NARROWSBURG, NY — The Tusten Town Board unanimously voted to impose moratoriums on two separate matters after public hearings on September 29.
One moratorium was a six-month halt on seismic testing, which is done to help gas companies determine the best places to drill for natural gas.
Vehicles known as thumper trucks or shaker trucks perform the tests by sending shock waves into the ground and measuring the waves as some of them bounce back from underground formations. Typically, the tests are performed on road surfaces.
Tusten supervisor Ben Johnson said that a representative from a seismic testing company had inquired about testing in the town, and was concerned about the location of the pipes for the Narrowsburg water district.
The moratorium will give the town board time to study various issues. Not only are the integrity of the water district, roads and building foundations of concern, but there are also questions about who owns the information being collected by the seismic testers.
Tusten property owners own the land under some of the town roads and the town has easements to maintain the roads. There is a question as to whether property owners should be compensated for information collected below ground on land they own.
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