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Thomas Santulli-Chemung County Executive Co chairs: Andy Fagan, Mark Watts Coordinator-Jennifer Trimber

Chemung County Executive’s Advisory Commission on Natural Energy Solutions

• Oct. 25th, 2011

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“To address public sector impacts and opportunities related to natural energy solutions in Chemung County” Our purpose is “NOT” to be an advocate for any particular energy solution

Purpose

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Goals of the Commission

• 1. Identify impacts/issues/opportunities

associated with the development and production of energy

• 2. For each impact/issue/opportunity

Commission will create a stakeholder subcommittee which will investigate, research, and provide alternatives and recommendations back to the County Executive

Goals of the Commission

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Membership

• Chemung County Planning-Randy Olthof
• Chemung County Health Department-Thomas

Kump

• Chemung County Legislature- Ted Bennett

Conservation District-Mark Watts-(co chair)

• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung

County-Andy Fagan (co chair)

• Chemung County Farm Bureau-Ashur Terwilliger
• Chemung County Emergency Management-Mike

Smith

Membership

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Membership continued

• Rural Association of Mayors & Supervisors-

George Richter

• Chemung County Environmental Management

Council-Lee Hanle Younge

• Water Quality Committee-Gene Stow
• Chamber of Commerce-Kevin Keeley
• Member(s) at large-David Shafer, William

Benedict, Donald Kraft

Membership continued

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Membership (cont.)

• Law Enforcement-Christopher Moss and

Captain Thomas Argetsinger

• Department of Public Works-Andy Avery
• Town Highway Departments-Roger Burlew
• Chemung County Public Information-Karen

Miner

• Chemung County Storm Water-Jimmie Joe

Carl

• Coordinator-Jennifer Trimber (Chemung

County Environmental Management Council)

Membership continued

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Commission Subcommittees and Chairs

Business Opportunities

Kevin Keeley Environmental Impacts Jimmie Joe Carl Information, Outreach & Education Karen Miner and Andy Fagan Planning & Local Zoning Randy Olthof Roads & Infrastructure Roger Burlew and Andy Avery Water Quality Tom Kump Workforce Development Dan Porter Public Safety Mike Smith Law Enforcement Captain Argetsinger

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Research Evaluate Verify Anticipate Minimize Mitigate Educate

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Business Opportunities Kevin Keeley

Representatives

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regional Business and Professional

• rganizations

have been collaborating to determine how the Chemung County economy, entrepreneurs, and quality of life can benefit from the Marcellus Shale natural gas play.

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Recent Activity:

• Toured drilling rig and field office in Towanda, PA.
• Hosted development workshop with Bradford, PA, Progress

Authority.

• Hosted impact session with Williamsport Chamber staff.
• Consulted local entrepreneurs who have captured drilling

industry.

• Attended public hearings of local, state, and federal agencies.
• Began study of drilling impacts on business and peripheral

interests.

• Utilizing recent housing study which highlights new demands

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Next Steps:

• Develop delegation visit to a gas play such as the Barnett

Shale in Texas.

• Address the recent increase in businesses forming in our

region.

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Workforce Development Dan Porter

CSS Workforce New York, representatives of regional Labor, Education, Training and Economic Development agencies collaborate to determine how Chemung County can best accommodate the workforce demands and opportunities inherent in harvesting the Marcellus Shale natural gas play.

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Activity:

• Conducted consultations with gas drilling industry.
• Produced workshop with gas drilling related employers.
• Promoted committee member tours of drilling rig sites.
• Hosted briefing by Commission Co-Chair Andy Fagan:

Accessing Job Opportunities in the Natural Gas Industry

• Conducted needs analysis meetings

with Northern Tier.

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Five Questions Asked of Gas Drilling Industry:

• How many employees do you have here now?
• Can you summarize the jobs and skills needed?
• How much and how soon might local workforce

needs grow?

• How long might local peak employment levels last?
• What other local workforce needs may arise?

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Information, Outreach, & Education Karen Miner & Andy Fagan

• Charged with providing accurate

information

• Website launched 09/09/10 and

includes information on the activities of the Commission, Links and Resources covering Energy topics, as well as NYS Legislative Activity

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Law Enforcement Captain Thomas Argetsinger

• Attended training in PA.
• Added one truck enforcement officer, in the

process of adding another pending regional training.

• Provides insight to other committees, (eg. Roads)
• Constant communication with counterparts in

Pennsylvania

• Sheriff’s Office has deputy who can

now inspect all commercial vehicles.

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Public Safety Committee Mike Smith Concerns:

• Increase in crime
• Increase in traffic
• Increase in big truck traffic
• Transportation of chemicals
• Increased number of EMS calls
• Accidents at well sites

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Research Accomplished

• Elmira Fire Dept. visited drill sites in

Lycoming County

• Reviewed video on four rescue scenarios
• Companies seem willing to share information
• Drilling Companies have their own emergency

plans

• Fire Dept. seems comfortable that they will

be able to handle the emergencies that may arise

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Possible Recommendations

• Each drill site have 911 address
• Specialized training for Fire Depts.

ex: heavy vehicle rescue high angle rope rescue

• Purchase of equipment & training provided by

Energy Companies

• Good communication with Energy Companies

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Planning & Zoning Randy Olthof

Concerns:

• Housing availability
• Increase in truck & rail traffic
• How to plan for growth
• Protection of character, historical, as well as

natural resources *

• Food and shelter costs could increase

* need for a study

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Concerns Continued:

• Define uses such as storage yards, worker

housing

• Permitting systems-Central Point of Contact
• Working with Regional Planning Board to create

a web based planning guide

• Examining individual communities existing land

use regulations within Chemung County to determine what modifications may be warranted to encourage or control specific land uses associated with natural gas production and servicing.

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Technology changes on a daily basis. Many issues:

• Drill cuttings
• Methane and or Gas Migration
• Chemicals Involved
• Produced water treatment
• Hydro-fracking water treatment

Environmental Impacts Committee Jimmie Joe Carl

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• Air quality
• Water quality
• Erosion & sediment control
• Ecological Risks and Human Risks
• RADON
• Housekeeping at well sites

Environmental Impacts Continued

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Activities

• Spoke with landowners in Pa.
• In touch with DEC &DEP staff
• Visited well pads in Pa. & NYS
• Continually striving to obtain
• bjective information
• Brought in speakers
• Working with Environmental

Management Council

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• Baseline map of private well water with

Elmira College

• Provide fact sheets for workshops,

public meetings and

• Third party pulls samples
• Still recommend homeowners do their
• wn test.

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Concern List

• Would like to see all companies, not just some,

reveal the entire frack water recipe including the amounts of the components.

• What is the overall plan that the companies have? So

we can get a better visual of what we can expect 10 years down the road. We tend to get the information piece meal.

• more on the un plugged wells-wells that never

produced, holding out for when the gas is more lucrative, or keeping the lease tied up.

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The plan is to break down the issues and have sub-committee members research specific issues to find good data. Such as, “what is the risk of earthquakes on well casings?” Where are we today?

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Water Quality Tom Kump

• Elected to wait until the DEC draft GIS is out.
• What is the role of the local health department as

the State Health dept. gears up?

• We need a mechanism to monitor various sources
• f water quality information.

(from DEC, SRBC, Soil & Water)

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• Very active committee
• Presentations by:
• Hunt Engineers
• Delta Engineers
• Chesapeake Energy
• Talisman-Invited but declined

Roads & Infrastructure Roger Burlew & Andy Avery

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Initiated a Pilot Project With Delta Engineering

• Town of Southport participating in a pilot project.
• Gives other municipalities the ability to observe

and consider the program.

• Presenting to RAMS for county-wide

implementation.

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Common themes from all sub-committees

• Single Point of Entry concept
• Consistency throughout the County
• Communication, communication,

communication

• Be paid for by Energy Company
• Monitoring DEC as they finalize regulations
• Adequate staffing for DEC to oversee the

regulations is essential.

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Primary recommendations are:

• Countywide permit system
• One stop coordination

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