DEP’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board is scheduled to have a meeting September 9 with several critical issues on the agenda, including road dumping of conventional drilling wastewater, radiation monitoring of drilling and other wastes, and review of draft conventional drilling regulations.

The agenda includes--

-- Road Spreading: Update on Penn State Study Of Road Spreading of conventional drilling wastewater- Scott Perry, Deputy for Oil & Gas Management

-- Radioactivity: Discussion of Radioactivity Monitoring At Solid Waste Process & Disposal Facilities Technical Guidance - David Allard. Director Bureau of Radiation Protection

-- WMGR123 General Permit: Update On WMGR123 General Permit on Processing, Beneficial Use Of  Drilling Wastewater

-- Geologic Hazards: Update on Geological Hazard Mitigation Planning Document for Erosion and Sedimentation Control General Permits [pipelines, other construction]

-- Conventional Drilling: Update on Chapter 78 Environmental Protection Standards

-- Conventional Drilling: Review of draft Chapter 78 Waste Management Standards

-- Federal Infrastructure Bill: Update on federal Oil & Gas Well Plugging Stimulus Legislation

Click Here for the entire agenda.

Public Comment

Individuals interested in providing public comments during the meeting are encouraged to sign up in advance by contacting Todd Wallace at twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-6395.

In-Person/Virtual

The meeting will be held in Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg.  It will also be available on Microsoft Teams online and by conference call: 1-267-332-8737 Conf. ID:  259 778 906

For more information and available handouts, visit DEP’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board webpage.  Contact: Todd Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-6395.

Related Articles:

-- Groups Gathering Support For Letter Urging DEP, Gov. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4 Million Gallons Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Dumped On PA Roads

-- DEP To Propose Regulations Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Across PA

-- New Penn State Study Shows Road Dumping Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Has Little Dust Suppression Benefit, Contains Pollutants Harmful To Human Health, Agriculture, Aquatic Life

-- Penn State Center For Dirt & Gravel Road Studies: Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Wastewater To Control Dust Is Environmentally Unsound Practice

-- New Study Tracks Liquid, Solid Waste From Conventional, Unconventional Oil & Gas Development In PA From Generation To Disposal; 240.4 Million Gallons Of Conventional Wastewater Dumped On PA Roads

-- Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Well Wastewater Is Happening Now In Crawford, Erie, Warren Counties As House Prepares To Take Up Bill This Week To Make It Legal

-- Dangers Posed By Oil & Gas Drilling Wastes, Abandoned Wells + Siri Lawson’s Story From Warren County

-- House Republicans Pass Bill Legalizing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Wastewater, Rolling Back Environmental Protection Standards

[Posted: September 4, 2021]

9/6/2021