Katy DunlapEastern Water Project Director October 22, 2014

PROTECTING WATER RESOURCES FROM

SHALE GAS-RELATED IMPACTS

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TU CONSERVATION SUCCESS INDEX

Landscape-scale planning tool focused on native & wild trout

Watershed-scale (habitat patch) data summary and scoring

Compare & contrast conditions across watersheds

24 metrics 8 indicators 3 groups

CONSERVATION STRATEGIES

MONITORING STRATEGIES

2010: PA only

2014: PA, WV, VA, MD

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• Miles 303d listed as impaired (all sources)

• % of watershed forested

• % of riparian zone forested

• % of watershed with agricultural land use

• Road density

• Roads in riparian zone

• Max. Shale Gas Dev. Density (greater than 65% probability of dev.)

• Max. Shale Gas Dev. Density(greater than 35% probability of dev.)

• Shale gas setting (wshed avgof max. dev.prob.)

• Wind resource dev. density (% of wshed above 65% probability of dev.

• Avg Aug. air temp

• Base Flows

• Karst-stream overlap (%of stream)

• % of watershed protected (includes all public and private designations)

Population Integrity

Habitat Integrity

Future Security

Population Status

Patch Size

EBTJV brook trout designation

Habitat patch size

Land Use • Dam Count

• Ratio of dam storage to stream miles

• Water withdrawal count (total)

• Water withdrawal count (no passby)

• Water withdrawal (max. MG/D)

• Road/stream intersection (barriers)

Existing Resource Development

Flow Regime

• Active conventional o/g wells

• Active shale gas wells

• Active mine count

• Miles 303d listed as impaired (AMD)

GROUP INDICATOR METRICS/FACTORS

Future Resource Development

Climate

Land Stewardship

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TU’s CSI & Monitoring Strategies

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• Adding pipeline monitoring to existing shale gas monitoring program

• Seeking regulatory protections for trout waters through assessments and listing

• Advocating for stringent practices for pipeline siting , construction and stream crossings

ADDRESSING SHALE SIDE EFFECTS IN THE DELAWARE RIVER BASIN:

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PIPELINE MONITORING

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Stream Assessments for Trout

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Advocating for listing and protections

• Identify, engage and mobilize TU chapters, sportsmen clubs, conservation orgs and watershed groups to advocate for listing as WTS or Class A

• Work with partners to achieve greater water quality designations

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Advocating for methods to mitigate pipeline impacts

• Siting

• Construction

ROW/ATWS

Avoiding compaction

E&S practices

Stream Crossings

• Restoration

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The Upper Delaware: A Special Place

Garth Lenz/ILCP RAVE

www.tu.org/special-places

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Example content pagesQuestions?

Katy Dunlap

Eastern Water Project Director

kdunlap@tu.org; 607-703-0256