I am writing today to request that the New York State Department

Dear Commissioner Martens:

I am writing today to request that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) immediately expand the scope of its efforts to revise the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) pursuant to Executive Order No. 41. I am a rural homeowner and very concerned about the strong potential for hydraulic fracturing to pollute my private well. My home is less than one mile from a newly drilled well that will likely be "fracked" if allowed by NYS. I do not have resources to have my water repeatedly or even thoroughly tested for the 500+ chemicals that can be found in "frack fluid". For this process to be allowed in NYS, it needs to be proven safe with substantial remedies for any pollution of our clean water. Without available recourse, this is not a safe technique to be used in NYS.

With that goal in mind, I write to request that DEC address the issues described below.

I understand that DEC has been ordered to complete its revision by 7/1/11. The original draft SGEIS received such scathing criticism that Executive Order No. 41 was necessitated. I have never heard of a
regulatory do-over of this magnitude in recent decades. I respectfully urge DEC to complete its revision without regard to any arbitrary deadline.

Very truly yours,

Peter R