HISTORIC ISSUES
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Vol.17
No.2 - 7/15/1882 |
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Courtesy of the New York
State Historical Association Library, Cooperstown, N.Y (.PDF files)
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New York Canal Times -
Online newspaper
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Mercury Media Group
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OCCA asks for moratorium on gas drilling
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The Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) has passed a formal resolution and sent a letter to Governor David Paterson asking for a moratorium on all permits for natural gas drilling granted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation until a supplemental generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) has been adopted as part of the state’s Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).
The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society and the Catskill Mountainkeeper have sent similar letters to Paterson.
“We have a wave of land-disturbing activity not previously carried out in our county – activity which may also have an impact on ground water and aquifers,” said OCCA President Martha Clarvoe, who signed the letter. “It seems like common sense to not to allow horizontal drilling for natural gas to proceed until regulations and policies are in place.”
The Aug. 14 letter expressed concerns about the potential impacts on the Susquehanna River, the New York City Watershed, the Catskill Park, the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and other ecologically sensitive areas.
“Too much is at stake to do otherwise than to halt drilling operations until all involved entities are placed on a level playing field under the State Environmental Quality Review Act,” the letter stated. OCCA has sought to educate the county board, local governments, landowners and the general public regarding gas drilling since it was first learned that representatives from the Elexco Group had approached Otsego County about leasing county land.
In September 2007, OCCA Executive Director Erik Miller spoke under privilege of the floor at the regularly scheduled county board meeting and distributed an informational flier designed to help county residents make informed decisions. The flier is posted on the OCCA Web site, occainfo.org, and is available through the OCCA office, 607-547-4488.
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