Marcellus Shale In The Shenandoah Valley: Opportunities & Issues

On October 28, 2010 the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission, in conjunction with the Regional Water Resources Policy Committee, held an educational workshop on this important topic for committee members, elected officials, planners and interested citizens. Information from the workshop proceedings will be posted on this page as it becomes available. To access a PDF of the documents listed below, please click on the appropriate link.

Workshop Handout: including a detailed agenda with topics, synopses and speaker bios.

Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development in the Shenandoah Valley--David Asbury, VA Department of Mines, Minerals & Energy

Water Supply & Treatment Solutions for Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development--William Seaton, Ph.d., P. G., ARM Group Inc.

Marcellus Shale-- Opportunities & Challenges for PA Communities--Jill Gaito, Gaito + Associates and Deborah K. Tollett, AICP, Delta Development Group Inc.

Transportation Impacts of Marcellus Gas Drilling--Rick Biery, Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission.

Citizen Action & Permitting in Rockingham County--Kim Sundum, Executive Director for Community Alliance for Preservation, Rockingham County VA. Additional Information on Rockingham Permit & Impacts listed in italics below.

Rockingham County: Hydraulic Fracturing Special Use Permit Request (First in Virginia)

Rockingham County: Staff Comments and Recommendations for Conditions Related to SUP-028 for Applicant Carrizo (Marcellus) LLC

Hydrologist Review: Proposed Rockingham Gas Well Permit

Rockingham County & Harrisonburg Urge Forest Planners to Protect Drinking Water from Natural Gas Mining Impacts

Fractured Communities: Case Studies of Industrial Gas Drilling Impacts

Natural Gas-Green, Homegrown Energy for VA--Greg Kozera, Virginia Oil and Gas Association