The following DEP notices were published in the July 1 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- Diversified Production LLC - Cryptocurrency Power Facility Longhorn Pad A:  DEP invites comments on the proposed power facility at a shale gas well pad in Horton Twp., Elk County. Read more here.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Sunoco Pipeline LP - Tinicum Release Site: DEP issued a technical deficiency letter on Remedial Investigation Report/Cleanup Plan for remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with unleaded gasoline in Tinicum Twp., Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3462)

-- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP: Marcus Hook Storage Tank Facility: DEP received a Remedial Action Completion Report on remediation of soil contaminated with volatile organic compounds located in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3470)

Waste Permits

-- Highland Field Services, LLC - 10 Oil & Gas Production Wastewater Tanks: DEP invites comments on a request for coverage under General Permit WMGR123 to expand existing oil and gas wastewater facility in Sergeant Twp., McKean County  (PA Bulletin, page 3437)

Air Quality Permits

-- Diversified Production LLC - Cryptocurrency Power Facility Longhorn Pad A:  DEP invites comments on the proposed power facility at a shale gas well pad in Horton Twp., Elk County. Read more here.

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. - Sabinsville Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Clymer Twp., Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3438)

-- NFG Midstream Covington, LLC - Keeneyville Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for a variety of air pollution sources at the facility located in Middlebury Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 3463)

-- National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation - Roystone Compressor Station: DEP issued Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Sheffield Twp., Warren County. (PA Bulletin, page 3463)

Chapter 105 Permits

-- Texas Eastern Transmission, LP: DEP invites comments on Chapter 105 application to repair three “anomalies” along a 30-inch Line 19 natural gas pipeline located in Washington Twp., Berks County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3472)

-- Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC - Line 1570: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit to repair a slip-- landslide-- in a segment of natural gas pipeline in Gilmore Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3472)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Hyperion Midstream LLC: DEP invites comments on project impacting Lyons Run in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County (PA Bulletin, page 3446)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Satterlee Creek in Litchfield Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3470)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Sugar Works Run (High Quality) in Union Twp., Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3470)

-- Range Resources Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Buffalo Creek (High Quality) in Buffalo Twp., Washington County.   (PA Bulletin, page 3470)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [6.23.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 6 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 75 conventional and 379 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 80 conventional and 268 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 7,678 conventional and 12,223 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 3,296 conventional and 734 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 - June 24 to 30 - Radiation Levels Prompt Shale Gas Wastewater Tank Decontamination; Replugging Conventional, Shale Gas Wells  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment -  July 1   [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 1 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Children’s Health Defense News: For Decades He Railed Against Fracking In Washington County - Now His Wife Has A Type Of Cancer Linked To Fracking Chemicals

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Who Is Blocking Climate, Oil & Gas Bills In Pennsylvania?

-- TribLive: Concerns Over Proposed Invenergy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Elizabeth Township To Be Aired Tuesday, June 27

-- TribLive: Opposition Continues On Proposed Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant On Yough River

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA’s Natural Gas Act 13 Impact Fee Boom Year May Go Bust Next Year

-- Observer-Reporter Letter: Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees Don’t Help Those Impacted By Gas Drilling - By Cathy Lodge, Washington County

-- Observer-Reporter Letter: The Definition Of Insanity - Have Qualified Stewards Of Our Health, Environment, Learning, Play Spend Washington County’s $9 Million In Act 13 Impact Fee Money

-- Natural Gas Intelligence: Federal Court Voids Chesapeake Energy Settlement In PA Natural Gas Royalty Dispute

-- Vermont State Police: Joint Investigation Into June 1 Natural Gas Tanker Fire Finds Truck Was Destroyed And Damaged U.S. Route 7 In Ferrisburgh Was The Result Of Mechanical Failure

-- Wall Street Journal: Cheaper Natural Gas Prices In Store This Summer; Earlier Price Spikes Driven By Europe’s LNG Imports

Related Articles This Week:

-- Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms Richard Negrin As Secretary Of DEP  [PaEN]

-- House Democratic Leadership Blocks Environmental Committee Action On Bills Increasing Safety Zones Around Natural Gas Facilities, Cryptocurrency Permit Moratorium  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Quality Board Meets July 11 To Consider Changes To Water Quality Standards; DEP Reports Law Limiting Its Authority To Change Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding May Be Unconstitutional [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets July 11 On Programs To Promote Use Of Electric Vehicles; Chapter 105 Environmental Assessment Alternatives Analysis  [PaEN]

-- Independent Fiscal Office Projects 2023 Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue At $180 to $184 Million, A Drop Of $94 Million From 2022 Revenue  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Groups Call For Transparency With State Plans For Carbon Capture, Storage  [PaEN]

[Posted: June 30, 2023]

7/3/2023