The following DEP notices were published in the December 17 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - DCNR 587 (02-003) Well Pad: Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Ward Twp., Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7769)

-- RSWN Production Company, LLC - Seamans Well Pad: Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Harford Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 7769)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Jads 25HC Well Pad: Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel fuel in Monroe Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 7769)

-- Equitrans Midstream - Mogo Compressor Station: Final Report on remediate of soil contaminated with ethylene Glycol in Amwell Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7769)

-- 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, benzene, tert- butylbenzene, sec-butylbenzene, cyclohexane, ethyl- benzene, isopropylbenzene (Cumene), naphthalene, toluene, xylenes, trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-acenaphthene, anthracene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)pery- lene, biphenyl, chrysene, fluoranthene, fluorene indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, 2-methylnaphthalene, phenan- threne, pyrene, phenol, and chloride in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County.

Waste Facility Permits

-- Range Resources Appalachia, LLC: DEP notice of registration received for a WMGR163 Residual Waste General Permit for temporary facilities to process oil and gas liquid waste in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 7744)

Air Quality Permits

-- Diversified Production LLC - Longhorn Pad C Facility: DEP invites comments on notice of intent to issue an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Jay Twp., Elk County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7746)

-- Constellation Energy Generation LLC - Eddystone Generating Station: DEP invites comments on intent to issue Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7748)

Pipeline Compressor/Pumping Stations/Heaters

-- NFG Midstream Covington, LLC - Kinnan 845 Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan approval in Middlebury Twp., Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7771)

-- DTM Appalachia Gathering, LLC - AGS Booster Station Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan approval in Jefferson Twp., Greene County.   (PA Bulletin, page 7771)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - Carpenter Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality permit for the facility in Donegal Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 7774)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Marietta Compressor Station: DEP issued Title V Air Quality permit in East Donegal Twp., Lancaster County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7774)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC - Line 1570 Phase 1 Slip Repair Project: DEP inviting comments on Chapter 105 application for a project to repair, stabilize and maintain one slip along an existing natural gas pipeline in Gilmore Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 7780)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- JKLM Energy LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a facility impacting Genesee Forks (High Quality), Dry Run (High Quality) in Hector Twp., Potter County. (PA Bulletin, page 7778)

-- EQT ARO, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a facility impacting Plunketts Creek (Exceptional Value) in Plunketts Creek Twp., Lycoming County and Hillsgrove Twp., Sullivan County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7778)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a facility impacting Field Brook in Lathrop Twp., Susquehanna County.   (PA Bulletin, page 7778)

NPDES Stormwater Permit

-- Sunoco Pipeline, LP: Facility in South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County (PA Bulletin, page 7741)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [12.9.22]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 9 conventional and 914 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 294 conventional and 713 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 209 conventional and 544 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 4,864 conventional and 1,079 unconventional 

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Previous Articles - DEP Oil & Gas Industrial Facility Notices:

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [12.16.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [12.9.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [12.2.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [11.25.22]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [11.18.22]

-- 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]

DEP Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard -  Dec. 10 to 16  [PaEN]

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

-- DEP Posted 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In The Dec. 17 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- Better Path Coalition: 65 Organizations, Businesses, 2,700+ Individuals Petition Gov.-Elect Shapiro To Ban Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- Citizen Complaints Result In DEP Issuing PA General Energy More Violations At Loyalsock Creek Gas Pipeline/Water Withdrawal Construction Site In Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Consent Agreement Allowing Shale Gas Drilling To Resume Under Dimock, Susquehanna County Sets New Drilling, Water Supply Protection Standards, Imposes $444,000 Penalty  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald/Scranton Times Editorial: DEP Professes Unwarranted Faith In Shale Gas Drillers  [PaEN]

-- DEP Assesses $600,000 Penalty For Illegal Disposal Of Over 1,800 Truck Loads Of Oil & Gas Waste Drill Cuttings In Fayette County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Notice Of Violation To Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County For Air Quality Violations In Sept. - Oct.  [PaEN]

-- AG Shapiro: Free Water Evaluations Begin For Homeowners Affected By Construction Of Mariner East 2 Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Union Progress - Laura Legere: Decaying Allegheny County Conventional Oil & Gas Wells To Be Plugged With Federal Funding Boost

-- Bloomberg: A Massive Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Is Adding To Climate Scrutiny

-- Presentations Now Available From Shale Gas & Public Health Conference In Nov. Hosted By PA League Of Women Voters & University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: It’s Time Pennsylvania Residents, Regulators Demand Health Risks From Shale Gas Fracking Be Addressed - By Clean Air Council

-- EPA Accepts Final DEP Oil/Gas Facility VOC/Methane Emission Limits Regulation For Review, Stops Imposition Of Federal Highway Funding, Other Sanctions  [PaEN]

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Decarbonization Pathway Relies On Zero Emissions Resources, Energy Efficiency, Increased Electrification Is Less Costly Than Natural Gas, Carbon Capture Options  [PaEN]

-- CNX Unveils Appalachia-Focused Vision For The Future, Promoting New Natural Gas Development, Use - ‘Produce It Here. Use  It Here - First’  [PaEN]

NewsClips This Week:

-- WJAC: Cambria County Couple Files Lawsuit Against Sunoco Over Mariner East Pipeline Construction They Said Made Their Property Nearly Uninhabitable By Eliminating Their Water Supply, Bulldozing Their Barn, Causing Sinkholes

-- Altoona Mirror: Cambria County Couple Sue Sunoco Over Mariner Pipeline Damage; Raw Sewage Coming Into Kitchen Sink

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: ‘Gasland’ Driller Will Pay Millions For New Water System In Dimock

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Lets Polluter Resume Shale Gas Drilling In Dimock Protected Zone, Outraging Residents At Fracking’s ‘Ground Zero’ 

-- AP: Pennsylvania Lifts Ban On Shale Gas Drilling In Polluted Dimock, Susquehanna County

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Western PA Contractor Fined $600,000 For Illegal Dumping Over 1,800 Truck Loads Of Oil & Gas Waste 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Natural Gas Stoves Can Hurt Indoor Air Quality, Consumer Advocates Say

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell’s Flaring At Beaver County Ethane Plant Pushed Company Over Air Permit Limits, Data Shows

-- Beaver Times: Regulators Say Shell Exceeded Emissions Cap During Cracker Plant Startup

-- New Castle News: DEP: Opening Of Shell’s Western PA ‘Cracker’ Plant Caused Pollutants To Spike

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Shell Air Pollution Soars During Startup Of Beaver County Ethane Plant

-- TribLive: Shell Issued Violation Notice For Exceeding Air Pollution Limits During Startup Of Beaver County Ethane Plant 

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Petrochemical Plants Are An Environmental And Economic Dead End For Southwestern PA - By Breathe Collaborative

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Shell Petrochemical Plant Represents Western PA’s Economic Future - By Pittsburgh Works Together

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Tie State Taxpayer Subsidies Of Petrochemical Plants To Environmental Compliance

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Decarbonization Program Would Eliminate Most Emissions In SW PA By 2050, New Study Finds

-- Environmental Health News: Western PA Can Meet Its Climate Goals, If The Region Stops Subsidizing Natural Gas

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Resources Lays Out Appalachia First Vision For Economic Growth

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX’s Nick DeIuliis Speaks About Why Appalachia First Is Best Approach For Pittsburgh, Appalachia

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Industrial Energy Consumers Of America Write Gov. Wolf, Others Urging Building More Natural Gas Pipelines

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Industrial Energy Consumers Of America Write Gov. Wolf, Others Urging Building More Natural Gas Pipelines

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Rice Acquisition Of NET Power A Bet On Carbon Capture And Storage And Natural Gas Transition

-- PennLive: Residents Evacuated Just Before Natural Gas Explosion Flattened Their Home In Dauphin County

-- PennLive: 92-Year-Old Man Survived Massive Natural Gas Explosion That Pulverized Neighbor’s Home 30 Feet Away In Dauphin County

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Special Report: More Than 125 Natural Gas Odor Reports In Pottstown, Montgomery County In The 29 Months Before Deadly Home Explosion

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Natural Gas Powering Our County And Beyond - By Chair Of Washington County Commissioners  [IFO: Natural Gas Price Increased 95% Over Last Year ]

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: 12 Days Of Marcellus - ‘On The First Day Of Marcellus, Natural Gas Gave To Me’

-- Bob Donnan Blog: The 12 Days Of Christmas And Other  Christmas Carols About The Real Impact Of Natural Gas Industry In Pennsylvania

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Real Shale Gas History: Spying & Psychological Operations On PA Citizens 2010-14

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Real Shale Gas History: 12 Articles On Shale Gas Development In PA As Told By The Families and Communities That Experienced It

-- Inside Climate News: Q/A With Eliza Griswold Pulitzer Winning Author Of Deep Dive Into Fracking In PA, How Extractive Industries ‘Gut’ Communities

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Natural Gas Prices Rise [94.7%] As Production Falls, Report Says

[Posted: December 17, 2022]

12/19/2022