Mitigating the Effects of Energy Resource Booms on Water Consumption

Rapid resource development can impact local communities through numerous channels. This webinar focuses on water withdrawals for natural gas development and the impact of related government regulations.

Date

Aug. 22, 2017

Time

2:00–3:00 p.m. ET

Participants

Yusuke Kuwayama, Alexandra Thompson, David Yoxtheimer, and Sally Entrekin

Event Series

Webinar

Event Details

This webinar is a joint effort from Penn State University and Resources for the Future (RFF), hosted by RFF.

Rapid resource development can impact local communities through numerous channels. This webinar focused on water withdrawals for natural gas development and the impact of related government regulations.

RFF’s Yusuke Kuwayama and Alexandra Thompson discussed their report on how the Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s Low Flow Protection Policy has influenced water withdrawals for natural gas production from 2009 to 2016. They also addressed the implications for management practices or policies for other oil and gas regions to consider.

David Yoxtheimer, a hydrologist at Penn State University and a voting member of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board, added his perspective on the role of policies in limiting water usage impacts in the Marcellus region.

Sally Entrekin, an associate professor of biology at the University of Central Arkansas, provided a perspective on water use for natural gas development in other regions of the United States, including findings from her research in the Fayetteville Shale region.

Event Video

Topics

Participants

Yusuke Kuwayama

Fellow

Yusuke Kuwayama is a fellow at RFF and an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Alexandra Thompson

Senior Research Associate and GIS Research Coordinator

Alexandra Thompson is a Senior Research Associate and the GIS Coordinator at RFF and an expert on using spatial data to address environmental and socioeconomic challenges.

David Yoxtheimer

Sally Entrekin

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