The following DEP notices were published in the October 29 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC: Ogontz Fishing Club Well Site Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Cummings Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 6772)

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC: Porter Stephen Well Site Final report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Cogan House Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 6772)

-- Olympus Energy: Metis Well Pad Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, arsenic, barium, boron, chromium, copper, iron, lithium, lead, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc, and chloride in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 6773)

Delaware River Port Facility

-- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals: DEP invites comments on a Air Quality Permit application for a port facility for petroleum product offloading to a pipeline in Tinicum Twp., Delaware County to change the classification of the facility from major stationary source to a minor source. (PA Bulletin, page 6750)

Pipeline Compressor/Pumping Stations/Heaters

-- Empire Pipeline, Inc.: DEP proposes to issue an Air Quality Permit for the Jackson Compressor Station in Jackson Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 6750)

-- Equitrans, LP: DEP issued conditional Air Quality Approval covering de minimis emissions for a natural gas dehydration unit in Jefferson Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 6777)

Waste Facility Permits

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC: DEP accepting comments on Waste Permit Application for Water, Wastewater Storage Impoundment in Amwell Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6747)

-- CNX Gas Company LLC: DEP accepting comments on Waste Permit Application for Water, Wastewater Storage Impoundment in South Franklin Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 6748)

-- CNX Gas Company LLC: DEP accepting comments on Waste Permit Application for Water, Wastewater Storage Impoundment in Findlay Twp., Allegheny County. (PA Bulletin, page 6748)

--  EPP Renewable Energy LLC: DEP determination of applicability for WMGM055 General Permit for landfill gas generated by decomposition of waste in Hopewell Twp., Cumberland County. (PA Bulletin, page 6748)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC: DEP invites comments on an Environmental Assessment for the Arch Floodplain Restoration Project for the purpose of constructing a well pad in Sweden Twp., Potter County. (PA Bulletin, page 6760)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Cottera Energy Inc.: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting East Branch Field Brook and Field Brook in Lathrop Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6780)

-- Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Tuscarora Creek in Tuscarora Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 6780)

-- Seneca Resources Co. LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Baldwin Run (High Quality), Marsh Creek in Delmar Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 6781)

-- Seneca Resources Co. LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Right Straight Run (High Quality), Canada Run, Straight Run (High Quality), Marsh Creek in Chatham, Delmar and Shippen Townships, Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 6781)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [10.21.22]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 10 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 237 conventional and 612 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 186 conventional and 462 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 3,962 conventional and 939 unconventional 

*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report

DEP Issued These New Oil & Gas Permits [10.17.22 to 10.23.22]*

-- Beaver County, Independence Twp.: Range Resources Appalachia LLC  (6) Unconventional

-- Bradford County, Wilmot Twp.: Chesapeake Appalachia LLC: (1) Unconventional

-- Clearfield County, Girard Twp.: PPG OPER LLC: (2) Unconventional

-- Lycoming County, Gamble Twp.: Inflection Energy (PA) LLC: (1) Unconventional

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Previous Articles - DEP Oil & Gas Industrial Facility Notices:

-- DEP Permit Notices - Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [10.28.22]

-- DEP/SRBC Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [10.21.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [10.14.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [10.7.22]

-- DEP/SRBC Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [9.30.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [9.23.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [9.16.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [9.9.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [9.3.22]

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-- National Fuel Gas Requests PUC To Approve 9.2% Increase In Base Delivery Charge; Separate Cost Of Gas Up 127.8% Since May 2021 [PaEN]

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[Posted: October 28, 2022] 

10/31/2022