Property Owners' Association of Deep Creek Lake - Marcellus Shale Update
Safe Drilling Initiative Developments
The spring Deep Creek Lake Dispatch article focused on legislative actions and outcomes. This update is designed to report on recent developments related to the ongoing, Governor-tasked “Safe Drilling Initiative”. The task of identifying “safe drilling” regulations and mechanisms—along with exploring other factors such as broader community and economic impacts—is squarely in the hands of the “Safe Drilling Initiative”. This ongoing process provides a unique opportunity to provide input to state-level decision-making and to potentially influence regulatory outcomes. Your committee is committed to following and engaging in the process in whatever ways are appropriate and hopefully productive.
“Safe Drilling Initiative” Developments
The “Best Practices” Study Report—As you may know, MDE recently announced the release, for public comment, of the so-called “Best Practices” report. This particularly critical study report is the second of three which were tasked by the Governor’s 2011 Executive Order, each to be developed jointly by MDE and DNR in consultation with the Governor-appointed Independent Advisory Commission. Public are to be provided by 9 August, roughly 30 days after the 9 July public presentation discussed briefly below. The report is available here at MDE website, along with instructions on how to submit . A final report reflecting consideration of public is currently targeted for August 2013. The substantive content is based substantially on a “feeder” best practices study conducted by the Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, an element of the UMD Center for Environmental Sciences. This latter study is also available on the website.
Posted on 07/21/2013 in deep creek lake
