To: DRBC Commissioners
Tell the DRBC: we need a FULL ban on fracking
The Delaware River is a treasure that belongs to the public, not to the highest bidder, but proposed regulations leave the door open to fracking waste and water withdrawals for fracking.
We can't let fracking put a drinking water source for millions of people at risk. I want to see a comprehensive ban on fracking and ALL fracking-related activities.
Why is this important?
The Delaware River Basin provides clean drinking water for millions of people in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and Delaware.
Last December the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) put forth new rules for a half-measure fracking ban that leaves the door open for fracking waste to enter the watershed, and allows drilling companies to take water for their own uses.
The DRBC's draft fracking ban regulations are unacceptable, and definitely not up to our standards for a fracking ban.
Earlier this year when the DRBC held a series of public hearings, Food & Water Watch and allies held rallies calling on the four governors in the Basin states (Cuomo, Carney, Wolf and Murphy) to support the strongest possible ban on fracking — and not settle for anything less!
Now, we need to keep this momentum going and show the Governors that we will fight until the end to protect our most precious water sources, and we need them to do the same.