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<p>The Department routinely receives correspondence from members of the public and
civil society groups in relation to the regulatory regime for shale gas extraction,
including the traffic light system.</p><p> </p><p>The Traffic Light System for monitoring
induced seismicity was introduced after consideration of advice from scientists, following
operations at Cuadrilla’s Preese Hall site in 2011. The level of magnitude 0.5 at
which operators must pause operations, was set in consultation with industry as an appropriate
precautionary measure. These regulations have been working as intended and there are
no plans to review the traffic light system.</p>
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