deeply concerned with the potentially catastrophic environmental damage

Dear Governor Cuomo, EPA REgional Administrator Enck, DEC Commissioner Martens, and Mayor Bloomberg,

I am deeply concerned with the potentially catastrophic environmental damage that horizontal hydrofracturing could cause in New York State.

I therefore urge you to:

Provide at least 30 days public comment ASAP to identify additional issues that must be included in the draft SGEIS scope;

Expand the scope of the draft SGEIS to include additional concerns, notably how to manage gas drilling wastewater;

Establish Citizens and Technical Advisory Committees to help DEC revise the draft SGEIS;

Require individual EIS reviews for horizontal hydrofracturing permits, "GA effluent limitations" for hydrofracturing, deep well injection and wastewater treatment as well as updating DEC's 1992 GEIS.

Sincerely,

Paul Z