WV Surface Owners Rights Organization — Update
From a Letter by Julie Archer, July 18, 2014
Mark Your Calendars: WV-SORO Membership Meeting, August 23rd
Please mark your calendars for WV-SORO’s upcoming membership meeting. The meeting will be Saturday, August 23rd at Salem International University in Salem, WV, from 10 AM-4 PM, followed by a public screening of “Triple Divide” at 5PM. Lunch will be provided.
Salem is in Harrison County, west of Clarksburg on US Route 50 and very near Doddridge County.
We are still working on the agenda but the goals and objectives of the meeting are:
1) Solicit input from SORO members on organizational focus/priorities.
We are entering our 7th year. A lot has changes since SORO was formed in 2007. We have tried to be adaptable and respond as issues come up — but there are so many issues. We want to know what issues to prioritize and how we can be more effective.
2) Educate SORO members on current issues of concern.
Pipelines are a major issue right now, with three proposed gas transmission lines crossing the state, not to mention various other projects planned or in the works for gathering lines, as well as lines for transporting water and waste water. Who has oversight/control over these lines? What to do about right-of-ways? What comes next? (Compressor stations, more drilling etc.) With this in mind we are starting to put together a panel on pipeline issues with folks from various state and federal agencies — DEP, PSC, FERC — to answer some of these important questions.
More details coming soon. In the meantime, please save the date and plan to join us on August 23rd. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Workshops on Understanding Renegotiation and Renewal of Natural Gas Leases, July 22nd & July 24th. Sponsored by: WVU Extension Service Natural Gas Education Team
Presenter: Eric Gordon of Berry, Kessler, Crutchfield, Taylor and Gordon, Attorneys at Law, from Moundsville, WV
Tuesday, July 22nd in Wheeling, WV & Thursday, July 24th in West Union, WV
Both Workshops begin at 6:00 PM For program schedule and directions see the WVU extension web site.
For more information, contact Georgette Plaugher, WVU Extension Service Natural Gas Team Coordinator at 304-329-1391 or via e-mail Georgy.Plaugher@mail.wvu.edu.
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