DEP Permit Delays Harming PA Shale Industry – Fix Needed Now

Once again the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) is falling down on the job. For years we've covered the news that DEP delays in issuing simple permits for erosion and sediment control are taking far longer--months longer--than they should. A Chapter 102 Erosion and Sedimentation permit is supposed to take 14 days to review and issue. In the Southwest DEP office, it's taking an average of five months! Enough is enough. It's time to pass legislation (one of three bills) now working its way through the PA House and Senate that allows private, third-party engineers to review and approve permits since the DEP (under Sec. Pat McDonnell) is incapable of doing its job.

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