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Citizen asks commissioners to scrutinize Seneca Resources after attorney general’s charges
Summary
John Rosenberger told the commissioners the attorney general filed criminal charges against Seneca Resources relating to a 2022 wastewater-line rupture and urged commissioners to carefully review any future permits or proposals from the company.
John Rosenberger addressed the commissioners during public comment to describe a July 2022 rupture of a wastewater line owned by Seneca Resources that he says contaminated a well and entered the aquifer. Rosenberger said the attorney general’s office recently filed criminal charges and grand-jury presentments related to three incidents, including the one affecting his property.
Rosenberger said he would be happy to share charging documents with commissioners and asked them to refrain from automatically approving future water withdrawal permits or well-pad proposals from Seneca Resources without additional scrutiny. "I respectfully ask the commissioners to scrutinize anything that comes from Seneca due to the pending charges they have from the attorney general's office," he said.
Rosenberger identified himself, described pursuing a civil suit for more than three years, and said he worked with the attorney general’s office during the investigation. Commissioners accepted his offer to provide documents for the meeting record. No formal county action was taken in response during the meeting; Rosenberger’s remarks were a request for heightened review of any future county-level actions that would involve or benefit Seneca Resources.
