For Release: Friday, October 17, 2008
Details Announced for Meetings on Natural Gas Drilling
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has finalized logistics for a series of meetings to give the public an opportunity to participate in the analysis of the potential environmental impacts of high-volume hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells in New York's natural gas-bearing Marcellus and Utica shale formations.
DEC had previously announced that six meetings would be scheduled throughout the Southern Tier and Catskills in November and early December. Now finalized, the locations are:
Thursday, November 6, 2008: Allegany-Limestone High School Auditorium/Theater, 3131 Five Mile Road, Allegany, NY14706.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008: Haverling High School Auditorium, 25 Ellis Avenue, Bath, NY 14810.
Thursday, November 13, 2008: Southside High School Auditorium, 777 South Main Street, Elmira, NY 14904.
Monday, November 17, 2008: Broome County Community College, West Gym, 901 Upper Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13902.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008: SUNY/Oneonta, Hunt Union Ballroom, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820.
Thursday, December 4, 2008: Sullivan County Community College, Fieldhouse, 112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759.
NOTE: Each meeting location listed below will open at 4:30 p.m., with the formal meeting beginning at 5:15 p.m. Brief remarks by Department staff will be followed by public comments starting at 6 p.m.
As a first step of its review, DEC recently released a draft scope that proposes issues to be covered in the analysis. The forums give the public the opportunity to review and comment.
Document Availability - In addition to the DEC's website , copies of the draft scope, a Glossary of Technical Terms and related materials are available at various locations (PDF, 249 Kb).
