The following DEP notices were published in the May 6 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. - J.Reilly Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of  soil contaminated with production wastewater in Gibson Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2472)

-- EQT ARO LLC - Salt Run Well Pad A: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater for the well pad in Cascade Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2471)

--EQT Corporation- Carpenter Well Pad. DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc located in Center Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2472)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - OMR Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater in Hamilton Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 2473)

-- Blackhill Energy LLC - Jackson A Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater in Springfield Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 2473)

Waste Permits

-- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Young Beneficial Reuse Facility: DEP issued WMGR123 General Permit for oil and gas liquid waste handling located in Springfield Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 2475)

Air Quality Permits

-- National Fuel Gas - Roystone Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on Title V Air Quality permit for the compressor station in Sheffield Twp., Warren County. (PA Bulletin, page 2452)

-- Energy Developments Morgantown, LLC - Landfill Gas Plant: DEP invites comments on Title V Air Quality permit for this landfill gas plant in Caernarvon Twp., Berks County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2453)

-- Alpaca Energy LLC - Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP invites comments on a state Only Air Quality Operating Permit for the facility in Canton Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 2453)

-- National Fuel Gas Midstream Covington, LLC - DCNR Tract 595 Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Plan Approval for compressor station located in Bloss Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 2475)

-- Diversified Prod, LLC - Nineveh 58 Well Pad: DEP approved de minimis air emission increase for the well pad located in Morris Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2478)

-- CPV Fairview, LLC - CPV Fairview Energy Center: DEP extended Air Quality Plan Approval for temporary operation of this 1,050 MW natural gas power plant in Jackson Twp., Cambria County. (PA Bulletin, page 2477)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC: DEP invites comments on Chapter 105 permit application for stream restoration project to protect Leidy Line A natural gas pipeline in Fairmount Twp., Luzerne County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2484) 

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Temporary Water Pipelines: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for temporary water pipeline project with multiple stream crossings on Level Branch Creek (Exceptional Value) in Overton Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2480)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Coterra Energy, Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a project impacting Forest Lake Creek in Jessup Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2481)

-- PennEnergy Resources, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a project impacting Lardintown Run in Clinton Twp., Butler County. (PA Bulletin, page 2481)

-- Diversified Oil & Gas, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a project impacting Crafts Creek and Tenmile Creek in Morris Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2481)

-- INR OPR, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a pipeline project impacting Craig Run, Whiskey Run and Gobblers Run in Young Twp., Indiana County. (PA Bulletin, page 2481)

-- CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a pipeline project impacting Enlow Fork and Templeton Fork in Morris & West Finley Townships, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2481)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a pipeline project impacting Red Run (High Quality) , Findley Run (High Quality) and Laurel Run (High Quality) in Jackson Twp., Cambria County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2482)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [4.28.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 8 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 37 conventional and 298 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 40 conventional and 150 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 5,367 conventional and 8,547 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 1,897 conventional and 543 unconventional 

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PA Oil & Gas Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 29 to May 5; Major Shale Gas Wastewater Spill; 6 More Abandoned Well NOVs   [PaEN]

-- Citizen Complaint, Company Report Results In DEP Inspection Finding 63,000 Gallon Wastewater Spill At Seneca Resources Shale Gas Well On State Game Lands In Elk County; More Leaks, Spills   [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 6   [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 64 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 6 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:

-- Attorney General Henry Charges 2 With Criminal Risking Catastrophe Charges Related To Work On Natural Gas Pipeline In Lawrence County; Pipelines Have Worst Environmental Compliance Record In PA [PaEN]

-- Center For Coalfield Justice: Nearly 11 Months Since An EQT Shale Gas Well Frac-Out Left Residents Near New Freeport, Greene County Without Clean Water; DEP’s Investigation Not Complete  [PaEN]

-- Earthworks Submits Video Evidence To DEP Of More Air Pollution Violations By Gas Flares At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell CEO Said Beaver County Petrochemical Plant Startup ‘Niggles’ Will Last Through 2023

-- Environmental Groups Circulate Petition Asking Dept. of Health, University Of Pittsburgh For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities  [PaEN]

-- DEP Environmental Justice: State Dept. of Health, CDC Launch Environmental Public Health Tracking Program  [PaEN]

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Host May 10 Webinar: Imagine A More Natural PA - How We Use Methane Gas, What It's Doing To Us   [PaEN] 

-- EDF: Federal Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Proposes Vital Standards to Enhance Safety, Cut Methane From Nation’s Pipeline Network  [PaEN]

-- Senate Hearing: Wholesale Electricity Prices Too Low To Support Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants In Market; Natural Gas Reliability Issues Will Continue  [PaEN]

[Posted: May 5, 2023]

5/8/2023