(September 20, 2017, 3:27 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A land and mineral group on Aug. 28 filed a reply brief in the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals contending that the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) lacks the authority to regulate well pads and other hydraulic fracturing activities based on the specific language in the Delaware River Basin Compact, the document that governs the commission’s authority over the resources of the basin (Wayne Land and Mineral Group LLC v. Delaware River Basin Commission, No. 17-1800, 3rd Cir.)....