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To Manage Water Scarcity, California Needs a Framework for Fair and Effective Water Right Curtailment

Legal Planet

California’s State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) needs to be able to routinely require diverters to curtail (stop) unlawful water uses in order to protect water rights, human health and safety, and the environment from serious harm. Curtailments are fundamental to effective drought response.

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 8 Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawals, Adopts New General Permit For Cooperative Fish Nurseries

PA Environment Daily

On March 14, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission approved eight shale gas drilling water withdrawals and adopted a new general permit for cooperative fish nurseries. The shale gas water withdrawals include-- -- Project Sponsor and Facility: Beech Resources, LLC (Lycoming Creek), Lycoming Township, Lycoming County , PA.

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Climate Change and Indian Country

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According to a 2021 study , tribes were generally moved to lands that are more exposed to heat and have less water than their historical homelands. Clams and salmon are important resources for the tribe. In general, the energy transition should favor tribes. Efforts to adapt to climate change are already on tribal agendas.

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DEP Approves PennEnergy Resources 1.5 Million Gallon/Day Water Withdrawal For Shale Gas Drilling From Big Sewickley Creek In Beaver County

PA Environment Daily

On January 29, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection notified PennEnergy Resources, LLC it had approved their request for a 1.5 If approved, PennEnergy Resources (PER) must adhere to strict monitoring and reporting requirements to ensure that no more than 1.5 million gallons of water are withdrawn per day (MGD).

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Business Meeting Dec. 14 On Water Withdrawal Requests, Including Shale Gas Drilling In Loyalsock, Pine Creek Exceptional Value Watersheds

PA Environment Daily

20081222). -- Pennsylvania General Energy Company, LLC (Loyalsock Creek - Exceptional Value) , Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County , PA. 20181208). -- Seneca Resources Company, LLC (Cowanesque River), Nelson Township, Tioga County , PA. Modification to intake location and design for the surface water withdrawal (Docket No.

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 25 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In Bradford, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming Counties

PA Environment Daily

e) and (f) that creates a general permit-type process to grant approval for water use by individual shale gas drilling pads. Individual uses of this general permit are not subject to public review. formal notice ) The approvals were granted under SRBC regulation 18 CFR 806.22(e) Pad ID: CareyR P1; ABR-201112023.R2;

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War and the Environment

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General Secretary said in 2014: “The environment has long been a silent casualty of war and armed conflict. From the contamination of land and the destruction of forests to the plunder of natural resources and the collapse of management systems, the environmental consequences of war are often widespread and devastating.”