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Hydrofracking Report Out, Countdown Clock Begins. With the release of a study of economic and community impacts, the Department of Environmental Conservation officially has officially started the countdown clock on its plan to allow hydrofracking in New York State.
DEC Commisioner Joe Martens has said his agency's goal is to protect the environment while creating economic opportunity.The public comment period for the revised draft environmental impact statement began Sept. 7 and concludes Dec. 12. Running concurrently with that public comment period, the DEC will also accept input on its proposed regulations governing high-volume hydraulic fracturing. The fact that these two public comment periods are running concurrently reflects the Cuomo administration's intention to move swiftly with its hydrofracking review.
Revised Draft SGEIS on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program (September 2011) Skip to main navigation Well Permit Issuance for Horizontal Drilling and High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale and Other Low-Permeability Gas Reservoirs DEC received more than 13,000 public comments on the Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) issued in September 2009.
The Draft SGEIS addresses permit conditions required for gas drilling in Marcellus Shale and other areas of the State. New York state study of shale gas drilling shows potential bonanza for producers, added costs to state. ALBANY -- An expected natural gas boom in New York from hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, could mean big profits for drillers and as many as 24,800 new jobs, according to a long-awaited report by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
But while there would be a tax bump to benefit local governments, the development comes with steep costs to the state that so far can't be recouped from drillers through taxation. Released Wednesday, the study on the socioeconomic impact of hydrofracking -- which could spark up to 40,000 new gas wells over the next three decades -- is the final piece of DEC's proposed rules unveiled in June to open the sprawling, gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation to drilling. Environmental opponents remain unsatisfied with the DEC findings and the Dec. 12 deadline for public comment, while an industry group praised Commissioner Joe Martens for allowing "serious dialogue" on the issue. To comment.