The following DEP notices were published in the November 12 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. 

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Lower Mount Bethel Energy Facility: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with sodium hypochlorite (bleach) in Lower Mount Bethel Twp.,  Northampton County.  (PA Bulletin, Page 7032)

Air Quality Permits

-- Lower Mount Bethel Energy Facility: DEP notice inviting comments on its intent to issue Title V Air Quality Permit Renewal for this natural gas-fired electric generation facility in Lower Mount Bethel Twp., Northampton County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7013)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC: DEP authorized Air Quality Permits for the construction of 5 natural gas processing units at the WFN-12 Well Pad in West Finley Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7035)

-- United Refining Company: DEP issued a Title V Air Quality Permit for the refinery incorporating emission limits for SO2 in City of Warren, Warren County.  (PA Bulletin, Page 7036)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Pipelines

-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Accepting Comments On Draft EIS For Ohio Valley Connector Natural Gas Pipeline In Greene County Until Nov. 21  [PaEN]

-- Reuters: Williams Urges FERC To Approve Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Affecting 6 Counties In PA  [PaEN]

Pipeline Compressor/Pumping Stations/Heaters

-- National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.: DEP issued State Air Quality Permit for the Kaylor Compressor Station in Sugarcreek Twp., Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7036)

-- National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.: DEP issued State Air Quality Permit for the Lamont Compressor Station in Jones Twp., Elk County. (PA Bulletin, page 7036)

-- National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.: DEP issued State Air Quality Permit for the Bowen Compressor Station in Highland Twp., Elk County. (PA Bulletin, page 7036)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Renovo Energy Center LLC: DEP invites comments on an application received request to extend Chapter 105 permit expiring on December 31, 2022 to authorize stream and wetlands impacts for the installation of natural gas gathering lines in Noyes, Chapman and Leidy Townships, Clinton County. (PA Bulletin, Page 7020)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC: DEP issued an after-the-fact Chapter 105 permit for construction of a natural gas well pad and access road in West Burlington Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 7039)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC: DEP issued after-the-fact Chapter 105 permit for the construction of a natural gas well pad and access road in Sheshequin Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7039)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC: DEP issued after-the-fact Chapter 105 permit for the construction of a natural gas well pad and access road in Rome Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7039)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Geopetro LLC: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 102 application for a project impacting Sixmile Run in Industry Borough, Beaver County.  (PA Bulletin, Page 7021)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Black Creek (Exceptional Value) and Ladds Creek in Albany and Overton Townships, Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7040)

-- Inflection Energy LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Sugarcamp Run (Exceptional Value) in Gamble Twp., Lycoming County.   (PA Bulletin, page 7040)

-- Range Resources- Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Chartiers Creek in North Franklin Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7040)

-- Sunoco Pipeline LP: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for major modification for Mariner East II Pipeline in Thornbury Twp., Delaware County. (PA Bulletin, page 7043)

-- DEP Posted 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 12 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [11.4.22]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 7 conventional and 13 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 260 conventional and 636 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 196 conventional and 490 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 4,208 conventional and 991 unconventional 

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Previous Articles - DEP Oil & Gas Industrial Facility Notices:

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities  [11.11.22] 

-- DEP Permit Notices - Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [11.4.22]

-- 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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-- Washington Examiner: Natural Gas-Friendly Message Helped Fuel Democrat Shapiro’s PA Win

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-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House

-- Observer-Reporter: Range Resources Part Of DEP Investigation Into High Methane Levels In 2 Homes In South Strabane Twp., Washington County 

-- E&E News - Heather Richards: Biden Orphan Well Plan Faces Trouble In PA: ‘All For Naught’ If DEP Can’t Stop New Oil & Gas Well Abandonments

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-- Public Source: DEP Promises To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant, Look Into All Citizen Complaints

-- Public Source: Citizen Scientists Prepare To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County

-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council and Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: State Insists On Paying Natural Gas Polluters In $2 Billion Tax Credit Package

-- FracTracker Alliance, Clean Air Council, Other Groups Hosting Nov. 14 Webinar On Protected Zones: Setbacks From Oil & Gas Facilities In California, Colorado, PA  [PaEN]

-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]  

-- DEP Issues Revised Chapter 102 Permit For Mariner East II Pipeline Post Construction Stormwater Management BMPs In Delaware County [PaEN]

-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Accepting Comments On Draft EIS For Ohio Valley Connector Natural Gas Pipeline In Greene County Until Nov. 21  [PaEN]

-- Reuters: Williams Urges FERC To Approve Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Affecting 6 Counties In PA  [PaEN]

-- EPA Unveils Proposed Methane Pollution Reduction Standards Covering Oil & Gas Facilities, Including Conventional Oil & Gas Wells  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Franklin, Venango County, Poised To Become The Next Great ‘Outdoor Town’  [Except for the dumping and negative environmental impacts of the conventional oil & gas industry]

[Posted: November 11, 2022]

11/14/2022