e i n g s

w i l l b e i m p e r f e c t .

I t w i l l a l w a y s b e e a s y

t o b e a g a i n s t t h i n g s b e c a u s e

t h e r e w i l l a l w a y s a n e g a t i v e

d o w n s i d e . A s a h u m a n b e i n g ,

y o u w i l l a c c o m p l i s h n o t h i n g ,

b u t y o u ' l l a l w a y s b e r e a d y .

Y o u ' r e g o i n g t o t e l l m e

w h a t y o u ' r e a g a i n s t . I d i d n ' t

h e a r w h a t y o u ' r e f o r . I f y o u

o p p o s e t h e h y d r a u l i c

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f r a c t u r i n g , f i n e . T e l l m e h o w

y o u i n t e n d t o p o w e r t h e e c o n o m y

a n d d o n ' t g i v e m e t h i s

g e n e r a l i z a t i o n w i t h r e n e w a b l e

e n e r g y .

H o w a r e w e g o i n g t o

t r a n s m i t i t ? H o w a r e y o u g o i n g

t o g e n e r a t e i t ? H o w a r e y o u

g o i n g t o s t o r e i t ? I t ' s c a l l e d

r e n e w a b l e f o r a r e a s o n . I t ' s

n o t n e c e s s a r i l y e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y

v i a b l e .

A n d i f y o u l o o k a t a l l

t h e w a y t h r o u g h , i t m a y b e e v e n

w o r s e t h a n h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u s o m u c h .

A U D I E N C E M E M B E R :

T h e s o l u t i o n ' s f r a g i l e .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

S i r , p l e a s e , y o u ' r e o u t

o f l i n e . O k a y . N e x t w i l l b e

A d r i e n n e T a f f o n i - M a r g a d o . I ' m

s u r e I m i s p r o n o u n c e d i t .

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M S . T A F F O N I - M A R G A D O :

N o . Y o u d i d g e t i t .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O h , o k a y . O k a y . H e n r y

F r a n k w i l l b e a f t e r t h a t . A n d

t h e n P e t e r H u g h e s . O k a y .

N a m e , p l e a s e ?

M S . T A F F O N I - M A R G A D O :

A d r i e n n e M a r g a d o .

W r i g h t s t o w n , P e n n s y l v a n i a .

B u c k s C o u n t y . I l o v e

s y n c h r o n i c i t y . Y e s t e r d a y i s

l o c a l l i t t l e N e w t o w n p a t c h h a d

a - - - t h e y s h a r e d t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t a l w o r k i n g g r o u p ' s

p a p e r o n p o t e n t i a l l y u n s a f e

l e v e l s o f r a d i u m i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a d r i n k i n g w a t e r .

A n d t h e n t w o d a y s b e f o r e t h a t ,

D u k e U n i v e r s i t y c a m e o u t w i t h

t h e s t u d y o f r a d i o a c t i v i t y f r o m

o i l a n d g a s w a s t e w a t e r p e r s i s t s

i n P e n n s y l v a n i a s t r e a m s '

s e d i m e n t s .

S o , y o u k n o w , t h e r e ' s a

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l o t o f t h a t I k n o w c o m e s

n a t u r a l l y . B u t w h e n y o u s t a r t

d r i l l i n g i t , a n d r a k i n g i t u p ,

i t j u s t l i f t s i t t o h i g h e r

l e v e l s . A n d i t b e c o m e s u n s a f e

f o r e v e r y o n e .

B u t I j u s t w a n t t o s h a r e

a f e w f u n f a c t s w i t h e v e r y b o d y

t o d a y . O k a y ? S o w a t e r i s t h e

o i l o f t h e 2 1 s t C e n t u r y .

T h a t ' s A n d r e w W e b e r , C E O o f D o w

C h e m i c a l C o m p a n y .

M u l t i b i l l i o n a i r e s a n d

e l i t e s a r e r a p i d l y r a c i n g t o

c o n t r o l t h e w o r l d ' s w a t e r

s u p p l i e s . M o r g a n - S a c h s , J P

M o r g a n C h a s e , C i t i G r o u p , a n d

o t h e r f i n a n c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n s

a r e m a k i n g h u g e i n v e s t m e n t s i n

w a t e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e .

T h i s I g o t t h i s m o r n i n g .

T h e B u s h f a m i l y h a s p u r c h a s e d

1 0 0 , 0 0 0 a c r e s w h i c h s i t s o n t o p

o f a n e n o r m o u s f r e s h w a t e r

a q u i f e r . A n d t h i s a q u i f e r i s

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l a r g e r t h a n T e x a s a n d

C a l i f o r n i a c o m b i n e d . I t h o u g h t

w e l l , w h y ? W h y w o u l d t h e y w a n t

t o d o t h a t ?

C r e d i t s y o u s e e

e s t i m a t e s t h a t t w o - t h i r d s o f

t h e w o r l d ' s p o p u l a t i o n i s

l i k e l y t o l i v e u n d e r w a t e r

s t r e s s c o n d i t i o n s b y 2 0 2 5 .

C a l i f o r n i a a n d t h e

w e s t e r n U . S . , a s w e l l a s B r a z i l

a n d o t h e r p a r t s o f S o u t h

A m e r i c a a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g

h i s t o r i c d r o u g h t c o n d i t i o n s .

M e a n w h i l e , m a n y s t a t e s

i n t h e U . S . h a v e n o w m a d e i t

i l l e g a l t o c o l l e c t r a i n w a t e r .

C o m p a n i e s l i k e N e s t l e

w h o b e l i e v e w a t e r i s n o t a

b a s i c h u m a n r i g h t a r e f o r a g i n g

a v a i l a b l e f r e s h w a t e r r e s o u r c e s

a t u n p r e c e d e n t e d r a t e s a n d w a s

c a u g h t r e c e n t l y s t e a l i n g 6

m i l l i o n g a l l o n s o f w a t e r p e r

y e a r f r o m n a t i o n a l f o r e s t l a n d s .

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T h e b o t t l e d w a t e r i n d u s t r y i s

m a k i n g 2 2 b i l l i o n a y e a r

b o t t l i n g m u n i c i p a l w a t e r .

W a t e r u t i l i t i e s a r e

i n c r e a s i n g l y b e c o m i n g p r i v a t e l y

o w n e d . F o r a t y p i c a l

h o u s e h o l d , p r i v a t e l y o w n e d

w a t e r s e r v i c e c o s t s 1 , 5 0 0

p e r c e n t m o r e t h a n p u b l i c w a t e r

s e r v i c e .

B e c a u s e c o r p o r a t i o n s a r e

d r i v e n b y p r o f i t s a n d n o t t h e

p u b l i c g o o d , c r i m i n a l i z a t i o n

w i l l l i k e l y r e s u l t i n l o w e r

e n v i r o n m e n t a l s t a n d a r d s .

G o v e r n m e n t c a n n o t b e

t r u s t e d w h e n i t r e c e i v e s

e v i d e n c e b y t h e p o l i c e i n t h e

F l i n t , M i c h i g a n s c a n d a l i n

w h i c h o f f i c i a l s a p p r o v e d

l a n d - c o n t a m i n a t e d w a t e r f o r

o v e r 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 r e s i d e n t s .

S o t h e s e s t a t e m e n t s a l l

l e a d m e t o b e l i e v e a n d f e e l

t h a t o u r w a t e r s u p p l i e s a r e i n

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g r e a t j e o p a r d y . S o w h y w o u l d

w e c o n s i d e r a l l o w i n g e l i c i t

c o n t a m i n a t i o n t o o c c u r i n a

s c e n i c w a t e r b a s i n t h a t

s u p p l i e s w a t e r t o f o u r s t a t e s

a n d 1 7 , 0 0 0 ( s i c ) p e o p l e ?

L e t ' s b e p a r t o f t h e

s o l u t i o n a n d n o t p a r t o f t h e

p r o b l e m . T h e r e a l w a r w i l l b e

f o u g h t n o t f o r o i l , b u t f o r

w a t e r . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

R e a l q u i c k l y . S o m e b o d y ,

w h e n y o u c a m e t h r o u g h s e c u r i t y ,

d r o p p e d t h e i r k e y f o b . S o I

w a n t e d t o m a k e s u r e y o u g o t

h o m e .

H e n r y F r a n k . A n d t h e n

a f t e r h i m i t w i l l b e P e t e r

H u g h e s . A n d t h e n D a v i d

M o s c a t e l l o

M R . F R A N K :

H e n r y F r a n k . Y o u r

H o n o r , w e l c o m e t o P h i l a d e l p h i a .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

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T h a n k y o u , s i r .

M R . F R A N K :

I ' m a m e m b e r o f t h e

K e y s t o n e T r a d e A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e

S i e r r a C l u b , a n d m a n y o t h e r s .

B u t m y r e m a r k s a r e m y o w n

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . I ' m l i k e t h e

f e l l o w w h o g o t m a r r i e d f o r t h e

t h i r d t i m e w h o s a i d h e ' s h o p i n g

f o r a g o o d e x p e r i e n c e .

T h e h i s t o r y o f t h e

C o m m o n w e a l t h o f P e n n s y l v a n i a

g o i n g b a c k t o t h e 1 7 0 0 s i s a

c o o p e r a t i o n a m o n g t h e

i n d u s t r i e s , t h e g o v e r n m e n t , a n d

t h e g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s w h i c h

b e n e f i t e d a f e w p e o p l e w h o m a d e

a l o t o f m o n e y . S o m e p e o p l e

w h o m a d e a l i t t l e b i t o f m o n e y ,

s u c h a s j o b s . T e m p o r a r y i n

m a n y c a s e s . A n d t h e r e s t o f

u s , a s t h e m i l i t a r y s a y s , i s

c o l l a t e r a l d a m a g e . T h a t ' s f r o m

t h e 1 7 0 0 s .

I t s t a r t e d w i t h t h e

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t i m b e r i n d u s t r y , c l e a r c u t t h e

s t a t e , a n d i t ' s t a k e n u s 1 0 0

y e a r s t o a p p r o x i m a t e w h a t w a s

t h e r e b e f o r e .

T h e c o a l i n d u s t r y u p i n

H a z l e t o n , y o u c a n s e e t h e s l a g

h e a p s . A n d n o w , t h e f r a c k i n g

i n d u s t r y . T h e y ' l l t a k e

w h a t e v e r m o n e y t h e c a n g e t o u t

o f u s a n d t h e y ' l l l e a v e . A n d

w e ' l l b e l e f t w i t h t h e

c l e a n - u p .

I ' m o n l y a s k i n g t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n

t o p l e a s e d e f y h i s t o r y a n d b e

r e s p o n s i b l e a n d n o t a l l o w

f r a c k i n g a n d a n y t h i n g r e l a t e d

t o f r a c k i n g i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n .

N o w , I w o u l d l i k e t o

l e a v e y o u w i t h a n o l d c u r s e .

U s e d t o b e t h e c u r s e w a s m a y

y o u s w a l l o w o n u m b r e l l a . A n d

w h e n i t r e a c h e s y o u r b e l l y ,

m a k e i t o p e n .

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I r e v i s e t h a t c u r s e .

M a y y o u h a v e a f r a c k i n g

s t r u c t u r e o n y o u r h e a d . M a y i t

b e d r i l l e d d o w n t h r o u g h y o u r

h e a d , y o u r n e c k , y o u r t o r s o ,

a n d y o u r b e l l y . A n d w h e n i t

g e t s i n t o y o u r b e l l y , m a y i t b e

f i l l e d w i t h s e c r e t i n g r e d i e n t s

u n t i l y o u e x p l o d e . A n d s o w h e n

I s a y t o t h e i n d u s t r y f r a c k

y o u , t h a t ' s w h a t I m e a n .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

I s C a r o l W e s t o n - Y o u n g

h e r e ? N o ? O k a y . A n d t h e n

T h o m a s M c C a n e y ? A l l r i g h t .

N e x t w i l l b e P e t e r H u g h e s . A n d

a f t e r P e t e r H u g h e s i s D a v i d

M o s c a t e l l o . A n d t h e n M i k e

D o y l e .

M r . H u g h e s , w h e n y o u ' r e

r e a d y , p l e a s e .

M R . H U G H E S :

I ' m P e t e r H u g h e s . I ' m

w i t h t h e V a l l e y F o r g e c h a p t e r

o f T r o u t U n l i m i t e d . A n d m o s t

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o f t h e t h i n g s I w a s g o i n g t o

s a y h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n c o v e r e d ,

i n c l u d i n g f r o m t h e p r e v i o u s

g u y . T h a n k y o u .

T h e e x t r a c t i o n i n d u s t r y

h a s a h o r r i b l e t r a c k r e c o r d

a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y , b u t

p a r t i c u l a r l y i n P e n n s y l v a n i a .

A n d w h e t h e r i t w a s c o a l , o r

t i m b e r , o r t h e o i l i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a , t h e y a b s o l u t e l y

l e f t a h o r r i b l e s t a t e o f t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t i n t h e w a k e f o r t h e

t a x p a y e r a n d v o l u n t e e r g r o u p s

t o c l e a n u p a f t e r . T h a t ' s o n e

i s s u e .

T h e o t h e r i s s u e i s i t ' s

n e v e r a g o o d i d e a

s c i e n t i f i c a l l y t o m o v e w a t e r

f r o m o n e w a t e r s h e d t o a n o t h e r .

I t ' s a n a w f u l t h i n g t o d o .

S c i e n t i f i c a l l y , y o u c a n ' t

j u s t i f y i t , p a r t i c u l a r l y w h e n

t h a t w a t e r c o m i n g b a c k i n i s

f i l l e d w i t h c o n t a m i n a n t s . A n d

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w e h a v e n o w h e r e r e a l l y t o s t o r e

i t .

T h e r e i s a s e t t l i n g p o n d

i n t h e U p p e r M i d w e s t . R e c e n t l y

d u r i n g a c o l d s n a p , a l o t o f

t h e w a t e r a n d o t h e r t h i n g s w e r e

f r o z e n , e x c e p t f o r t h i s . A n d

s n o w g e e s e l a n d e d o n t h i s

s e t t l i n g p o n d a n d a l l d i e d a s a

r e s u l t o f t h a t .

W e r e a l l y h a v e n o w a y t o

d e a l w i t h t h e c o n t a m i n a n t s

c o m i n g o u t o f t h a t .

N o w , t h e o t h e r p o i n t I ' d

l i k e t o m a k e i s t o a d d r e s s t h e

l a w y e r w h o c a m e a n d s a i d h i s

p i e c e . A n d I t h i n k h e l e f t .

N o , t h e r e h e i s . R i g h t h e r e .

H e d i d n ' t m e n t i o n t h e E x x o n

V a l d e z s p i l l , t h e o i l i n d u s t r y

s p i l l . A n d h e d i d n ' t m e n t i o n

t h e r e c e n t , m o r e r e c e n t p r o b l e m

w e h a v e i n t h e G u l f o f M e x i c o .

T h e y w e r e n o t g o v e r n m e n t

i s s u e s . T h e y w e r e a n o i l

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i n d u s t r y i s s u e . A n d y o u c a n ' t

t r u s t t h e g e n t l e m a n f r o m t h e

o i l i n d u s t r y t o l o o k a f t e r a n d

p o l i c e t h e m s e l v e s . T h a n k s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

D a v i d M o s c a t e l l o w i l l b e

n e x t . A n d t h e n M i k e D o y l e .

A n d t h e n B r u c e B i r c h a r d .

M r . M o s c a t e l l o , p l e a s e ?

M R . M O S C A T E L L O :

D a v i d M o s c a t e l l o . I ' m a

P h i l a d e l p h i a r e s i d e n t a n d a

m e m b e r o f t h e S o u t h e a s t e r n

P e n n s y l v a n i a G r o u p o f t h e

S i e r r a C l u b . A n d I ' m s p e a k i n g

a s a p r i v a t e c i t i z e n .

I w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k

t h e C o m m i s s i o n f o r t h e

o p p o r t u n i t y t o t e s t i f y t o d a y o n

b e h a l f o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

a n d t h e m i l l i o n s o f A m e r i c a n s

w h o d e p e n d u p o n i t .

I ' v e l o v e d t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r s i n c e I w a s a b o y g r o w i n g

u p i n N e w J e r s e y , e s p e c i a l l y

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w h e n I f i r s t c a n o e d o n t h e

U p p e r D e l a w a r e i n N e w Y o r k

S t a t e . I r e m e m b e r s c o o p i n g u p

a c u p o f w a t e r w h i l e f l o a t i n g

d o w n t h e r i v e r a n d d r i n k i n g i t

d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e r i v e r . A s a

m i c r o b i o l o g i s t , I w o u l d n ' t t r y

t h a t t o d a y b e c a u s e I k n o w a b o u t

g i a r d i a s i s , b e a v e r f e v e r .

I s t i l l e n j o y t h e r i v e r

t o t h i s d a y . F r o m p a d d l i n g t h e

r e s e r v o i r s , t o f i s h i n g i n t h e

C a t s k i l l s , t o t u b i n g t h e r i v e r

i n t h e B u c k s C o u n t y , t o

e x p l o r i n g t h e w e t l a n d s a l o n g

t h e D e l a w a r e B a y .

A s b e a u t i f u l a s i t i s

s t i l l , i t ' s a s h a d o w o f i t s

f o r m e r p r o d u c t i v i t y . A m e r e

c e n t u r y a g o w e w e r e a 1 , 0 0 0

p o u n d s t u r g e o n . W e ' r e n e a r l y

e x t i n c t n o w .

I a p p l a u d t h e

C o m m i s s i o n ' s d e c i s i o n t o b a n

f r a c k i n g i n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

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B a s i n . I m u s t p r o t e s t a n y

w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s f o r h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g , a n d e s p e c i a l l y a n y

d i s p o s a l o f f r a c k i n g w a s t e o r

p r o d u c e d w a t e r i n t h e b a s i n .

T h e e x t e n s i v e f r a c k i n g

t a k i n g p l a c e t h r o u g h o u t m u c h o f

P e n n s y l v a n i a , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n

n e a r b y a r e a s , i s a l r e a d y

f r a g m e n t i n g f o r e s t s , r e d u c i n g

s t r e a m f l o w s , a n d i m p i n g i n g

w a t e r q u a l i t y , a n d p o l l u t i n g

g r o u n d w a t e r a s s h o w n b y p r o v e n

w e l l c o n t a m i n a t i o n .

T h e o n l y s e n s i b l e r e a s o n

f o r u s t o w i t h d r a w w a t e r f r o m

t h e D e l a w a r e a n d i t s

t r i b u t a r i e s i s f o r d r i n k i n g a n d

b a t h i n g .

E v e n i f h y d r a u l i c

f r a c t u r i n g w a s n o t e x e m p t e d b y

t h e S a f e D r i n k i n g W a t e r A c t a n d

t h e C l e a n W a t e r A c t , t h e b e l i e f

t h a t t h e S a f e D r i n k i n g W a t e r

A c t , t h e E P A , o r t h e

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P e n n s y l v a n i a D E P a r e f u l l y

p r o t e c t i n g u s f r o m c o n t a m i n a t e d

w a t e r i s d a n g e r o u s l y n a i v e .

T h e a b s e n c e o f

r e g u l a t i o n s c o v e r i n g s o m e o f

t h e c o m p o n e n t s i n f r a c k i n g

w a s t e f l u i d s c a n n o t b e t a k e n a s

e v i d e n c e a s t h e r e ' s n o r i s k .

B u t i s r a t h e r d u e t o t h e p o w e r

o f t h e i n d u s t r y o v e r o u r

l e g i s l a t u r e a n d C o n g r e s s t h a t

h a s p r e v e n t e d t h e E P A f r o m

a c t u a l l y a n a l y z i n g a n d

r e g u l a t i n g t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f

c h e m i c a l s i n u s e .

O n l y 3 0 n e w c h e m i c a l s

c a n b e m o n i t o r e d b y t h e E P A

e v e r y f i v e y e a r s . A n d s i n c e

t h e r e a r e o v e r 8 0 , 0 0 0 c h e m i c a l s

i n u s e , t h a t m e a n s t h a t a t t h i s

r a t e , t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y w i l l

n e v e r b e s t u d i e d .

W e l l , o k a y . W e ' l l o n l y

t a k e 1 6 , 0 0 0 y e a r s t o s t u d y t h e m

a l l . A s s u m i n g n o n e w o n e s a r e

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c r e a t e d .

S o i t ' s s i m p l y - - -

e x c u s e m e . T r e a t m e n t p l a n t s

c a n ' t h a n d l e t h e w a s t e w a t e r .

S o i t ' s s i m p l y n o t e n o u g h t o

d i s c o u r a g e w a t e r w i t h d r a w a l s ,

a n d t h e d i s p o s a l o f f r a c k i n g

w a s t e t o t h e D e l a w a r e B a s i n .

B o t h m u s t b e u n a m b i g u o u s l y

p r o h i b i t e d . T h e r e s o u r c e i s

t o o v i t a l t o r i s k . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . M i k e D o y l e ,

p l e a s e . A n d t h e n B r u c e

B i r c h a r d . A n d t h e n A n d r e a

S t r o u t .

M R . D O Y L E :

T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h . M y

n a m e i s M i k e D o y l e . A n d I c o m e

h e r e a s c a n d i d a t e f o r t h e

l e g i s l a t i v e d i s t r i c t , t h e 1 7 0 t h

l e g i s l a t i v e d i s t r i c t .

I k n e w I h a d t o c o m e

t o d a y t o e x p r e s s m y c o n c e r n

t h a t t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

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C o m m i s s i o n w a s p o s s i b l y g o i n g

t o a l l o w o n e t h i n g w h i l e n o t

a l l o w i n g t h e o t h e r .

A n d f i r s t , l e t m e

b a c k t r a c k a n d s a y t h a t w e a r e

h e r e i n r e g a r d s t o p r o t e c t i n g

M o t h e r E a r t h . I t i s s a c r e d .

A n d w a t e r i s l i f e , a s a s p e a k e r

s a i d e a r l i e r .

I t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t w e

a r e s t e w a r d s h e r e a n d w e

m a i n t a i n t h a t s t e w a r d s h i p .

T h e r e a r e p e o p l e t h a t h a v e l a i d

t h e i r l i v e s o n t h e l i n e .

N a t i v e A m e r i c a n s t h a t

l a i d t h e i r l i v e s o n t h e l i n e t o

f i g h t f o r t h i s m o s t s a c r e d

s o u r c e o f l i f e . A n d w e s i t

h e r e t o d a y f r o m o u r p r i v i l e g e

d i s c u s s i n g w h e t h e r i t i s g o o d

t o a l l o w w a s t e o r j u s t b a n

f r a c k i n g c o m p l e t e l y .

W h e n p e o p l e t h a t a r e

f r o m t h e l a n d a r e w i l l i n g t o

l a y t h e i r l i v e s d o w n f o r t h a t

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p r o t e c t i o n , w e h a v e t o l o o k a n d

s e e w h a t w e a r e d o i n g a s a

s o c i e t y . R i g h t n o w , M o t h e r

E a r t h i s l a y i n g s i c k a n d d y i n g

i n h e r b e d . A n d w h a t w e c h o o s e

t o d o i s i n s t e a d o f g i v i n g h e r

m e d i c i n e , w e c h o o s e t o i n j e c t

h e r w i t h p o i s o n .

I f y o u r o w n m o t h e r w a s

t h e r e , I a s k t h e C o m m i s s i o n ,

t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n

C o m m i s s i o n , i f y o u r m o t h e r w a s

s i t t i n g s i c k i n a b e d , w o u l d

y o u i n j e c t h e r w i t h p o i s o n ? O r

w o u l d y o u g i v e h e r m e d i c i n e

t h a t w o u l d a l l o w h e r t o l i v e .

I t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t w e

m a i n t a i n t h i s . A n d t h a t w e

a l l o w t h e p e o p l e t o s p e a k

b e c a u s e i f w e c o n t i n u e t o l e t

c o r p o r a t i o n s d i c t a t e h o w w e

l i v e o n t h i s p l a n e t , t h i s

p l a n e t w i l l s o o n d i e .

I c o m e h e r e a s s o m e o n e

w h o h a s w i t n e s s e d t h i s

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f i r s t h a n d . A n d t o t h e R i v e r

B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n , a n d t o y o u ,

Y o u r H o n o r , a n d t o e v e r y b o d y

h e r e t h a t a l l o w s u s t o s p e a k

t o d a y , m a n y t h a n k s . W e t h a n k

t h e C r e a t o r .

A n d I ' m v e r y c o n c e r n e d

t h a t O o m c h e e m a k a i s n o t g i v e n

h e r r e s p e c t . I ' m s a d t o s a y

t h a t w e p u t c o r p o r a t e i n t e r e s t

i n f r o n t o f h u m a n i n t e r e s t .

A n d i t m u s t e n d . W e m u s t g o

b a c k a n d u n d e r s t a n d w h a t i s

s a c r e d i n l i f e . W e m u s t

p r o t e c t w h a t i s s a c r e d . W e

m u s t a l l . T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

B r u c e B i r c h a r d , p l e a s e .

A n d t h e n A n d r e a S t r o u t . A n d

t h e n M a r t a G u t t e n b e r g .

M R . B I R C H A R D :

W e l l , g o o d a f t e r n o o n .

M y n a m e i s B r u c e B i r c h a r d . I

l i v e i n D e l a w a r e C o u n t y . I ' v e

l i v e d t h e r e s i n c e - - - m y l i f e

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h a s b e e n w r a p p e d a r o u n d t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r . I w a s b o r n i n

E a s t o n H o s p i t a l i n 1 9 4 5 . A n d I

h a v e l i v e d m y e n t i r e l i f e , w i t h

t h e e x c e p t i o n o f a c o u p l e y e a r s

i n C h i c a g o , w i t h i n a f e w m i l e s

o f t h e r i v e r .

I n t h e m i d - 1 9 5 0 s , I w e n t

t o B o y S c o u t c a m p . I l e a r n e d

t o c a n o e . I n t h o s e d a y s ,

l a t e - 1 9 5 0 s , y o u m i g h t s e e a f e w

d o z e n c a n o e s o n t h e r i v e r . I t

w a s n ' t - - - y o u k n o w , t h e r e

w e r e n ' t m a n y p e o p l e d o i n g t h a t .

I b o u g h t m y f i r s t c a n o e

w h e n I w a s 1 5 y e a r s o l d f o r $ 5 0

a n d f i x e d i t u p . A n d I ' v e b e e n

d o i n g i t e v e r s i n c e . I d o n ' t

t h i n k t h e r e h a s b e e n a s u m m e r

i n m y l i f e s i n c e t h e l a t e 1 9 5 0 s

w h e n I w a s n ' t i n t h e r i v e r , o n

t h e r i v e r , a n d t h e n c a m p i n g

b e s i d e t h e r i v e r .

N o w , t h o u g h , t h e r e a r e

t h o u s a n d s a n d t h o u s a n d s a n d

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t h o u s a n d s . I m e a n , t h e r e a r e

h u n d r e d o f t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e

w h o e n j o y t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r ,

w h i c h i n c l u d e t h e U p p e r

D e l a w a r e a n d d o w n p a s t t h e

w a t e r g a p .

S o I m e a n , t h e r e a r e

c a n o e l i v e r i e s t h a t r e n t o u t

h u n d r e d s a n d h u n d r e d s , a c o u p l e

o f t h o u s a n d , o r 1 0 0 0 o r m o r e

c a n o e s t o p e o p l e w h o c o m e t o

e n j o y t h e r i v e r . A n d t h a t i s

n o t c o u n t i n g t h e p e o p l e w i t h

k a y a k s a n d a l s o a l l t h o s e

p e o p l e t u b i n g . A n d a l l t h e

p e o p l e w h o c o m e j u s t t o s w i m i n

t h e r i v e r o r c a m p b e s i d e t h e

r i v e r , o r h i k e , o r b i k e b e s i d e

t h e r i v e r . S o t h e r e i s a n

e c o n o m i c i n t e r e s t i n

m a i n t a i n i n g t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n .

B u t i t ' s n o t j u s t

e c o n o m i c . I h a v e t a k e n S u n d a y

s c h o o l k i d s . I h a v e t a k e n

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y o u n g a d u l t s . I ' v e t a k e n m a n y

p e o p l e o u t f o r w e e k e n d t r i p s

p a d d l i n g a n d c a m p i n g o n t h e

r i v e r .

I r e m e m b e r o n e S u n d a y

s c h o o l c l a s s w h e r e w e w e r e

p a d d l i n g f r o m D i n g m a n s F e r r y

d o w n t o W a l p a c k B e n d w h e r e w e

w e r e g o i n g c a m p i n g . A n d a l l

t h e k i d s w a n t e d t o g o i n t h e

r i v e r .

A n d t h e n o n e g i r l w h o

w a s r e a l l y v e r y o v e r w e i g h t s a i d

I w a n t t o s w i m a c r o s s t h e r i v e r

t o P e n n s y l v a n i a a n d b a c k a g a i n .

A n d s h e a s s u r e d m e s h e w a s a

g o o d s w i m m e r .

S o I g o t i n t h e c a n o e .

A n d a l l t h e a d u l t s w a t c h e d t h e

o t h e r k i d s . A n d I a c c o m p a n i e d

h e r a c r o s s t h e r i v e r a n d b a c k .

S h e w a s s o p r o u d .

T h e n e x t m o r n i n g w e w o k e

u p i n f o g o v e r t h e r i v e r . A n d

t h e s u n b u r n e d t h r o u g h . A n d i t

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w a s l i k e h e a v e n . L e t ' s n o t

s a c r i f i c e t h i s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

A n d r e a S t r o u t , p l e a s e .

M s . S t r o u t i s c o m i n g f o r w a r d .

A n d t h e n M a r t a G u t t e n b e r g , a n d

C a r o l W a r d .

M S . S T R O U T :

T h a n k y o u . M y n a m e i s

A n d r e a S t r o u t . I l i v e i n

B u c k i n g h a m T o w n s h i p . I a m h e r e

a s a p r i v a t e c i t i z e n . I

a p o l o g i z e f o r n o t h a v i n g a n y

p r e p a r e d r e m a r k s . I d i d n ' t

k n o w I w a n t e d t o s p e a k a c t u a l l y

u n t i l I g o t h e r e t o d a y . A n d

t h e n I r e a l l y f e l t I w a n t e d t o

v e r y s t r o n g l y . B u t I ' l l b e

v e r y b r i e f .

I j u s t w a n t t o t h a n k a l l

t h e p e o p l e w h o d i d c o m e

p r e p a r e d w i t h f a c t s a n d

f i g u r e s , a n d w o n d e r f u l s t o r i e s

l i k e t h e o n e w e j u s t h e a r d .

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u e l o q u e n c e a n d

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p a s s i o n . I s h a r e i t .

I w o u l d l i k e t o a d d m y

v o i c e t o t h o s e w h o a r e c a l l i n g

f o r a c o m p l e t e a n d t o t a l b a n o n

f r a c k i n g a n d f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d

a c t i v i t i e s i n o u r w o n d e r f u l

p r e c i o u s b a s i n .

A n d t o a l s o m e n t i o n t h a t

I s p e a k f o r s o m a n y f r i e n d s a n d

n e i g h b o r s w h o c o u l d n ' t m a k e t h e

l o n g s l i d e o u t t o t h e a i r p o r t

t o d a y . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . M a r t a

G u t t e n b e r g . M a r t a G u t t e n b e r g

i s n o t h e r e . A l l r i g h t . C a r o l

W a r d ?

M S . W A R D :

Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

A n d t h e n a f t e r M s . W a r d

w i l l b e C a r l B a l i s a n d C l a u d i a

C r a n e . O k a y . Y o u ' r e s e c o n d ,

s i r . T h a n k y o u . O k a y . T h i s

i s C a r o l W a r d ?

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M S . W A R D :

I t i s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m .

M S . W A R D :

M y n a m e i s C a r o l W a r d .

A n d I ' m a m e m b e r o f t h e f o o d

a n d w a t e r w a t c h . I ' v e b e e n

i n v o l v e d w i t h t h e f r a c k i n g

i s s u e f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s . A n d

w h a t I ' m g o i n g t o s a y i s m y o w n

v i e w . I d o n ' t s p e a k f o r f o o d

a n d w a t e r w a t c h . I s p e a k f o r

m y s e l f .

F r a c k i n g i s n o t r e a l l y a

b e n i g n p r o c e s s . M y t w o m a j o r

c o n c e r n s w i t h i t a r e h e a l t h a n d

e n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s .

T h e s e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s a r e u r g e n t

a s s o m a n y p e o p l e h a v e s a i d i n

t h i s r o o m .

O n c e a s t r e a m , a q u i f e r ,

o r a r i v e r i s p o l l u t e d b y

f r a c k e d w a s t e w a t e r o r c h e m i c a l s

u s e d i n f r a c k i n g , t h e y a r e

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n e v e r t h e s a m e .

C o m p a n i e s w h o d o t h e

f r a c k i n g u s e s o m e o r a l l o f

3 , 0 6 2 k n o w n c h e m i c a l s . A n d

I ' l l j u s t r e p e a t a f e w o f t h e m

b e n z e n e , b o r o n , d i e s e l f u e l ,

c h l o r a l a m i d e , e t h y l e n e g l y c a l ,

h y d r o c h l o r i c a c i d , s o d i u m

h y d r o x i d e .

I f e l t s o b a d f o r

D i m o c k , u p s t a t e P e n n s y l v a n i a ,

a n d s o m e o f t h e p e o p l e w h o s e

f a r m a n i m a l s d i e d i m m e d i a t e l y

u p o n d r i n k i n g o n e p a r t o f a

f r a c k e d w a t e r p o o l .

A n d I f e l t b a d f o r t h e

p e o p l e t h a t g o t c o n t i n u o u s

s e i z u r e s f r o m - - - t h e y d i d n ' t

e v e n k n o w t h a t t h e w a t e r t h e y

w e r e d r i n k i n g u p t h e r e w a s

f r a c k e d a n d c o n t a m i n a t e d .

F r a c k i n g f l u i d t h a t i s

p u m p e d o u t o f t h e g r o u n d

c o n t a i n s r a d i o a c t i v e m i n e r a l s

t h a t c a n k i l l a n i m a l a n d p l a n t

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l i f e . N e g a t i v e e f f e c t s a f t e r

i n g e s t i n g o r t o u c h i n g f r a c k i n g

f l u i d c a n d o d a m a g e t o s k i n ,

e y e s , s e n s i t i v e o r g a n s ,

r e s p i r a t o r y s y s t e m s ,

g a s t r o i n t e s t i n a l s y s t e m , l i v e r ,

b r a i n a n d c a r d i o v a s c u l a r .

I ' m c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e

r e p r o d u c t i v e a s p e c t . B a b i e s

b o r n e t o w o m e n w h o l i v e w i t h i n

t e n m i l e s o f n a t u r a l g a s w e l l s

c a n b e b o r n w i t h c o n g e n i t a l

h e a r t d e f e c t s , a s w e l l a s

p o s s i b l y d e f e c t s t o t h e b r a i n

a n d s p i n a l c o r d d e f e c t s .

F o r t h e s e r e a s o n s a n d

b e c a u s e c o n c r e t e w e l l s i n

f r a c k i n g c a n c r a c k , a n d p i p e s

b u r s t , a n d t h e i r c o n t a m i n a t i o n

o f w e l l s , m e t h a n e c a n c a u s e

e x p l o s i o n s . A n d f o r a l l t h e s e

r e a s o n s , I f a v o r a c o m p l e t e b a n

o n t h e f r a c k i n g o f t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n . A n d t h i s m u s t b e

p e r m a n e n t . B e c a u s e t h e

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p o p u l a t i o n i s j u s t t o o h i g h

a l o n g t h e b a n k s o f t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r t o l o s e t h i s p r e c i o u s

r e s o u r c e .

O u r h e a l t h d e p e n d s o n

k e e p i n g t h e r i v e r s a f e . T h a n k

y o u f o r h e a r i n g m y r e m a r k s .

A n d t h a n k y o u f o r m a k i n g

a v a i l a b l e a c h a n c e t o s p e a k .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m . C a r l

B a l i s . A n d t h e n C l a u d i a C r a n e .

A n d f o l l o w e d b y S a n d r a F o l z e r .

M R . B A L I S :

M y n a m e i s C a r l B a l i s .

A n d I l i v e i n G l e n o l d e n ,

P e n n s y l v a n i a , w h i c h i s o n l y a

c o u p l e m i l e s f r o m h e r e . I

d o n ' t h a v e r e a l l y t o o m u c h t o

s a y h e r e b e c a u s e e v e r y t h i n g

t h a t n e e d s t o b e s a i d h a s b e e n

s a i d b y a b o u t 5 0 o r 6 0 p e o p l e

b e f o r e m e .

I j u s t b a s i c a l l y w a n t t o

s t a n d a s o n e m o r e p e r s o n w h o

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l i v e s i n t h i s a r e a w h o e n d o r s e s

e v e r y t h i n g t h e y h a v e s a i d .

J u s t t o b e o n e m o r e v o i c e .

T o m e , t h e m a i n t h i n g

t h a t w e n t t h r o u g h m y m i n d a s I

l i s t e n e d t o a l l o f t h e m w a s

c o m m o n s e n s e . T h a t a f t e r a

p o i n t , y o u d i d n ' t n e e d a n y

s c i e n t i f i c s t u d i e s o r a n y g r e a t

k n o w l e d g e , o r d e e p t h o u g h t .

Y o u j u s t k n o w t h a t w h e n y o u ' r e

p u t t i n g t o n s a n d t o n s a n d t o n s

o f c h e m i c a l s i n t o t h e

e n v i r o n m e n t c a n o n l y h a v e o n e

e f f e c t . A n d t h a t i s n o t g o o d .

Y o u k n o w , i t h a s t o b e a

n e g a t i v e e f f e c t . Y o u k n o w , y o u

d o n ' t h a v e t o b e a n - - - a s I

w a s t h i n k i n g t o m y s e l f , i f y o u

h a v e t h e c o m m o n s e n s e o f a t r e e

t r u n k , y o u c a n f i g u r e t h i s o u t .

B e c a u s e i t i s o b v i o u s . I t ' s

o n e o f t h o s e s e l f - e v i d e n t

f a c t s . S o r t o f l i k e i n t h e

D e c l a r a t i o n o f I n d e p e n d e n c e

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w h e n t h e y w r o t e w e h o l d t h e s e

t r u t h s t o b e s e l f - e v i d e n t .

W e l l , i t ' s a l m o s t t h e s a m e k i n d

o f t h i n g . I t i s s e l f - e v i d e n t .

A n d t h e o t h e r t h i n g t h a t

w e n t t h r o u g h m y m i n d . I t

w a s n ' t t a l k e d a b o u t t o o m u c h

t o d a y . B u t i t w a s b r i e f l y

m e n t i o n e d . A n d I r e a d a b o u t i t

b e f o r e . I s t h a t i f t h i s w h o l e

p r o c e s s i s s o s a f e a s t h e

f r a c k i n g i n d u s t r y w i l l t e l l

y o u , t h e n w h y i s i t w h e n y o u

a s k t h e m w h a t c h e m i c a l s a r e y o u

u s i n g , t h e i r r e s p o n s e i s w e ' r e

n o t g o i n g t o t e l l y o u ? D o e s n ' t

t h a t t e l l y o u s o m e t h i n g r i g h t

t h e r e ? D o y o u n e e d t o k n o w a n y

m o r e t h a n t h a t w h e n s o m e o n e

r e s p o n d s t o y o u i n t h a t m a n n e r ?

O k a y . I t ' s s a f e . B u t

w e w o n ' t t e l l y o u w h a t

c h e m i c a l s w e u s e . A n d t h e y

e v e n h a v e a l a w p a s s e d s a y i n g

t h a t t h e y c a n n o t b e c o m p e l l e d

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t o t e l l y o u .

S o a g a i n , u s i n g t h a t o l d

t r e e s t u m p , w i t h t h e a n a l y t i c a l

r e a s o n i n g p o w e r s o f a t r e e

s t u m p , y o u s o r t o f k n o w

s o m e t h i n g ' s n o t r i g h t h e r e .

Y o u d o n ' t e v e n n e e d t o g o a n y

f u r t h e r . I t ' s a l m o s t l i k e y o u

c a n s a y t o t h e m I t h i n k w e ' r e

d o n e h e r e . I t ' s o v e r . B e c a u s e

i f i t ' s s o s a f e , t h e n t h e y

w o u l d t e l l y o u t h e c h e m i c a l s

t h a t a r e u s e d .

A g a i n , i t ' s j u s t o n e o f

t h o s e s e l f - e v i d e n t t h i n g s . Y o u

k n o w s o m e o n e i s n o t t e l l i n g y o u

t h e t r u t h . T h e y ' r e l y i n g t o

y o u .

S o f o r a l l o f t h o s e

r e a s o n s , I , a g a i n , s e c o n d ,

t h i r d , f o u r t h , a n d f i f t h a l l o f

t h e t h i n g s t h a t h a v e b e e n s a i d

h e r e .

I h o p e t h a t t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n w i l l

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r e j e c t a n y k i n d o f f r a c k i n g o r

f r a c k i n g - r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s .

T h a n k s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

C l a u d i a C r a n e . A n d t h e n

a f t e r M s . C r a n e w i l l b e S a n d r a

F o l z e r a n d S a r a h C a s p a r .

M S . C R A N E :

G o o d a f t e r n o o n . M y n a m e

i s C l a u d i a C r a n e . I ' m a n

r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e r e t i r e d .

F i r s t o f a l l , I w a n t t o

t h a n k a l l o f p e o p l e w h o h a v e

s p o k e n b e f o r e m e a n d w i l l s p e a k

a f t e r , a f e w m o r e , I g u e s s ,

c a l l i n g f o r a c o m p l e t e b a n .

A n d I e s p e c i a l l y w a n t t o

t h a n k t h e y o u n g p e o p l e w h o c a m e

o u t , t h e h i g h s c h o o l e r s , a n d

t h e p e o p l e o f c o l o r w h o c a m e

o u t t o d a y t o s p e a k . I n t o d a y ' s

c a s e , w o m e n .

V e r y o f t e n , i t ' s o n l y

w h i t e p e o p l e o f a c e r t a i n a g e

a n d i n c o m e w h o c a n a f f o r d t h e

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t i m e a n d e n e r g y t o c o m e t o

h e a r i n g s l i k e t h i s , w h i c h m a k e s

m e p o n d e r w h a t I a n d o t h e r s c a n

d o t o e n a b l e p e o p l e o f c o l o r

w h o s h a r e m y c o n c e r n s f o r t h e

p l a n e t t o p a r t i c i p a t e .

I t h i n k i t ' s t e r r i f i c

t h a t t h e n e w p r o p o s e d r u l e s

p r o h i b i t f r a c k i n g i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n . I t ' s n o t

s o w o n d e r f u l t h a t p r o v i d i n g

m e a n s t o a l l o w t h e C o m m i s s i o n

t o e x p o r t i t s w a t e r s . S u r f a c e

o r o t h e r w a t e r s , i n c l u d i n g

w a s t e w a t e r f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f

f r a c k i n g e l s e w h e r e . A n d t h e y

a l s o p r o v i d e m e a n s t o a l l o w t h e

c o m m u n i t y t o a c c e p t f r a c k e d

w a s t e w a t e r f r o m o u t s i d e t h e

D e l a w a r e B a s i n .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n h a s

n i c e l y l a i d o u t m a n y g o o d

r e a s o n s w h y f r a c k i n g i s n o t

h e a l t h y f o r c h i l d r e n . S o w h y

w o u l d t h e C o m m i s s i o n e v e n t h i n k

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a b o u t f a c i l i t a t i n g o t h e r

j u r i s d i c t i o n s t o f r a c k ? E v e n

i f f r a c k i n g w a s s o m e h o w b e n i g n

i n o t h e r r e g i o n s , a s t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r B a s i n w h e r e

u n i q u e l y a n d s i n g u l a r l y

v u l n e r a b l e , g i v i n g a w a y o u r

w a t e r t o b e p e r m a n e n t l y s u l l i e d

e l s e w h e r e , o r a c c e p t i n g s u l l i e d

w a t e r i n t o o u r o w n e n v i r o n m e n t ,

i s j u s t p l a i n w r o n g .

W r o n g , b e c a u s e t h e r e i s

n o w a y t o c l e a n i t u p . T h i s i s

n o t o r g a n i c s e w a g e t h a t c a n b e

m i x e d a n d s l u r r i e d a n d

c o m p o s t e d . W e a l l k n o w t h a t .

I c a n n o t s u p p o r t

a n y t h i n g t h a t e n c o u r a g e s o r

e n a b l e s t h e e x p a n s i o n o f t h e

u s e o f n a t u r a l g a s b e c a u s e i t

i s a n o t h e r c l i m a t e c h a n g i n g

f o s s i l f u e l .

I l o o k f o r w a r d t o t h e

d a y t h a t t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n c a n t u r n i t s

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a t t e n t i o n a w a y f r o m a n y t h i n g

a b o u t f r a c k i n g a n d t u r n a n d

d i r e c t i t s a t t e n t i o n t o

p r o m o t i n g a c t i o n s t h a t e n h a n c e

a n d p r e s e r v e o u r D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n , p r o v i d i n g t h e f i n e s t

e x a m p l e o f p r o m o t i n g t h e h e a l t h

o f o u r p l a n e t f r o m o u r c o r n e r

o f t h e w o r l d .

T h e r e w a s - - - I w a n t t o

a d d t h e r e w a s a s p e a k e r , I

t h i n k h e r n a m e w a s J o a n F a r b .

S h e s a i d t h e i n d u s t r y i s

s e e k i n g t o a l l o w u s i n g m o r e

w a t e r p e r g a s w e l l , s h e s a i d .

I c a n ' t h e l p b u t w o n d e r i f t h i s

i s n o t a s i m p l e a t t e m p t b y

i n d u s t r y t o d i l u t e t h e h a r m f u l

s u b s t a n c e s , s o t h a t t h e s o

c a l l e d s l i c k w a t e r a n d t h e

w a s t e w a t e r p r o d u c e d - - - s o a s

t o r e n d e r t h e m l e s s d e t e c t a b l e .

P o l l u t i o n i s n o t t h e s o l u t i o n

f o r p o l l u t i o n . T h a n k y o u v e r y

m u c h .

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H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

S a n d r a F o l z e r , a n d t h e n

S a r a h C a s p a r . A n d t h e n M e g a n

D e s m e d t .

M S . F O L Z E R :

H e l l o . I ' m h e r e a s a

p r i v a t e c i t i z e n f o r t h e m o s t

p a r t b e c a u s e I d r i n k w a t e r . I

t h i n k t h e r e a r e p r o b a b l y a f e w

o t h e r p e o p l e w h o d r i n k w a t e r a s

w e l l f r o m t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r .

A l s o , I h a v e a f a r m i n

T i o g a C o u n t y , w h i c h i s n e x t t o

B r a d f o r d C o u n t y . A n d I ' v e

v i s i t e d f a r m s w h e r e t h e c o w s

h a v e s t i l l b o r n c a l v e s b e c a u s e

o f t h e p o l l u t i o n n e a r b y . I

h a v e s e e n t h e d i r t y w a t e r . I

d o w o r r y a b o u t m y w e l l a s w e l l .

A n d g i v e n t h a t t h e r e h a s

b e e n s o m u c h s a i d t h a t ' s b e e n

s a i d a b o u t w h y w e c a n n o t c l e a n

t h e w a s t e w a t e r , t h a t ' s a g i v e n .

I t h i n k p e o p l e h a v e g i v e n

e n o u g h f a c t s . I d o n ' t h a v e t o

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g o a b o u t t h a t .

B u t I w a n t t o s a y t h a t I

b e l i e v e t h a t w e c a n n o t t r u s t

t h e f o s s i l f u e l i n d u s t r y t o

r e g u l a t e i t s e l f o r h a v e o u r

b e s t i n t e r e s t s . A l l y o u h a v e

t o d o i s r e a d t h e n e w s p a p e r .

E v e r y w e e k , a t l e a s t o n c e a

w e e k , y o u h e a r a b o u t a s p i l l .

Y o u h e a r a b o u t a n e x p l o s i o n .

Y o u h e a r a b o u t s o m e t h i n g . I f

y o u ' r e l o o k i n g a n d i f y o u r e a d

t h e s m a l l p r i n t d i f f e r e n t

p l a c e s . E v e n i n P e n n s y l v a n i a ,

w e h a d m o r e t h a n 4 , 0 0 0

v i o l a t i o n s . W e ' v e h a d m a n y

v i o l a t i o n s .

A n d i f t h e i n d u s t r y i s

s o c a r i n g a b o u t t h e p r i v a t e

c i t i z e n , t h e n w h y d o t h e y h a v e

g a g r u l e s ? W h y d o t h e y , w h e n

t h e y t r y t o h e l p s o m e b o d y - - - I

k n o w e v e n i n P e n n s y l v a n i a ,

w e ' v e h a d p e o p l e w h o h a v e h a d

t h e i r w e l l s r u i n e d . A n d

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t h e y ' r e d e p e n d e n t u p o n t h e

c o m p a n i e s . T h e y c a n ' t a f f o r d

t o b r i n g i n c l e a n w a t e r f o r

t h e m s e l v e s , t h e s e w a t e r

b u f f a l o s . S o i n o r d e r t o g e t

m o n e y f r o m t h e i n d u s t r y , t h e y

h a v e t o t a k e a p a y m e n t a n d t h e y

h a v e t o f i l e - - - t h e y h a v e t o

p r o m i s e t h a t t h e y w i l l n o t

s p e a k a b o u t a l l t h e i n j u r i e s

t h a t t h e y h a v e s u f f e r e d .

I f t h i s i s s o c o m m o n ,

t h e n w h y i s i t s o s a f e ? I

t h i n k t h a t i t ' s a g i v e n t h a t w e

n e e d t o t a k e a l o o k a t t h a t .

A n d f i n a l l y , w h a t I

w a n t e d t o e n d w i t h i s w h y w o u l d

w e w a n t t o a l l o w w a s t e w a t e r t o

b e p u t i n o u r d r i n k i n g w a t e r ?

W h y ? W h a t w o u l d b e t h e b e n e f i t

g i v e n w e k n o w t h a t i t c a n ' t b e

c l e a n e d . I t ' s r a d i o a c t i v e .

T h e r e i s n o t o n e g o o d r e a s o n I

c a n t h i n k o f f o r a l l o w i n g

w a s t e w a t e r i n t o o u r w a t e r

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s y s t e m . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u , m a ' a m . S a r a h

C a s p e r , a n d t h e n M e g a n D e S m e d t ,

a n d A l e x C u p o .

M S . C A S P A R :

M y n a m e i s S a r a h C a s p a r .

A n d I t h a n k y o u . A n d I t h a n k

e v e r y b o d y w h o h a s h u n g i n h e r e

a n d f o r w h a t y o u a l l s a i d . I

a m o n l y g o i n g t o c o n f i r m t h a t

w h a t y o u h a v e s a i d i s t r u e .

I w o r k e d f o r E P A f o r 1 6

y e a r s i n t h i s r e g i o n . I s a w

e v e r y t h i n g t h a t h a s b e e n t a l k e d

a b o u t . W e c a n n o t a l l o w i t

b e c a u s e i t d o e s n ' t w o r k . W e

c a n n o t a l l o w s e l f - r e g u l a t i o n

b e c a u s e i t ' s t o o b i g a

t e m p t a t i o n f o r p e o p l e t o a b u s e

t h a t p r i v i l e g e .

S o t h a t ' s w h y a g e n c i e s

l i k e E P A , D E P , e t c e t e r a h a v e

b e e n c r e a t e d . S o r e g u l a t i o n s

a r e m e a n t t o p r o t e c t u s a n d t o

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p r o t e c t t h o s e w h o a r e n e e d t h e

r e g u l a t i o n f r o m d o i n g t h e w r o n g

t h i n g .

I t w o u l d b e w r o n g t o

p e r m i t , h a v e t h e w a s t e s f r o m

f r a c k i n g t o g o i n t o t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r . T h e y a r e

w a s t e s t h a t a r e u n t r e a t a b l e .

B e c a u s e t h e y a r e u n t r e a t a b l e ,

i t h a s b e e n t h e t e n d e n c y f o r

t h e s e f r a c k i n g c o m p a n i e s t o

d i s p o s e o f t h e m i n s t r e a m s a n d

r i v e r s , t h e r e b y p o l l u t i n g o u r

s t r e a m s a n d r i v e r s , f r o m w h i c h

o u r w i l d l i f e s u r v i v e s , f r o m

w h i c h w e f i s h , e t c e t e r a .

S o t h i s i s m y o n e

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n . P l e a s e d o n ' t

p e r m i t t h a t . I t ' s a n

i n v i t a t i o n f o r a l l k i n d s o f

h e l l t o h a p p e n . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

M e g a n D e S m e d t .

M S . D E S M E D T :

G o o d a f t e r n o o n . A n d

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t h a n k y o u f o r t h e t i m e t o s p e a k

h e r e t o d a y . M y n a m e i s M e g a n

D e S m e d t . A n d I ' m t h e c l e a n

w a t e r d i r e c t o r w i t h E n v i r o n m e n t

A m e r i c a . W e a r e a c i t i z e n

b a s e d e n v i r o n m e n t a l a d v o c a c y

g r o u p w i t h p r e s e n c e i n s t a t e s

a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y .

A n d I ' m h e r e t o d a y i n

p a r t i c u l a r t o r e p r e s e n t o u r 1 . 5

m i l l i o n m e m b e r s , s u p p o r t e r s ,

a n d a c t i v i s t s a c r o s s t h e

c o u n t r y i n c l u d i n g a l m o s t

3 0 0 , 0 0 0 h e r e i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n .

A n d a l s o o r g a n i z a t i o n s

- - - o u r s t a t e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ,

P e n n E n v i r o n m e n t , E n v i r o n m e n t

N e w J e r s e y , a n d E n v i r o n m e n t N e w

Y o r k . A n d I ' m a l s o h e r e a s a

r e s i d e n t .

I l i v e w i t h m y f a m i l y i n

S o u t h P h i l l y j u s t a c o u p l e

m i l e s a w a y .

S o t o d a y I ' m h e r e t o

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d e l i v e r a m e s s a g e f r o m o u r

s u p p o r t e r s a n d f r o m m y s e l f . W e

a p p l a u d y o u r p r o p o s a l t o b a n

f r a c k i n g o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n a n d p r o t e c t d r i n k i n g

w a t e r f o r o v e r 1 5 m i l l i o n

p e o p l e , a s w e l l a s t h e h a b i t a t

f o r c o u n t l e s s w i l d l i f e .

A n d t h e s p e c i a l p l a c e s

t h a t w e l i k e t o g o h i k i n g ,

f i s h i n g , s w i m m i n g , a n d b o a t i n g ,

I c a n ' t w a i t f o r w a r m e r w e a t h e r

a n d g e t o u t w i t h m y f a m i l y . S o

w e c a n g e t o u t a n d e n j o y s o m e

o f t h e p r e c i o u s l i f e , t h e

w i l d l i f e r e f u g e , R i v e r C r e e k ,

t h e p l a c e s t h a t p e o p l e a l l

a c r o s s t h e w a t e r s h e d l o v e t o

e n j o y .

A n d I ' m v e r y p l e a s e d t o

s e e t h a t t h e D R B C a n d t h e

g o v e r n o r s o f s o m e o f t h e b a s i n

s t a t e s m o v e d t o b a n f r a c k i n g ,

r e c o g n i z i n g t h a t t h e p u b l i c i s

d e m a n d i n g p r o t e c t i o n f o r o u r

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h e a l t h , o u r e n v i r o n m e n t , a n d

t h e d r i n k i n g w a t e r f o r o v e r 1 5

m i l l i o n p e o p l e .

H e r e i n P e n n s y l v a n i a ,

w e ' v e h a d 6 5 d r i l l i n g c o m p a n i e s

t h a t h a v e c o m m i t t e d m o r e t h a n

6 , 2 0 0 v i o l a t i o n s o f

P e n n s y l v a n i a ' s e n v i r o n m e n t a l

l a w s . A n d t h e r e ' s a g r o w i n g

m o u n t a i n o f e v i d e n c e t h a t ' s i n

r e f e r e n c e t o d a y , t h a t s h o w s

t h a t f r a c k i n g t h r e a t e n s o u r

a i r , o u r w a t e r , o u r l a n d , a n d

o u r h e a l t h . A n d c o n s i d e r i n g

t h e g a s i n d u s t r y ' s t r a c k r e c o r d

o f p o l l u t i o n i n P e n n s y l v a n i a ,

t o b a n i s a b s o l u t e l y t h e r i g h t

m o v e .

W h i l e w e s u p p o r t t h e

D R B C ' s m o v e t o p r o h i b i t

f r a c k i n g a c r o s s t h e w a t e r s h e d ,

w e a l s o c a l l o n t h e D R B C t o

s t r e n g t h e n t h e p r o p o s a l t o

e n s u r e t h a t o u r w a t e r s h e d i s

p r o t e c t e d f r o m t h e d a n g e r s

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i n h e r e n t i n a l l t h e a c t i v i t i e s

r e l a t e d t o f r a c k i n g .

S o t h e d i s p o s a l ,

s t o r a g e , t r e a t m e n t , o r

d i s c h a r g e o f f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w a t e r a s w e l l a s w a t e r

w i t h d r a w n f r o m t h e b a s i n f o r

f r a c k i n g o r r e a l l y a n y p u r p o s e .

I f w a t e r i s b e i n g t a k e n o u t o f

t h e b a s i n , i t d o e s n ' t r e a l l y

m a t t e r w h a t t h e y ' r e g o i n g t o d o

i n t e r m s o f i m p a c t s t h a t a r e

s e e n .

T h e s e a c t i v i t i e s p o s e a

v e r y s e r i o u s t h r e a t t o w a t e r

q u a l i t y a n d t h e h e a l t h o f t h e

b a s i n a n d m u s t n o t b e a l l o w e d .

A n d w e a r e l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o

w o r k i n g w i t h y o u t o s t r e n g t h e n

t h e p r o p o s a l a s t h e p r o c e s s

m o v e s a h e a d .

S i n c e e f f o r t s t o a l l o w

f r a c k i n g i n t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r

w a t e r s h e d w e r e f i r s t b r o a c h e d

n e a r l y t e n y e a r s a g o , o u r

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o r g a n i z a t i o n s h a v e p l a y e d a k e y

r o l e i n h i g h l i g h t i n g b o t h t h e

r i s k s o f f r a c k i n g , a n d t h e

p u b l i c s u p p o r t c o n t r i b u t i o n s

f r o m i t s r e s i d e n t s t o p r o t e c t

t h e b a s i n f r o m t h i s h a r m f u l

a c t i v i t i e s .

A n d g i v e n t h e h a r m

c a u s e d b y f r a c k i n g a n d t h e r i s k

i t p o s e s f o r o u r e n v i r o n m e n t

a n d h e a l t h , i t ' s n o t s u r p r i s i n g

t h a t t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f

p e o p l e h a v e w a s t e w a t e r

o p p o s i t i o n d i s c u s s i o n s i n t h e

p a s t . A n d w e w a n t t o s e e t h a t

c o n t i n u e , v i g o r o u s p u b l i c

e n g a g e m e n t m o v i n g f o r w a r d . S o

t h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . T h a n k y o u . A l e x

C u p o . A l e x C u p o ? O k a y . T h a n k

y o u . O k a y . S o w o u l d y o u s t a r t

b y s a y i n g y o u r n a m e , p l e a s e ?

M R . C U P O :

A l e x a n d e r C u p o .

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H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . O k a y .

M R . C U P O :

W h i c h y o u h a v e c o r r e c t .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . G o o d . T h a n k y o u .

M R . C U P O :

T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h . S o

m y n a m e i s A l e x a n d e r C u p o . A n d

I a m t h e S o u t h e a s t P R

c o o r d i n a t o r f o r P e n n F u t u r e .

P e n n F u t u r e i s a

P e n n s y l v a n i a s t a t e w i d e

o r g a n i z a t i o n d e d i c a t e d t o

p r o t e c t i n g o u r e n v i r o n m e n t a n d

s u p p o r t i n g a c l e a n e n e r g y

e c o n o m y i n P e n n s y l v a n i a .

W e t h a n k y o u f o r h o l d i n g

t h e s e p u b l i c h e a r i n g s . T h e

c o m m e n t s I m a k e t o d a y a r e i n

a d d i t i o n t o t h e c o m m e n t s t h a t

w e w i l l b e s u b m i t t i n g t h r o u g h

o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n s .

M y c o l l e a g u e c o m m e n t e d

e a r l i e r t h i s w e e k a b o u t P e n n

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F u t u r e s u p p o r t o n t h e D R B C ' s

p r o p o s e d b a n o n f r a c k i n g

o p e r a t i o n s i n t h e b a s i n , w h i c h

i s a b s o l u t e l y n e c e s s a r y t o

p r o t e c t t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r ' s

u n i q u e w a t e r r e s o u r c e s ,

r e c r e a t i o n a l a n d i n d u s t r i a l

t i d i n g s , a n d t h e d r i n k i n g w a t e r

o f o v e r 1 5 m i l l i o n p e o p l e .

H o w e v e r , t h e D R B C m u s t

a l s o b a n t h e u s e o f D e l a w a r e

R i v e r w a t e r f o r f r a c k i n g

o u t s i d e t h e b a s i n . A s i n g l e

f r a c k e d w e l l u s e s 5 t o 1 0

m i l l i o n g a l l o n s o f w a t e r w i t h

1 0 t o 2 0 m i l l i o n g a l l o n s

r e q u i r i n g m o r e t h e n o r m .

T h e a m o u n t o f w a t e r f r o m

t h e b a s i n - - - r e m o v i n g t h e

a m o u n t o f w a t e r f r o m t h e b a s i n

u p s e t s t h e b a l a n c e o f w a t e r

a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e p r o t e c t e d

u s e s a n d o t h e r u s e s i n t h e

b a s i n .

B u t t h e D R B C a r e a l r e a d y

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s t r u g g l i n g t o m a i n t a i n

s u f f i c i e n t l e v e l s i n - - - . I t

i s i n c o m p r e h e n s i b l e t h a t t h e y

w o u l d a l l o w s u c h a n e x p o r t t o

o c c u r i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e .

T h e D R B C m u s t a l s o b a n

t h e t r a n s p o r t , s t o r a g e ,

t r e a t m e n t , o r d i s p o s a l o f

f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r w i t h i n t h e

D e l a w a r e R i v e r w a t e r s h e d . T h e

p o t e n t i a l r i s k t o w a t e r q u a l i t y

o f t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r f r o m

t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s i s t o o g r e a t .

A n d t h e t h r e a t t o t h e d r i n k i n g

w a t e r o f P h i l a d e l p h i a a n d s o

m a n y o t h e r r e s i d e n t s , i n c l u d i n g

m y s e l f , i s t o o r e a l .

T o a l l o w t h i s w i t h i n t h e

b a s i n w o u l d b e a b s u r d . A n d t o

s a y t h a t i t i s a l s o a b s u r d t h a t

t h e D R B C w o u l d b a n f r a c k i n g ,

b u t a l l o w f o r t h e t r e a t m e n t a n d

d i s p o s a l o f t h e e x t r e m e l y t o x i c

f r a c k i n g w a s t e w a t e r t o o c c u r i n

t h e f i r s t p l a c e .

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B e c a u s e t h e r e i s n o w a y

t o r e g u l a t e w a t e r t r a n s f e r s o r

t h e t r e a t m e n t o f f r a c k i n g

w a s t e w a t e r w i t h i n t h e D e l a w a r e

R i v e r B a s i n , w h i l e s u f f i c i e n t l y

p r o t e c t i n g t h e D e l a w a r e R i v e r ' s

r e s o u r c e s , t h e D R B C m u s t n o t

a l l o w t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s t o t a k e

p l a c e . T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

T h a n k y o u . T h e l a s t t w o

p e o p l e , e a c h o n e h a s t w o

m i n u t e s b e c a u s e w e a r e a l m o s t

a t 4 : 3 0 . A n d t h e s e p e o p l e h a v e

s p o k e n p r e v i o u s l y . S h a r o n

F u r l o n g . I s s h e h e r e ?

M S . F U R L O N G :

Y e s .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

O k a y . W e l l ,

u n f o r t u n a t e l y , y o u ' r e o n l y

g e t t i n g t w o m i n u t e s , m a ' a m .

M S . F U R L O N G :

S h a r o n F u r l o n g w i t h

E n v i r o n m e n t a l A c t i o n , S i e r r a

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C l u b . W e s e e m t o t a k e w a t e r

f o r g r a n t e d h e r e i n t h e w e t

N o r t h e a s t o f t h e c o u n t r y . B u t

I ' v e w a l k e d w h e r e t h e r e i s n o

w a t e r . P l a c e s w h e r e w a t e r c a n

k i l l y o u i f t h e r e i s a s u d d e n

s t o r m . W h e r e s u d d e n l y , i t

d i s a p p e a r s i n t o t h e g r o u n d ,

o n l y t o r e a p p e a r a s h o r t

d i s t a n c e a w a y .

W h e r e w a t e r l o o k s

p r i s t i n e , b u t i t i s d a n g e r o u s

t o d r i n k b e c a u s e i t h a s b e e n

f o u l e d . A n d w e i r d , s t r a n g e ,

u n n a t u r a l c o l o r s b e c a u s e o f

a c i d l e e c h i n g c o m i n g f r o m

l o n g - a b a n d o n e d m i n e s w h e r e

c o m p a n i e s w e r e a l l o w e d t o j u s t

w a l k a w a y f r o m t h e i r

r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . A n d o u r

g o v e r n m e n t l e t t h e m . J u s t l e t

t h e m w a l k . W a t e r i s m a g i c a l

b e c a u s e w a t e r i s l i f e .

Y o u , t h e D R B C , a r e

p r o t e c t o r s o f w a t e r . A n d i n

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d o i n g s o , y o u a r e p r o t e c t o r s o f

l a n d s , a n d p l a n t s , a n d

e v e r y t h i n g a r o u n d i t .

T h e r e f o r e , h o w c a n t h e r e

e v e n b e a h i n t o f a p r o p o s a l t o

a b a n d o n y o u r s i g n i f i c a n t r o l e

o f p r o t e c t o r , a n d o p e n u p t h i s

i n t r i c a t e s y s t e m t h a t s o m i m i c s

t h e a r t e r i e s , v e i n s , a n d

c a p i l l a r i e s o f o u r o w n b o d i e s ,

t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f b e i n g t h e

c a t c h - a l l o f p o l l u t i n g

c o n t a m i n a t i n g f r a c k w a t e r .

H o w c a n t h i s C o m m i s s i o n

e v e n c o n s i d e r a l l o w i n g s u c h a

t o x i c b r e w t o c o m e c l o s e w h e n

m o s t o f t h e c o m p o n e n t s o f t h i s

u g l y w a t e r a r e u n k n o w n ? W e

d o n ' t e v e n k n o w t h e i r n a m e s .

A n d w h y a r e y o u w i l l i n g

t o t a k e t h i s r i s k ? Y o u a n d

o n l y y o u s t a n d b e t w e e n a n

i n d u s t r y d e v o t e d t o p r o f i t s ,

a n d s h a r e h o l d e r h a p p i n e s s . A n d

a l l o f u s . C o m p a n i e s c o m e a n d

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g o , b u t w a t e r r e m a i n s . A n d s o

d o e s o u r n e e d o f i t b e c a u s e

w i t h o u t i t , w e a l l d i e .

S o w i l l y o u b e t r u e t o

y o u r h e r i t a g e a n d b e t h e f i r s t

o f C o m m i s s i o n s o f t h i s n a t u r e ,

a n d s t a n d a g a i n s t a G o l i a t h a n d

w h a t i t w a n t s ? B e c a u s e w h a t i t

w a n t s i s t o d o w h a t i t p l e a s e s

w i t h o u r w a t e r , o u r l a n d s , a n d

o u r l i v e s . W h o d o y o u s t a n d

f o r ? W h o d o y o u s t a n d w i t h ?

W h a t d o y o u w a n t y o u r l e g a c y t o

b e ?

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

W e s l e y C o o l i n g h a m .

M R . C O O L I N G H A M :

T h a n k y o u f o r t h i s

s e c o n d o p p o r t u n i t y t o s p e a k . I

w a n t t o a d d r e s s , a s I d i d a t

t h e o t h e r h e a r i n g , w e w e r e t o l d

t h e r e w a s a s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t t o

p r o t e s t t h i s . A n d s o m e o n e f r o m

t h e i n d u s t r y a g a i n t o d a y s a i d I

w a n t t o k n o w w h a t y o u ' r e f o r .

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W e a r e f o r c l e a n w a t e r .

W e a r e f o r h e a l t h y c o m m u n i t i e s .

W e a r e f o r b u i l d i n g a j u s t

t r a n s i t i o n a w a y f r o m f o s s i l

f u e l s a n d t o x i c l e g a c i e s . A

l e g a c y t h a t h a s p u s h e d o n o u r

c o m m u n i t i e s . I a m g o i n g t o

r e a d f r o m t h e n e w r e g u l a t i o n s .

C o n t r o l l i n g f u t u r e p o l l u t i o n b y

p r o h i b i t i n g s u c h a c t i v i t y i n

t h e b a s i n i s r e q u i r e d t o

e f f e c t u a t e t h e c o m p r e h e n s i v e

p l a n , a v o i d i n j u r y t o t h e

w a t e r s o f t h e B a s i n .

T h a t ' s a r e a l l y

i m p o r t a n t l i n e i n t h e s e

r e g u l a t i o n s . T h a t ' s r e f e r r i n g

t o t h e b a n o n h y d r a u l i c

f r a c k i n g i n t h e r e g i o n . T h a n k

y o u . T h a n k y o u , D e l a w a r e R i v e r

B a s i n C o m m i s s i o n f o r d o i n g t h e

r i g h t t h i n g , m a k i n g t h a t g o o d

d e c i s i o n o n t i m e .

L a t e r i n t h e

r e g u l a t i o n s , t h o u g h , t a l k i n g

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a b o u t i t ' s t h e p o l i c y o f t h e

C o m m i s s i o n t h a t t h e r e ' s n o

m e a s u r a b l e c h a n g e i n t h e

e x i s t i n g w a t e r q u a l i t y .

E f f l u e n t s s h a l l n o t c r e a t e a

m e n a c e t o t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h o r

s a f e t y .

T h o s e a r e a l l g o o d

r e g u l a t i o n s . I t ' s j u s t a n

e d i t i n g t h i n g . P e o p l e r e a d

t h i s a n d s e e d i s c o u r a g e d , a n d

n o t k n o w w h a t t h a t m e a n s . I t ' s

m u c h e a s i e r i f y o u p u t t h e w o r d

p r o h i b i t . N o t h e r e , n o t e v e r .

T h a n k y o u .

H E A R I N G O F F I C E R :

L a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n ,

y o u w e r e t e r r i f i c . I m e a n , a s

f o l l o w i n g t h e r u l e s , t h a n k y o u

v e r y m u c h .

R e m e m b e r i f y o u a r e

p a r k e d i n t h e h o t e l p a r k i n g

l o t , t h e h o t e l w i l l b e o p e n i n g

t h e l o c k s , t h e l o c k s e x i t B t o

a l l o w f o r f r e e p a r k i n g . T h e

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g a t e s w i l l b e o p e n f o r o n l y

a b o u t 2 0 m i n u t e s , t h o u g h ,

l a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n .

S o t h a n k s f o r

e v e r y t h i n g , l a d i e s a n d

g e n t l e m e n . A n d a l l t h e b e s t t o

y o u .

* * * * * * * *

W H E R E U P O N , H E A R I N G W A S C O N C L U D E D A T

4 : 3 0 P . M .

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CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify, as the stenographic reporter, that

the foregoing proceedings were taken stenographically

by me, and thereafter reduced to typewriting by me or

under my direction; and that this transcript is a true

and accurate record to the best of my ability.