Jessica Shirely, Acting Secretary of PA DEP (and partisan hack)
In December 2022, MDN brought you the great news that Coterra Energy (formerly Cabot Oil & Gas) would be allowed to restart drilling in a nine-square-mile area in Dimock, PA (Susquehanna County) following a “no contest” plea deal with PA’s then-Attorney General, Josh Shapiro, on a misdemeanor charge (see PA DEP Allows Coterra (Cabot O&G) to Resume Drilling in Dimock). A provision in the agreement made the return to Dimock contingent upon Coterra installing (and paying for) a new water system for residents. Work began with Phase 1 planning and design, which allowed Coterra to restart its Dimock drilling program (see Coterra Restarting Marcellus Drilling in Early 2Q – Return to Dimock). Pennsylvania American Water, the company building and operating the water system in Dimock, issued a press release in May to say that Phase 2, the actual construction of water pipelines, is now happening (see Construction of Dimock Water System Project Begins in Northeast Pa.). The PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) approved the waterline permits in February of this year. The DEP is now reviewing permits to build the drinking water treatment facility.
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