Bans and Moratoria on Hydrofracking 4/25/11 Unofficial list

MORATORIA, BANS, RESOLUTIONS

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland Municipalities and A

Sampling of Key Organizations Opposed to Hydrofrack Drilling

New York State:

* Two legislative bills on hydrofrack drilling are being

considered by New York State. The Assembly bill calls for a 5 year

moratorium while the Senate bill calls for an outright ban.

* NYS Executive Order calling for a drilling moratorium by former

Governor Paterson has been affirmed by Governor Cuomo.

* Yates County resolution unanimously passed calls for similar

protection treatment of their watershed as that in NYC and Syracuse

watersheds.

* The Town of Jerusalem (Yates) at the February public hearing

enacted a moratorium ordinance for their entire township.

* The Town of Milo is drawing up a moratorium statement for board

action.

* Dewitt, Tully, Marcellus and Skaneateles have enacted moratoria

laws.

* Highland, (Sullivan Co) is developing a moratorium statement.

* Buffalo has banned hydrofrack drilling and wastewater disposal in

their city.

* Lumberland (Sullivan Co) is considering a moratorium statement.

* Town of Ulysses is establishing “industrial zones” attempting to

restrict the negative impact of drilling in their water supply.

* Tompkins County has enacted a ban on fracking on county land.

* Broome County: Ban on hydrofracking on county lands. Waste

restrictions for fracking cuttings and flow back water established.

* Ontario County and Onondaga Counties have enacted bans on

fracking on county owned land.

* Ulster County has banned hydrofrack drilling on county owned

lands.

* Gorham in Ontario County enacted a moratorium ordinance.

* The towns that ring Cooperstown’s reservoir, Otsego Lake —

Middlefield, Otsego, Butternuts, Cherry Valley and Springfield — are

moving to ban or restrict natural gas drilling and high-volume

hydraulic fracturing.

* The Medical Society of the State of New York has gone on record

supporting a moratorium on gas drilling using high volume hydraulic

fracturing.

* Cooperstown’s Chamber of Commerce has issued a position

statement supporting a total ban on fracking due to the impact it will

make on their watershed, farming and tourism.

* A group of residents have launched a petition drive designed to

ban the use of high-volume, slickwater hydraulic fracturing in the

Town of Caroline, Tompkins County.

* New York City has called on the US Congress to remove hydrofrack

drilling’s exemption from the Safe Water Drinking Act.

* The Otsego County Planning Board approved changes to

Middlefield’s master plan and zoning law that would specifically

prohibit heavy industry, including gas and oil drilling.

* The Board of Trustees of Bassett Medical Center, based in

Cooperstown, New York, views the issue of hydrofracking as a public

health issue of the highest priority and resolves that the

hydrofracking method of gas drilling constitutes an unacceptable

threat to the health of patients, and should be prohibited until such

time as it is proven to be safe.

* A consortium of interested citizens is planning for a unified

moratorium and eventual ban of hydrofrack drilling in the entire Keuka

Lake watershed region.

* Lebanon town board members adopted a memorializing resolution

that calls on the New York State Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo

to repeal and reform compulsory integration laws in the State of New

York that currently govern natural gas development.

* A petition drive has resulted in the Dryden Town Board

unanimously passing a resolution to move forward with an ordinance to

ban fracking.

Pennsylvania:

* Pittsburgh bans hydraulic fracturing in their city.

* Luzerne County Lehman Township, ordinance calling for “home rule” and a ban on drilling within their surrounding township area.

* Cresson has enacted legislation banning fracking.

* Washington Township has banned fracking.

* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania City Council unanimously passed the pro-moratorium Resolution on Marcellus Shale Drilling Environmental and Economic Impacts.

* Philadelphia refuses to purchase Marcellus Shale gas as the dumping of flow back waters is polluting their water supply.

New Jersey:

* The New Jersey Senate Environment Committee unanimously passed a bill to ban hydrofrack drilling in the state. The legislators now need to reconcile the Assembly’s Environment Committee’s moratorium

bill with the Senate’s Ban Bill. It will be going to the floor in the

coming months.

Maryland:

* The first community in Maryland, Mountain Lake Park, adopted an ordinance banning corporations from natural gas drilling.

NY, PA, NJ and DE – Delaware River Basin Commission has a moratorium on gas drilling in place in the Watershed located in these 4 states since May 2010 that is running concurrent with the development of natural gas development regulations.

Compiled by Joe Hoff, Chairman KCAH As of April 20, 2011