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earlybird_787on Jul 01, 2011 8:21am
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(N.Y) New Recommendations Issued in Hydraulic Frac
(N.Y) New Recommendations Issued in Hydraulic FracThe Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) tomorrow (July 1) willrelease its revised recommendations on mitigating the environmentalimpacts of high-volume hydraulic fracturing (high-volume fracturing).The recommendations contain these major revisions:
- High-volume fracturing would be prohibited in the New York City and Syracuse watersheds, including a buffer zone;
- Drilling would be prohibited within primary aquifers and within 500 feet of their boundaries;
- Surface drilling would be prohibited on state-owned land including parks, forest areas and wildlife management areas;
- High-volume fracturing will be permitted on privately held lands under rigorous and effective controls; and
- DEC will issue regulations to codify these recommendations into state law.
https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/75403.html