On Monday, please call YOUR Senator, tell them you live
in their district, and urge them to vote against SB 1468, the Fracking ‘Regulation’
bill and SB 1582, the public record exemption bill that allows fracking
companies to hide the toxic chemicals they use from the public. Phone
calls are much more effective than emails.
Then, contact all the Senators who represent your county
(use Ctr+F for the search function and enter your county), tell them you live
in their county, and urge them to vote No on both bills.
Finally, send an email to all Senators using the
aggregated addresses at the bottom of the contact information.
One more thing - please forward this alert to your
networks. Thanks!
Contact information and talking points are below. This may be the most important call you make
this year.
Full Senate 2015
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Sen. Joseph Abruzzo
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Consists of part of Palm Beach county
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850-487-5025
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abruzzo.joseph.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Thad Altman
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Consists of parts of Brevard, Indian River counties
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850-487-5016
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altman.thad.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Aaron Bean
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Consists of Nassau county and part of Duval county
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850-487-5004
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bean.aaron.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto
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Consists of parts of Charlotte, Lee counties
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850-487-5030
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benacquisto.lizbeth.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Rob Bradley
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Consists of Alachua, Bradford, Clay counties
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850-487-5007
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bradley.rob.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Jeff Brandes
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Consists of parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas counties
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850-487-5022
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brandes.jeff.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Oscar Braynon
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Consists of parts of Broward, Miami-Dade counties
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850-487-5036
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braynon.oscar.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Dwight Bullard
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Consists of Hendry, Monroe counties and parts of Collier,
Miami-Dade counties
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850-487-5039
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bullard.dwight.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Jeff Clemens
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Consists of part of Palm Beach county
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850-487-5027
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clemens.jeff.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Charles Dean
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Consists of Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist,
Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, Union counties and part of Marion county
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850-487-5005
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dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Nancy Detert
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Consists of Sarasota county and part of Charlotte county
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850-487-5028
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detert.nancy.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
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Consists of part of Miami-Dade county
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850-487-5040
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portilla.miguel.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Greg Evers
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Consists of Escambia, Santa Rosa counties and part of Okaloosa
county
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850-487-5002
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evers.greg.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Anitere Flores
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Consists of part of Miami-Dade county
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850-487-5037
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flores.anitere.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Don Gaetz
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Consists of Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington counties
and part of Okaloosa county
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850-487-5001
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gaetz.don.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Bill Galvano
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Consists of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee counties and parts of
Charlotte, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee counties
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850-487-5026
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galvano.bill.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Rene Garcia
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Consists of part of Miami-Dade county
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850-487-5038
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garcia.rene.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Andy Gardiner
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Consists of parts of Brevard, Orange counties
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850-487-5013
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gardiner.andy.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Audrey Gibson
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Consists of part of Duval county
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850-487-5009
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gibson.audrey.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Denise Grimsley
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Consists of Okeechobee county and parts of Highlands, Martin,
Osceola, Polk, St. Lucie counties
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850-487-5021
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grimsley.denise.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Alan Hays
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Consists of parts of Lake, Marion, Orange, Sumter counties
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850-487-5011
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hays.alan.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Dorothy Hukill
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Consists of parts of Lake, Marion, Volusia counties
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850-487-5008
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hukill.dorothy.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Arthenia Joyner
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Consists of parts of Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas counties
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850-487-5019
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joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Jack Latvala
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Consists of part of Pinellas county
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850-487-5020
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latvala.jack.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Tom Lee
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Consists of part of Hillsborough county
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850-487-5024
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lee.tom.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. John Legg
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Consists of parts of Hillsborough, Pasco counties
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850-487-5017
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legg.john.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Gwen Margolis
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Consists of part of Miami-Dade county
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850-487-5035
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margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Bill Montford
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Consists of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton,
Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla counties
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850-487-5003
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montford.bill.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Joe Negron
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Consists of parts of Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, St. Lucie
counties
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850-487-5032
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negron.joe.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Garrett Richter
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Consists of parts of Collier, Lee counties
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850-487-5023
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richter.garrett.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Jeremy Ring
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Consists of part of Broward county
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850-487-5029
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ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Maria Sachs
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Consists of parts of Broward, Palm Beach counties
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850-487-5034
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sachs.maria.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. David Simmons
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Consists of Seminole county and part of Volusia county
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850-487-5010
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simmons.david.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Wilton Simpson
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Consists of Hernando county and parts of Pasco, Sumter counties
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850-487-5018
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simpson.wilton.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Christopher Smith
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Consists of part of Broward county
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850-487-5031
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smith.chris.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Eleanor Sobel
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Consists of part of Broward county
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850-487-5033
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sobel.eleanor.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Darren Soto
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Consists of parts of Orange, Osceola, Polk counties
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850-487-5014
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soto.darren.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Kelli Stargel
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Consists of parts of Orange, Osceola, Polk counties
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850-487-5015
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stargel.kelli.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Geraldine Thompson
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Consists of part of Orange county
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850-487-5012
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thompson.geraldine.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Travis Hutson
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Consists of Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns counties and part of
Volusia county
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850-487-5006
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abruzzo.joseph.web@flsenate.gov, altman.thad.web@flsenate.gov, bean.aaron.web@flsenate.gov, benacquisto.lizbeth.web@flsenate.gov, bradley.rob.web@flsenate.gov, brandes.jeff.web@flsenate.gov, braynon.oscar.web@flsenate.gov, bullard.dwight.web@flsenate.gov, clemens.jeff.web@flsenate.gov, dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov, detert.nancy.web@flsenate.gov, portilla.miguel.web@flsenate.gov, evers.greg.web@flsenate.gov, flores.anitere.web@flsenate.gov, gaetz.don.web@flsenate.gov, galvano.bill.web@flsenate.gov, garcia.rene.web@flsenate.gov, gardiner.andy.web@flsenate.gov, gibson.audrey.web@flsenate.gov, grimsley.denise.web@flsenate.gov, hays.alan.web@flsenate.gov, hukill.dorothy.web@flsenate.gov, joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov, latvala.jack.web@flsenate.gov, lee.tom.web@flsenate.gov, legg.john.web@flsenate.gov, margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov, montford.bill.web@flsenate.gov, negron.joe.web@flsenate.gov, richter.garrett.web@flsenate.gov, ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov, sachs.maria.web@flsenate.gov, simmons.david.web@flsenate.gov, simpson.wilton.web@flsenate.gov, smith.chris.web@flsenate.gov, sobel.eleanor.web@flsenate.gov, soto.darren.web@flsenate.gov, stargel.kelli.web@flsenate.gov, thompson.geraldine.web@flsenate.gov, hutson.travis.web@flsenate.gov,
Talking Points
Fracking: Scope of bills
The definition of “high pressure well stimulation”
excludes activities that inject toxic chemicals using less than 100,000 gallons
or lower pressure than the “fracture gradient of the rock.” The bill’s proposed regulation would not have
covered the acidization treatment of the Collier-Hogan well.
Public Denied Information in time to ACT on it - They may
NEVER get it.
Delay or denial of disclosure of toxic chemicals
transforms the situation for members of the public from one in which they have
information they can act on before
chemicals are injected, even if it’s just to move away to protect their family,
to one in which they might find out
about the toxics after they’ve
been injected.
Disclosure Denied in SB 1468 and SB 1582
SB 1468 prevents disclosure to the public for a full year
on the request of the well operator or indefinitely on the mere claim of
“proprietary business information”.
Disclosure to FracFocus is not required until 60 days
after the chemicals are injected and FracFocus does not publish “proprietary
business information”
DEP is prohibited from disclosing chemicals when
confidentiality is claimed in SB 1582.
Chemical ingredients are specifically exempted from
disclosure requirements in SB 1468 if they are claimed as “proprietary business
information”.
Court process and delay in SB 1582
When a member of the public requests “proprietary
business information” from DEP the delay begins:- 30 days for the well operator to file an action in circuit court
- an indefinite period of time until the court date
- any delays in the court case - discovery, depositions, continuances, etc.
- any appeals
1468 and 1582 make it easy to Claim and Retain
Confidentiality and Exemption from Disclosure
There is a very low bar to claim or retain
confidentiality for “proprietary business information.”To claim confidentiality and exemption for “proprietary business information” they are only required to:
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Request confidentiality
- Inform DEP of basis of claim (business advantage and they’ve kept it secret)
- Mark each page “proprietary business information”
To retain confidentiality and exemption in court, they
only have to show the information:
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Is owned or controlled by the applicant
- It is intended to be private and is treated that way to protect the business
- Has not been disclosed except as required by law or through a licensing agreement
- Is not publicly available
