James&D.&Elliojellio-@spilmanlaw.com

Spilman&Thomas&&&Ba-le,&PLLC

March&28,&2012

HOW$TO$GET$THE

WATER$YOU$NEED
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REGULATIONS&VARY&BY&STATE

&

FUNCTION&OF&WHERE&IN

PENNSYLVANIA
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Pennsylvania

 Delaware&River&Basin

 Susquehanna&River&Basin

 Ohio&River&Basin
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania

 Delaware&&&Susquehanna&River&Basins

 Withdrawals&Governed&by&Interstate

Commissions
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Pennsylvania

 Purpose&of&the&Delaware&River&Basin:

".(.(.(to(promote(interstate(comity;(to(remove(causes(of

present(and(future(controversy;(to(make(secure(and

protect(present(developments(within(the(states;(to

encourage(and(provide(for(the(planning,(conserva@on,

u@liza@on,(development,(management(and(control(of(the

water(resources(of(the(basin;(...to(apply(the(principle(of

equal(and(uniform(treatment(to(all(water(users(who(are

similarly(situated(and(to(all(users(of(related(facili@es."
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Pennsylvania

 Ohio&River&Basin

 No(Commission

 Ohio(River(Valley(Water(Sanita@on(Commission

(ORSANCO)(–(currently(regulates(water(quality

issues(–(NOT(withdrawals

 BUT(.(.(.
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Pennsylvania

 ORSANCO

 Commissioners(are(exploring(op@ons

 Agreed(that(withdrawals(are(significant(issue

 Reasonable(for(ORSANCO(to(assume

responsibility

 Poten@al(first(step(–(MOU(among(governors
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Pennsylvania

 Regardless&of&LocaYon&within&Pennsylvania&–

 Water(Management(Plan(must(be(filed(with

DEP(&(Act(220(Registra@on(if(the(same

operator(draws(in(excess(of(10,000(gpd(in

any(30_day(period(from(the(same

watershed
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Pennsylvania

 PA&DEP&Water&Management&Plan&Overview&–

 Water(withdrawal(plans(approved(by(SRBC(and

DRBC

 SRBC/DRBC(approvals(sa@sfy(DEP's(requirements

&reduce(redundancy(of(repor@ng(requirements

 DEP(is(applying(SRBC's passby(flow(guidelines

 List(of(water(sources(proposed,(organized(by(river

basin/subbasin/watershed

 Withdrawal(data(must(be(kept(for(five(years(and

available(upon(request

 Data(submided(at(least(quarterly
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Pennsylvania

PA$DEP$Water$Management$Plan$Overview$(cont'd)

 Surface&Water&Source&and&Groundwater&Source

Requirements&Similar:

 Source(ID(&(No@fica@on

 River(Basin(Commission(Approvals

 Low(Flow(Analysis(–(Surface(Water(ONLY

 Stream(Classifica@on(and(Uses

 PA(Natural(Diversity(Inventory

 Withdrawal(Impacts(Analysis(–(less(rigorous(for

groundwater(sources
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Pennsylvania

PA$DEP$Water$Management$Plan$Overview$(cont'd)

 Water&Resource&Planning&Act&–&27&Pa.C.S.&Chapter

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 Established(registra@on(requirements

 Also(prohibited(poli@cal(subdivisions(from(alloca@ng

water(resources((other(than(SRBC/DRBC)

 Important(in(the(context(of(Act(13(and(impact(fee

 Act(13(defini@on(of("oil(and(gas(opera@ons"(does(not

include(water(withdrawals
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West&Virginia

 Large&QuanYty&User&Survey&&&RegistraYon

 Water&Management&Plans&for&Well&Work

Permits
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West&Virginia

 Chapter&22,&ArYcle&26&–&the&Water&Resource&Protect

Act

 Requires(DEP(to(conduct(periodic(survey(of(all("large

quan@ty(users"

 Large(quan@ty(users(=(>(750,000(gallons(in(a(calendar

month

 Very(basic(informa@on(on(loca@on,(amount,(and(loca@on

of(discharge
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Water&Management&Plan

(Emergency&Rule&and&ArYcle&6A&very&similar)

On&an&individual

well&or&a

watershed

basis

West&Virginia
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West&Virginia

Water$Management$Plan$(cont'd)

 Permit&ApplicaYon&to&IdenYfy:

 Type(of(Water(Source(and(Loca@on

 An@cipated(Volume(of(Each(Withdrawal

 An@cipated(Months(of(Withdrawals

 Management(and(Disposi@on(of(Wastewater

 List(of(An@cipated(Addi@ves(to(Water
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West&Virginia

Water$Management$Plan$(cont'd)

&&Surface&Water&Withdrawals&Requirements

• Iden@fy(designated(and(exis@ng(water(uses

• Public(water(intakes(within(1(mile(downstream

• Demonstrate(sufficient(in_stream(flow

• Methods(to(minimize(significant(adverse(impact

• No@ce(to(DEP(prior(to(withdrawal

• Install(signs(at(withdrawal(points

• Records(of(flowback(and(produced(water

• Disposal(method(of(flowback(and(produced(water
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Ohio

&&Water&Withdrawal&FaciliYes&RegistraYon

§(1521.16(–(a(facility(or(combina@on(of

facili@es(with(the(capacity(greater(than

100,000(gpd(must(register(with(Ohio(DNR

Info(req.(inc.(capacity,(aquifer(u@lized(or

surface(water,(loca@on,(where(the(water

will(be(used,(and(type(and(loca@on(of

discharge(points
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2007&Ohio&Water&Withdrawals

by&Category
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AddiYonal&Water&Sourcing&Issues

Purchasing&Water:

Municipal&Water&Systems

Private&owners&of&lakes&and&ponds