S1892-2013 Actions

• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S1892-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1892

TITLE  OF BILL:   An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in
relation to prohibiting the treatment of all waste  resulting  from  the
production of crude oil or natural gas in certain areas of the state

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To Prohibit the processing or treatment
of hydraulic fracturing fluids in primary water supply aquifers and sole
source aquifers.

SUMMARY  OF  SPECIFIC  PROVISIONS:  This  bill  amends the Environmental
Conservation Law (ECL) to direct the Department of Environmental Conser-
vation (DEC) to prohibit the treatment or preparation for reuse  of  all
waste water resulting from traditional or high volume hydraulic fractur-
ing  activities  in  areas  of the State where drinking water is derived
from a primary water supply aquifer or a sole source aquifer.

JUSTIFICATION: Surrounded by saltwater, Long Island derives  almost  all
of  its  drinking  water  from  groundwater. In fact, Nassau and Suffolk
counties rely on a sole source aquifer for drinking water and depend  on
an  estimated  375 million gallons of water per day from this source for
various uses. A recent study by the Department of Environmental  Conser-
vation  included certain Long Island waste water treatment facilities on
a list of potential locations that could process waste  water  resulting
from  hydraulic  fracturing activities if specified upgrades were imple-
mented. This bill will safeguard the  extremely  sensitive  sole  source
aquifer  that  Long Islanders rely on for drinking water, as well as all
primary water supply aquifers across the state.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.6583 (2012)

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:  None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

S1892-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1892
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 9, 2013
 
 Introduced by Sens. MARTINS, FLANAGAN, LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ
 mental Conservation
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
 prohibiting the treatment of all waste resulting from  the  production
 of crude oil or natural gas in certain areas of the state
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.

Section 15-0514 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:

 5-A. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH SHALL
 PROHIBIT  THE  TREATMENT OR PREPARATION FOR REUSE OF ALL WASTE RESULTING
 FROM THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, EXTRACTION OR PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL
 OR NATURAL GAS, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  DRILLING  FLUIDS  AND
 PRODUCED  WATERS,  WITHIN  AREAS OF THE STATE THAT DERIVE DRINKING WATER
 FROM PRIMARY WATER SUPPLY AQUIFERS OR SOLE SOURCE AQUIFERS.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04582-01-3

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