Save the Delaware River Watershed - No Exemptions for Gas Drillers
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To: paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us
Subject: Save the Delaware River Watershed - No Exemptions for Gas Drillers
Delaware River Basin Commission
25 State Police Drive
P.O. Box 7360
West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360
Dear Carol Collier and Delaware River Basin Commissioners,
You have done a wonderful job in protecting our beautiful Delaware River watershed until now. Please carry out your mandate to protect clean water, for ecosystem health and for all residents, upstream and downstream.
The Delaware River is now the #1 Most Endangered River in the United States due to the threat of gas drilling, according to American Rivers. The natural gas industry claims their technology is safe, but their record so far is terrible! BP said their technology was safe, too. We urge you to:
1. Immediately notify all drillers to cease operations related to exploratory wells
2. Include test or exploratory wells in your permitting process
3. Refuse the Stone Energy water withdrawal permit, and any subsequent withdrawals for fracking, until a cumulative environmental impact statement is assessed for this watershed
4. Refrain from issuing any drilling-related permits until the new EPA study on hydrofracking risks is complete, as well as the cumulative impact statement evaluated and understood.
5. Hold a hearing for those living in Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Chester, Wilmington, and other downstream communities which depend on a clean Delaware River for health and livelihoods.
The DRBC loophole which allows exploratory wells to bring heavy, polluting industry into our watershed is dangerous, and must be closed. We've learned about the dangers of exploratory wells, with their skipped environmental impact statements, from the BP disaster.
Given the devastating pollution incidents, contaminated drinking water, animal deaths, and obviously inadequate regulation in PA so far, we must call a halt to hydrofracking in the Delaware River watershed. The technology is too new, the disasters already too many, and the EPA study on the risk of hydrofracking is too far from done. Serious study is only just now beginning. Future generations are counting on us to protect clean water, climate, and biodiversity. Many scientists and economists are saying natural gas drilling is exactly the wrong path for our environment, our economy, and our clean energy future.
Please consider the fact that downriver communities including Philadelphia, Chester, Wilmington, and Trenton never had a chance to attend a hearing near enough to allow meaningful participation. I respectfully request, and insist, that a hearing on hydrofracking and its potential impacts on our watershed be held in one or more of these downstream communities prior to your July 7th meeting.
Thank you for your hard work! With your help, we will enjoy and protect the vital, life-filled Upper Delaware River, which helps keep the air and drinking water clean for all of us, upriver and downriver.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
p.s.
Your Personal Statement
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To: paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us
Subject: Save the Delaware River Watershed - No Exemptions for Gas Drillers
Delaware River Basin Commission
25 State Police Drive
P.O. Box 7360
West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360
Dear Carol Collier and Delaware River Basin Commissioners,
You have done a wonderful job in protecting our beautiful Delaware River watershed until now. Please carry out your mandate to protect clean water, for ecosystem health and for all residents, upstream and downstream.
The Delaware River is now the #1 Most Endangered River in the United States due to the threat of gas drilling, according to American Rivers. The natural gas industry claims their technology is safe, but their record so far is terrible! BP said their technology was safe, too. We urge you to:
1. Immediately notify all drillers to cease operations related to exploratory wells
2. Include test or exploratory wells in your permitting process
3. Refuse the Stone Energy water withdrawal permit, and any subsequent withdrawals for fracking, until a cumulative environmental impact statement is assessed for this watershed
4. Refrain from issuing any drilling-related permits until the new EPA study on hydrofracking risks is complete, as well as the cumulative impact statement evaluated and understood.
5. Hold a hearing for those living in Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Chester, Wilmington, and other downstream communities which depend on a clean Delaware River for health and livelihoods.
The DRBC loophole which allows exploratory wells to bring heavy, polluting industry into our watershed is dangerous, and must be closed. We've learned about the dangers of exploratory wells, with their skipped environmental impact statements, from the BP disaster.
Given the devastating pollution incidents, contaminated drinking water, animal deaths, and obviously inadequate regulation in PA so far, we must call a halt to hydrofracking in the Delaware River watershed. The technology is too new, the disasters already too many, and the EPA study on the risk of hydrofracking is too far from done. Serious study is only just now beginning. Future generations are counting on us to protect clean water, climate, and biodiversity. Many scientists and economists are saying natural gas drilling is exactly the wrong path for our environment, our economy, and our clean energy future.
Please consider the fact that downriver communities including Philadelphia, Chester, Wilmington, and Trenton never had a chance to attend a hearing near enough to allow meaningful participation. I respectfully request, and insist, that a hearing on hydrofracking and its potential impacts on our watershed be held in one or more of these downstream communities prior to your July 7th meeting.
Thank you for your hard work! With your help, we will enjoy and protect the vital, life-filled Upper Delaware River, which helps keep the air and drinking water clean for all of us, upriver and downriver.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
p.s.
Your Personal Statement
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Campaign (<em>2053</em>): <em>Save the Delaware River Watershed - No Exemptions for Gas Drillers</em>
Learn more about this campaign here: <em>http://www.citizenspeak.org/node/2053</em>
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This campaign was created with CitizenSpeak. Visit us online at http://citizenspeak.org
