New Jersey Oil and Gas Update

This Article discusses the proposed rules, focusing on provisions that may be the most important to NJ. It describes the geographic and cultural significance of the Delaware River Basin; relevant aspects of the natural gas development industry, including the practice of hydraulic fracturing ("hydrofracturing" or "fracking"); economic and environmental issues related to this industry; the DRBC and its regulatory scheme; the environmental concerns that the draft DRBC regulations are intended to address; and potential issues that the DRBC rules will not address at this time.