The following DEP notices were published in the March 18 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - BRA 1HC Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Asylum Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1556)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC - OMR (02-188) Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Hamilton Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 1556)

-- Beech Resources - ISA Well Site: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Lycoming Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1556)

-- EQT - Trax Farm Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc, and chloride in Union Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 1559)

Waste Permits

-- Waste Management Renewable Energy, LLC - Landfill Gas Facility: DEP invites comments on an application for WMGM-055 General Permit for a landfill gas plant in Falls Twp., Bucks County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1532)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - Yonker George Well Site Reuse Water Storage Facility: DEP invites comments on an application for a WMGR-163 General Permit for Waste Processing in Mount Pleasant Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 1559)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - Castro Tank Pad Facility: DEP issued a WMGR-123 General Permit for Waste Processing at the facility in Morris Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 1559)

Air Quality Permits

-- Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC - Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on its intent to issue a Title V Air Quality permit for this facility in Hebron Twp., Potter County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1534)

-- EQT ARO, LLC - COP Tract 289 Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Plan approval for the facility in McHenry Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1560)

-- PA General Energy, LLC - Tract 293 Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Plan approval for the facility in McHenry Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1560)

-- Bluestone Pipeline Company Of PA, LLC - CDP-1A Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Plan approval for the facility in New Milford Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1560)

-- RW Gathering LLC - Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Plan approval for the facility in Derry Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1561)

-- EQM Gathering Opco, LLC - Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Plan approval for the facility in Marianna Borough, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 1561)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Lightcap BRA Pad: DEP revoked Air Quality General Permit 5A for the facility located in Overton Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 1564)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued Chapter 105 permit for multiple stream and wetland impacts for the project in Morris Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1567)

-- EQT Production Company - Pipeline Project: DEP issued Chapter 105 permit for multiple stream and wetland impacts for the project in North Bethlehem Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 1568)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Arch Well Pad Floodplain Restoration Project: DEP issued approval for Environmental Assessment for the project located in Sweden Twp., Potter County.   (PA Bulletin, page 1569)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Hyperion Midstream, LLC - 8.5 Miles Of 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline/ 16-Inch Water Pipeline: DEP invites comments on the Chapter 102 permit application for this project impacting Pine Run, Beaver Run, Pike Run (High Quality) and Thorn Run (High Quality) in Upper Burell and Washington Townships, Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1530)

-- Williams Field Services Co., LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for project impacting Middle Branch Wyalusing Creek, East Branch Wyalusing Creek and Snell Creek in Jessup and Rush Townships, Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1570)

-- EQT ARO, LLC - Pipeline Project; DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for project impacting Gamble Run (High Quality) in Cummings and Watson Townships, Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 1570)

-- Snyder Brothers - Pipeline Project: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for project impacting Cowanshannock Creek in Manor Twp., Armstrong County. (PA Bulletin, page 1570)

-- Pine Run Midstream LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for project impacting Buffalo Creek (High Quality) in North Buffalo Twp., Armstrong County and Winfield Twp., Butler County.   (PA Bulletin, page 1571)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for project impacting Millers Run in Cecil and Mount Pleasant Townships, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 1571)

-- CNX Midstream Opr. Co. LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for project impacting Browns Creek (High Quality) in Morris Twp, Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1571)

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Water Withdrawals

On March 16, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission approved proposed water withdrawals, including six natural gas drilling water use renewals totalling 7.1 million gallons/day.

These proposed water withdrawals were the subject of a February 2 SRBC hearing.

The natural gas drilling water withdrawal renewals were--

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC (Fall Brook), Ward Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180303).

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC (Fellows Creek), Ward Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180304).

-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC (Arnot No. 5 Mine Discharge), Bloss Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180305).

-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC (Cowanesque River), Deerfield Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for renewal with modification to increase the surface water withdrawal by an additional 0.661 mgd, for a total of up to 1.600 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20220920).

-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC (Susquehanna River), Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.850 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180306).

-- SWN Production Company, LLC (Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180307).

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Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [3.10.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 21 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 11 conventional and 182 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 25 conventional and 93 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 2,786 conventional and 5,094 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 806 conventional and 296 unconventional

*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report

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PA Oil & Gas Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 18 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

PA Oil & Gas Compliance Reports

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Industrial Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Failed To File Annual Production/Waste Generation Reports For 61,655 Wells; Attorney General Continues Investigation Of Road Dumping Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issued 754 Notices Of Violation For Defective Oil & Gas Well Casing, Cementing, The Fundamental Protection Needed To Prevent Gas Migration, Groundwater & Air Contamination, Explosions  [PaEN]

-- DEP Report Finds: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Routinely Abandon Wells; Fail To Report How Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Is Disposed; And Non-Compliance Is An ‘Acceptable Norm’  [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industry Has Record Year: Cost, Criminal Convictions Up; $3.1 Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts  [PaEN]

Related Articles This Week:

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Why Your Electric/Natural Gas Utility Bill Has Gone Up And What You Can Do About It - By Patrick Cicero, Consumer Advocate Of PA, Terrance Fitzpatrick, Energy Assn. Of PA [Natural Gas Prices Tripled]

-- Wall Street Journal: Why Natural Gas Bills Are Going Crazy, With No End In Sight

-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Fortress Energy Reapplying For Wyalusing LNG Natural Gas Plant Permits In Bradford County  [PaEN]

-- U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA  [PaEN]

-- Federal Court Rules Challenge To DEP Air Quality Permit For Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline' Quakertown Compressor Station May Go Forward  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Permits For Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline In Luzerne, Monroe Counties  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells  [PaEN]

-- PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation [PaEN]

-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells  [PaEN]

-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News/Wellsboro Gazette: Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Objects To Location Of Mt. Nessmuk Shale Gas Drill Pad In Tioga State Forest  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1 Million Gallons/Day  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council, Environmental Health Project Sponsor Ad Campaign To Finalize Strong EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emission Limits To Protect PA's Health & Climate  [PaEN]

-- March 29 Southeastern PA Town Hall Meeting In Chester County To Focus On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Fossil Fuels  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis  [PaEN]

[Posted: March 17, 2023]

3/20/2023