PennEnergy Resources recently reapplied (for a second time) for a permit to draw water from Big Sewickley Creek–but this time the request is cut in half, to just 1.5 million gallons of water a day (see PennEnergy Reapplies to Use SWPA Creek Water for Fracking Ops). In March PennEnergy submitted its water management plan amendment application for proposed water withdrawals from Big Sewickley Creek in Economy Borough, located in Beaver County. As before, the request is to use the water for shale well fracking (the company just received permits to drill seven new wells in Beaver County, PA, see today’s permit report). This application proposes a lower allocation request of 1.5 million gallons per day. As a decision by the state Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) nears, antis and local Democrat politicians still oppose the modified request. No surprise there.
