Approved Water Use Projects in the Susquehanna River Basin
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This notice approves a list of projects that may consume water in the Susquehanna River Basin. The approvals cover April 2026 and mainly apply to energy companies operating well pads in Pennsylvania, plus one food packaging facility in Luzerne County. Most approvals are renewals for existing oil and gas operations, with permitted consumptive use ranging from 3.0 million to 8.0 million gallons per day. Companies listed should treat this as confirmation of their authorized water-use limits and continue tracking compliance with Susquehanna River Basin Commission rules.
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Key Changes
- Approves one new consumptive water use project for Pittston Co-Packers Corp. up to 0.2450 million gallons per day.
- Renews water-use approvals for multiple oil and gas well pads across Pennsylvania counties.
- Confirms approved daily water-use limits for listed projects, with the highest limit at 8.0000 million gallons per day.
Obligations
What this law requires
Pittston Co-Packers Corp. may consumptively use water for its Pittston Township, Luzerne County project only up to 0.2450 million gallons per day under ABR-202604002, approved April 9, 2026.
Expand Operating LLC must keep consumptive water use for each listed renewed well pad at or below 7.5000 million gallons per day, including Longacre Pad, PU-AA Gerfin Price Pad, RU-75-SGL A PAD, Burke, GU-X SEYMOUR PAD, Hayes Well Pad, Herman Well Pad, Knapik Well Pad, NELSON UNIT PAD B, Sheldon Pad, W & L Wilson Drilling Pad #1, WY-18 WEST PAD, Sensinger, and Barclay.
Seneca Resources Company, LLC may consumptively use water for the Bathgate 766 pad in Farmington Township, Tioga County only up to 4.0000 million gallons per day under ABR-202604001, approved April 9, 2026.
Coterra Energy Inc. must keep consumptive water use at or below 5.0000 million gallons per day for the BenediktK P1 and ZickJ P1 renewed pads, and at or below 6.5000 million gallons per day for the modified GrosvenorD P1 pad.
EOG Resources, Inc. must keep consumptive water use for the OBERKAMPER Pad and GROSS 1H Pad at or below 3.0000 million gallons per day for each renewed pad.