Welcome to the News and Issues page for IOGA of NY. Here you will find some of the current issues that the association is working on. If you have an issue that you believe needs to be addressed please contact us.   Throughout the year IOGANY directors travel to Albany to meet with key Senators and Representatives on important energy and legislative issues. In addition, we meet with DEC officials to discuss regulatory issues. As your association, we are here to represent you and be a voice in Albany on your behalf. If there are any issues that you would like us to address, feel free to contact the IOGA office to discuss it. Highlights of several key issues that IOGA of New York is currently addressing are as follows: FINANCIAL SECURITY FUND Several of our members are experiencing difficulities in obtaining new bonds or renewing their existing well plugging bonds leaving some operators without adequate financial security. IOGA of NY and the NYSDEC are working together to arrive at a mutually acceptable program. We have prepared draft legislation allowing for another option to the currently accepted methods of financial security in the form of a "financial security fund". We have met with our legislators and received overwhelming support, and hope to have such legislation passed this spring. This proposed program is intended to supplement the existing well security options currently available to operators.     BRINE USE REGULATION IOGANY has formed a Brine Committee to correspond with the NYSDEC Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials to generate a Beneficial Use Determination(BUD). This BUD would facilitate the continued road-spreading of brine. The DEC will be regulating this activity going forward and has asked that we provide sample analysis for brine from different geographical areas and geological horizons to facilitate physical and chemical characterizations. We have investigated the costs for such sampling and are currently discussing with the DEC the most cost-effective means of accomplishing this task to minimize the financial impact on producers. We will continue to keep you posted of our progress.
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