“The Susquehanna River watershed — which runs through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland — is experiencing drought. The Susquehanna River Basin Commission, a board tasked with “protecting your watershed today and tomorrow,” has suspended permits for natural gas fracking and other uses due to low water levels. This is great but we want them to permanently prohibit private abuses of public water resources. They are seeking comments on their recently proposed protection policy.

“Fracking requires millions of gallons of water, creates large quantities of waste water that cannot be fully cleaned, and puts other water supplies at risk of contamination. Fill out the form here, edit the letter as you like, and click “Send Your Message” to submit a comment today. Personalized messages have greater impact!

“The SRBC recently released a proposed protection policy for situations when water levels are low. We should be working to prevent low water levels by maintaining our water resources for public uses, not private abuses. The deadline for comments is Monday, July 16th.”

SOURCE: Food & Water Watch