The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of these 16 oil and gas facility spill, soil and water contamination cleanup final reports and intents to remediate under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program in the PA Bulletin during July.

The final reports demonstrate how the responsible party met one or more of the cleanup standards under the Land Recycling Program.

For more information, contact the related DEP Regional Office in the PA Bulletin notices for more information or copies of final Act 2 cleanup reports.

Allegheny County--

-- Penneco Oil Company: Penneco Gospel Church #10H well soils contaminated with acenaphthene, anthracene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)- pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, biphe- nyl, chrysene, fluoranthene, fluorene, indeno(1,2,3- cd)pyrene, methylnaphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene, benzene, sec-butylbenzene, tert-butylbenzene, cyclohex-ane, ethylbenzene, isopropylbenzene (cumene), naphtha- lene, toluene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethyl- benzene, xylene, and phenolics in Plum Borough, Allegheny County - Final Cleanup Report.  (PA Bulletin, page 4306)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia: Ray Well Pad #2H soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, strontium, vanadium, and zinc in Findlay Twp., Allegheny County - Final Cleanup Report.  (PA Bulletin, page 4306)

Bradford County--

-- Chesapeake Appalachia: Manahan BRA Well Pad soil contaminated with drilling wastewater final report in Albany Township, Bradford County (PA Bulletin, page 3715)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia: Hattie BRA Pad N2H soil contaminated with drilling wastewater final report in Wilmot Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3716)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia: Hattie Well Pad contaminated with drilling wastewater final report in Wilmot Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 4191)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia: Linski BRA Well Pad contaminated with drilling wastewater final report in Tuscarora Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 4191)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia: Solowiej BRA Pad soil contamination with drilling wastewater Intent to Remediate in Wyalusing Twp., Bradford County  (PA Bulletin, page 4280)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia: Solowiej BRA Pad soil contamination with drilling wastewater in Wyalusing Twp., Bradford County - Final Cleanup Report  (PA Bulletin, page 4306)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia: Manahan BRA 2H, 101H, 103H, 104HC on the Manahan BRA Pad soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Albany Twp., Bradford County - Final Cleanup Report. (PA Bulletin, page 4307)

Butler County--

-- PennEnergy Resources, LLC: Dorsch Unit Unconventional Well Site soil and groundwater contaminated with drilling wastewater intent to remediate in Lancaster Twp., Butler County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3864)

Clearfield County--

-- Greylock Conventional, LLC: Northern Central Bank Well Pad contaminated with drilling wastewater final report in Chest Twp., Clearfield County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4191)

Elk County--

-- KU Resources, Inc.: Beechwood Pad A soil and groundwater contaminated with contaminated with Aluminum, Barium, Boron, Chloride, Iron, Lithium, Manganese, Sele- nium, Strontium, Vanadium, and Zinc final report in St. Marys, Elk County. (PA Bulletin, page 3716)

Greene County--

-- CNX: GH 84 Well Pad contaminated with drilling wastewater final report in Washington Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3892)

-- CNX: GH 84 Well Pad contaminated with drilling wastewater final report in Washington Twp., Greene County.   (PA Bulletin, page 4192)

-- EQT Drilling: Drift Ridge Well Pad soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc, and chloride in Wayne Twp., Greene County - Final Cleanup Report.  (PA Bulletin, page 4306)

Sullivan County--

--Dynamic Frac Services: Diesel fuel, motor oil, hydraulic fluid and drilling wastewater contaminating a site final report in Elkland Twp., Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 4192)

Susquehanna County--

-- SWN Production Company: Range Unit 75 SGL-A Well Pad soil contaminated by drilling wastewater final report in Great Bend Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3894)

Tioga County--

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC: Property has soil contaminated with oil and gas drilling wastewater in Hamilton Twp., Tioga County - Final Cleanup Report.  (PA Bulletin, page 4306)

Washington County--

-- MCC Partners: West Pad Unit 18H in Jefferson Twp., Washington County contaminated with Fluorene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, 2-Methylnaphthalene, Phenanthrene, Pyrene, Benzene, sec-Butylbenzene, tert-Butylbenzene, Cyclohexane, Ethyl- benzene, Isopropylbenzene (Cumene), Naphthalene, Phe- nol, Toluene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-Trimethylben- zene, Xylenes, Acenaphthene, Anthracene, Benzo(a)anthra- cene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(g,h,i)- perylene, 1,1-Biphenyl (Diphenyl), Chrysene, Fluoranthene final report.  (PA Bulletin, page 4191)

For more information on this cleanup program, visit DEP’s Land Recycling Program webpage.

Related Articles This Week:

-- Gov. Wolf Announces Evaluation Of How DEP Regulates Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling & The Industry’s Compliance With Environmental Safeguards [PaEN]

-- Penn State Study: Potential Pollution Caused By Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Makes It Unsuitable For A Dust Suppressant, Washes Right Off The Road Into The Ditch  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health Project: PA’s Natural Gas Boom - What Went Wrong? Why Does It Matter?  What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health?  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health Project Profile: Dr. John Stolz, Duquesne University - Monitoring Impact Of Shale Gas Extraction On Private Water Wells, Groundwater In SW PA  [PaEN]

-- AG Shapiro: Southeast Directional Drilling Pleads Guilty To Contaminating Water Supply In Washington County, To Pay $15,000 Fine  [PaEN]

[Posted: July 29, 2022]

8/1/2022