Public Hearing on Natural Gas Fracking Industry Entering the Delaware Watershed

A motor coach bus will be leaving the Philadelphia area at noon on Wednesday, February 24th with the public meeting beginning at 3pm in Matamoras, PA. Estimated arrival time back to Philadelphia area at 10pm. A stop will be made along the route north to pick up citizens on the way. Don’t delay in calling to secure your FREE seat on the bus – seating is limited and those first to sign on will help dictate bus pick up location! Contact 215-369-1188 ext 110 or email faith@delawareriverkeeper.org for more details – seats are FREE but we need commitment you will show. After regular business hours, call 610-291-1403.
Join us on February 24th for a Journey Up River to Make a Difference!

Our Delaware River forested streams are the source of fresh clean drinking water for over 15 million people, including the Philadelphia region – and their future is on the line as the threat of THE FIRST natural gas fracking operations propose to enter our Watershed.

The journey is long but the time is now to be counted and make your voice heard as the FIRST PERMITS for hydrofracking natural gas from the Delaware Watershed and taking clean Lackawaxen River water to perform the fracking are being considered by the Delaware River Basin Commission. This public hearing is our time to speak up and this meeting is CRITICAL to make a big showing for our Delaware River and our families drinking water. The proposed water withdrawal and gas well by Stone Energy could be approved as soon as May 2010 so at these early stages, downstream residents need to send a message that our clean water must be protected. Strong regulations, monitoring and enforcement and a picture of the overall impact must be put in place if the hydro-fracking natural gas industry is to be allowed to profit from the cleanest streams of our region.