Public Hearing on Marcellus Drilling
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When |
Jul 21, 2011
from 11:30 PM to 01:00 AM |
Where | Auditorium at West Virginia Northern Community College's B&O Building, 1704 Market St.,Wheeling |
Contact Name | Chuck Wyrostok |
Contact Phone | 877 252 0257 |
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Public hearings sponsored by the House
members of the Legislature's Select Committee on Marcellus Shale
begin this week.
This is your chance to tell the
Legislature in person what you would like to see
in a bill regulating natural gas drilling in West Virginia!
The
first hearing is this Thursday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the
auditorium at West Virginia Northern Community College's B&O
Building, 1704 Market St.,Wheeling.
The second
hearing is Monday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Morgantown
at the West Virginia University College of Law.
The
final hearing is Wednesday, July 27 in Clarksburg. The
time and location for the Clarksburg meeting aren’t set yet, so we
will update you on those details as soon as they are
available.
These public hearings are scheduled to last
only 90 minutes, and the amount of time allotted to individual
speakers will be allocated according to how many citizens want to
speak. So get there early and sign up.
Legislators
are looking for specific suggestions as to what should be included in
a regulatory bill. You can help ensure that your particular concerns
are considered in these new drilling regulations.
Please consider attending one of
the hearings and sharing your thoughts and concerns.
If
you are unable to attend, please contact members of the select
committee today (see below).
You can also call legislators’ Capitol offices Toll Free at 1-877-565-3447.
Senators:
Doug Facemire, D-Braxton, Chair douglas.facemire@wvsenate.gov
Home: 304 765 2231 Biz: 304 364 9903 Capitol: 304 357 7845
Karen Facemeyer R-Jackson karen.facemyer@wvsenate.gov
Home: 304 372 2260 Biz: 304 428 1622 Capitol: 304 357 7855
Corey Polumbo D-Kanawha corey.palumbo@wvsenate.gov
Home: 304 746 7933 Biz: 304 347 1781 Capitol: 304 357 7880
Herb Snyder D-Jefferson herb.snyder@wvsenate.gov
Home: 304 725 4529 Biz: 304 725 6174 Capitol: 304 357 7957
Orphy Klempa D-Ohio orphy.klempa@wvsenate.gov
Home: 304 242 9200 Biz: 304 233 2500 Capitol: 304 357 7918
Delegates:
Tim Manchin, D-Marion, Chair tmanchin@manchin-aloi.com
Home: 304 363 5613 Biz: 304 367 1862 Capitol: 304 340 3166
Barbara Fleischauer D-Monongalia barbaraf@wvhouse.gov
Home: NA Biz: 304 296 7035 Capitol: 304 340 3169
Tom Campbell, D-Greenbrier tcampbell@grcs.com
Home: 304 793 3976 Biz: 304 793 3976 Capitol: 304 340 3280
Woody Ireland, R-Ritchie woody.ireland@wvhouse.gov
Home: 304 349 2957 Biz: NA Capitol 304 340 3195
Bill Anderson, R-Wood bill.anderson@wvhouse.gov
Home: 304 375 7880 Biz: NA Capitol 304 340 3168
Collectively, here are the email addresses for all ten:
douglas.facemire@wvsenate.gov; karen.facemyer@wvsenate.gov; corey.palumbo@wvsenate.gov;
herb.snyder@wvsenate.gov; orphy.klempa@wvsenate.gov; tmanchin@manchin-aloi.com;
barbaraf@wvhouse.gov; tcampbell@grcs.com; woody.ireland@wvhouse.gov;
Here are the top needs for a meaningful Marcellus bill:
1. Advance public notice of all stages in permitting and drilling
2. Adequate permit fees and bonding amounts
3. Protection of surface owners’ property and rights
4. Water withdrawal and disposal monitoring and permitting to protect streams and rivers
5. Enhance inspection of casing/cementing as critical for groundwater protection
6. Full protection of all water wells, with adequate setbacks and testing
7. Increased funding for more inspectors to assure safe practices
8. Reform method of certifying and selecting new gas inspectors
9. Removal and proper disposal of drilling pits
10. Disclosure of fracking fluid contents and safety plans for accidents
11. Protect public lands: state parks, wildlife areas, and state forests
Please see “Essential Elements Needed for Regulation and Enforcement of Marcellus and Other Gas Wells”. Feel free to print and distribute copies to legislators and concerned citizens. Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has said publicly that he would call a Special Session to deal with a Marcellus bill if the House and Senate could reach agreement on a bill. Make sure your ideas are part of that agreement. Thank you for taking action.