The DRBC, New York DEC and Delaware Riverkeeper are fighting what they speculate will be Delaware River pollution from fracking while ignoring the real thing.

According to the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), pollution of the river is an existential threat. Given Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) data showing “no discernible impacts on the quality of water resources as a result of natural gas development,” that’s anything but the case. More importantly, though, it ignores real Delaware River pollution that’s occurring every day as the DRBC, its members and its Povertykeeper/Riverkeeper allies go out of their way to ignore it.

Ignoring real problems and violators while harassing those who merely want permission to do something good is the standard operating procedure of most governmental bureaucracies. Ask for a permit and you’ll be treated to reams of paperwork, months of delay and nitpicking in the extreme. Ask the same agency to address a violation or tackle an existing problem, and you’ll be treated to a litany of excuses of why it can’t be done.

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http://naturalgasnow.org/real-delaware-river-pollution-rathole-history-drbc-fiddles/