The following DEP notices were published in the December 24 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - K. Benedikt Pad 1: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel-based drilling mud in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 7965)

-- Callon (Marcellus) LLC - Yarasavage Well Pad: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with frac flowback fluid when the driller lost control of a natural gas well in Washington Twp., Wyoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 7965)

Residual Waste Permits

-- SWN Production Company LLC - Freitage Water Transfer Facility: DEP invites comments on application for determination of applicability for a WMGR123 Residual Waste process facility for oil and gas liquid waste in Jackson Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7949)

Air Quality Permits

-- Hydro Recovery LP - Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility: DEP issued State-Only Air Quality Permit for the facility in Hanover Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7969)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission - Bechtelsville Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Permit for two new turbines at the facility in Washington Twp., Berks County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7968)

 -- Texas Eastern Transmission - Perulack Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Permit for two new turbines at the facility in Lack Twp., Juniata County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7968)

NPDES Water Quality Permits

-- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP - Marcus Hook Terminal: DEP invites comments on proposed renewal of NPDES Water Quality Permit covering industrial waste impacting Delaware River and Middle Creek in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7941)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- EQT ARO LLC - Well Pad & Pipeline: DEP invites comments on proposed Chapter 105 permit to construct a shale gas drilling well pad and associated natural gas pipelines in McNett Twp., Lycoming County (correction to previous notice)  (PA Bulletin, page 7957)

--Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - LRJ SUS Well Pad: After-the-fact Chapter 105 permit to construct well pad, work space in  Rush Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7971)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Appalachia Midstream Services: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for activities impacting Millstone Creek in Monroe and Overton Townships, Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7972)

-- XPR Resources LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for activities impacting McGee Run in Derry Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 7973)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for activities impacting Templeton Fork in West Finley Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 7973)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [12.16.22]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 16 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 294 conventional and 729 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 212 conventional and 551 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 12,535 conventional and 20,919 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 4,971 conventional and 1,117 unconventional

*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report

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Previous Articles - DEP Oil & Gas Industrial Facility Notices:

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [12.23.22]

-- 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. 17 to 23 [PaEN]

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

-- DEP Posted 48 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In The Dec. 24 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Related Articles This Week:

-- Oil & Gas Industry Impacts: Navy Veterans Patrick & Helen Robinson Relate Their 7-Year Struggle Dealing With Impacts Of Mariner East Pipeline Construction In Indiana County, And They Continue  [PaEN]

-- Oil & Gas Industry Impacts: Cambria County Family Sues Sunoco After 3 Years Of Dealing With Damage To Home, Well, Septic System, Property From Mariner East Pipeline Construction  [PaEN]

-- Oil & Gas Industry Impacts: Families Affected By Alleged ‘Frack-Out’ In Greene County Have A Little Happier Holiday Thanks To Water Donated By Center For Coalfield Justice  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Gas Industry Appeased Too Long [PaEN] 

-- Concerned Health Professionals Of PA Ask Health Professionals To Sign Letter Urging Gov.-Elect Shapiro To Protect Public Health, Environment From Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industry  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves Oil & Gas Development, Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Water Withdrawal Requests  [PaEN]

-- League Of Women Voters, Partners Host Jan. 12 Webinar On LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal Safety  [PaEN]

-- UGI Asks Natural Gas Customers To Conserve Energy Use Due To Regional Natural Gas Supply Constraints  [PaEN] 

-- PJM Interconnection ‘Possibility Of Rotating Customer Electricity Outages Is Real’ -  A Mix Of Power Plants In The System Are ‘Not Performing’ - Filing DOE Emergency Power Request  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Inside Climate News - John Hurdle: Dimock Residents Fear New Methane Contamination As PA Lifts Shale Gas Drilling Ban In Susquehanna County

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Is The Public Being ‘Dimocked’ Again On Shale Gas?

-- Carnegie Mellon, Other Partners In Project Breathe Wish Southwest PA Residents Happy Holidays By Showing Memorable Moments In 2022  [Video]

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

-- TribLive Guest Essay: I’ve Seen Firsthand How Harmful Methane Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry Can Affect Our Health - Physicians For Social Responsibility Pennsylvania

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Better Path Coalition Wants More Information On DEP’s Settlement On Illegal Dumping 1,831 Truck Loads Of  Oil & Gas Waste In Fayette County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Newsweek Ranks These Pittsburgh-Based Companies Among ‘Most Responsible In US  [Including Equitrans whose natural gas storage facility in Cambria County had a 1 billion cubic feet release of natural gas]

-- The Allegheny Front: ‘We Do Have Questions To Answer’ About Single-Use Plastic Waste, Shell Internal Emails Reveal

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Southwest PA Landowners Settle Class Action Lawsuit With Chief Oil & Gas For $5.5 Million

-- Moneygeek.com: Pennsylvania #28 On List Of States With Most Expensive Natural Gas Heating Bills

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

[Posted: December 24, 2022]

12/26/2022