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The construction and operation of Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction facilities, including wells intended for exploratory purposes, can have significant and adverse environmental impacts on the water quality of the Special Protection Waters of the Delaware River Basin. Specifically, impacts associated with erosion and sediment discharge and stormwater discharge during construction, operation, and after well closure can negatively and significantly impact water quality. The existing environmental regulations and policies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, either as enacted by the Commonwealth or implemented by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PaDEP), do not provide adequate performance standards, review, implementation, or enforcement to protect the Commonwealth’s water resources, including the Special Protection Waters of the Delaware River Basin. The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) requirements for a Non-Point Source Pollution Control Plan are not sufficient to protect these water resources in lieu of adequate Pennsylvania requirements, leading to the possibility and likelihood o