Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the latest PA Bulletin--

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the August 20 PA Bulletin suspending enforcement of vapor leak monitoring requirements for small gasoline storage tanks with Stage I vapor recovery systems in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh-Beaver regions.  Read more here.

The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for a new round of Recycling Implementation Grants under Act 101.  The deadline to apply is October 28.  Read more here.

The Department of Environmental Protection will host a virtual meeting August 31 on Preventing Power Outages and Enhancing Resilience of Electric Grids.  The meeting is related to implementing the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  Read more here.

The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a draft update to the State Water Plan which outlines recommendations for policy and legislative actions for each of the six water planning regions in the Commonwealth and statewide.  Read more here.

-- Governor’s Executive Board Notice Of Reorganization Of The Department Of Environmental Protection

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources published notice in the August 20 PA Bulletin changing fees for whitewater launches and season passes for Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County effective August 20.

Air Quality Permits

-- DEP is accepting comments on its intent to renew the Title V Air Quality Permit for the Monroe Energy Petroleum Refinery in Trainer Borough, Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5167)

-- DEP is accepting comments on its intent to issue an Air Quality Plan Approval for a landfill gas treatment system at the Blythe Recycling and Demolition Site in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County. (PA Bulletin, page 5170) 

Land Recycling Oil & Gas Cleanups

-- CNX GH6 Well Pad Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc in Center Township, Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5190)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas Final Report concerning remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Hamilton Township, Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 5190)

-- Potato Creek 3H Oil & Gas Well Final Report concerning remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, chromium, copper, lead, lithium, selenium, strontium, arsenic, and zinc in Norwich Township, McKean County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5191)

-- Penneco Gospel Church #10H Final Report concerning remediation of soil 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, ben- zene, sec-butylbenzene, tert-butylbenzene, cyclohexane, ethylbenzene, isopropylbenzene (cumene), naphthalene, toluene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, xylene, and phenolics in Plum Borough, Allegheny County. (PA Bulletin, page 5191)

PA Bulletin - August 20, 2022

Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 51 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the August 20 PA Bulletin - pages  5150 to 5201.

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