Yesterday, May 9th 2013 the Region 3 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (PADEP) acted within its discretion in listing the Lower Susquehanna River as a ‘Category 3′ waterway with ‘unknown cause(s) of impairment,’ and not a ‘Category 5′ waterway needing a pollution diet (AKA a “TMDL”) on …
Category Archive: Official Statements
May 06
Coalition Presses for Thorough Review of Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal
Many of you may recall our long efforts aimed at ensuring a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, sited in the Chesapeake Bay, undergoes a thorough review process before any decisions are made. Unfortunately those reviews have not occurred and the pressure is on from big business to rush through with the project. A …
May 16
Update > Telling Maryland to Strengthen Agricultural Manure Regulations
Proposed rules would lead to excessive farm-related pollution and hurt state’s efforts to clean up the Chesapeake and other waterways SHADY SIDE, MD – WATERKEEPERS Chesapeake, a coalition of 18 waterway-protection groups, is calling on the state of Maryland to strengthen nutrient-management regulations currently under consideration and make sure that the new rules are based …
Dec 10
Attend the Dec. 15th SRBC Mtg & Give Public Comment
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will meet Thursday, December 15, with an agenda including finalizing new natural gas rules and approving several pending water withdrawal applications. We encourage any individuals concerned with natural gas development in the Susquehanna Watershed to attend and provide civil public comment. Along with PA Sierra Club, Penn Environment and Earthworks, …
Oct 03
Statement on Recent Flood & Scouring Event Effects on Chesapeake Bay
Without any official word yet on the total amount of sediment that entered the bay from erosion within the Susquehanna Watershed plus the additional scouring from the lower Susquehanna River dams, most of the scientific community appears to expect minimal effects on the Chesapeake Bay. The USGS predicted scouring curve estimates that 4 million tons …
Sep 27
New Studies On Sediment Behind Susquehanna Dams
Some of you may recall in October of 2009 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reconvened the “Sediment Task Force” (originally initiated by SRBC in 1999 to investigate the issue of sediment build-up behind the dams on the lower Susquehanna River) in order to re-evaluate the current data, risks, and collaborative next steps to further understand this problem. …
Jul 12
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Question Controversial Gas Pipeline
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – A bipartisan group of lawmakers representing more than 2 million voters joined environmental groups and more than 22,000 members of the public in asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to scrutinize the environmental impacts of a controversial gas pipeline before granting eminent domain powers to the company seeking to build it. …
Jan 01
Mercury in Freshwater Fish
More than 20 U.S. states have fish consumption advisories as a result of mercury contamination. All of Pennsylvania remains under a blanket advisory that recommends limiting consumption of any recreationally-caught fish to one meal per week. Read about mercury in freshwater fish and what waters you shouldn’t fish for food in this publication.
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