The following DEP notices were published in the September 23 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- On September 14, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission approved eight shale gas drilling water withdrawals-- 1 in Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek-- in Bradford, Lycoming, Potter, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties.  Read more here.

-- On September 23, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to 34 water use permits for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Tioga counties.  Read more here.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- PennEnergy Resources LLC - McElhinny Shale Gas Well Pad:  DEP approve a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with Aluminum, Barium, Boron, Chloride, Iron, Lithium, Manganese, Selenium, Strontium, Vanadium and Zinc for the pad located in Foster Twp., Butler County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5993)

Waste Permits

-- Highland Field Services, LLC - Liquid Shale Gas Wastewater Facility: DEP approved a General Permit WMGR123 for the facility located in Sergeant Twp., McKean County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5993)

Air Quality Permits

-- Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage Inc. - South Oakford Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5964)

-- Pin Oak Energy Partners, LLC: DEP approved an Air Quality GP-5 General Permit for the facility located in Jones Twp., Elk County.   (PA Bulletin, page 5994)

-- Snyder Brothers, Inc. - Cottage Hill Compressor Station: DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Porter Twp., Clarion County.   (PA Bulletin, page 5994)

-- Diversified Production, LLC - Dilltown Compressor Station: DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Buffington Twp., Indiana County.   (PA Bulletin, page 5994)

-- Diversified Production, LLC - Henry Compressor Station: DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in East Mahoning Twp., Indiana County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5994)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC - Terra Compressor Station: DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5994)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission - Bechtelsville Facility: DEP issued a change to a Title V Air Quality Permit to incorporate a new Plan Approval for the facility located in Washington Twp., Bucks County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5997)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- CNX Gas Company: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Dunkard Fork in Richhill Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5973)

-- Blackhill Energy, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 for a project impacting Leonard Creek in Springfield Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 6001)

-- Beech Resources, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 for a pipeline project impacting Beautys Run (Exceptional Value) in Lycoming and Old Lycoming Townships, Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 6001)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Bull Creek in Fawn Twp., Allegheny County. (PA Bulletin, page 6001)

-- EQT Prod Co.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Bloody Run in Gilmore Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 6001)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [9.15.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 1 conventional and 9 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 128 conventional and 523 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 133 conventional and 289 unconventional

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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. 16 to 22 -  2nd Abandoned Shale Gas Well Pad?  5 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Failure To Comply With Order  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues NOVs To Roulette Oil & Gas LLC For Abandoning Another Conventional Well In Potter County; Roulette Applying For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit  [PaEN]

-- Petro Erie, Inc. Appeals 2nd DEP Order Requiring The Operator To Restore The Village Of Reno’s Water Supply Contaminated By A Spill Of Conventional Oil Well Wastewater In Venango County  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - September 23 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 23 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Senators To Introduce Bill To Increase Setbacks On Gas Drilling

-- Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Lobbyist Responds To Health Concerns Raised In Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial - ‘Fracking Is Making Pennsylvanians Sick, Lawmakers Must Act’

-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: Natural Gas Development Making Pennsylvanians Sick, Lawmakers Must Act

-- What It’s Like To Raise A Family In The Most Fracked County In PA - Washington County: PA Physicians For Social Responsibility [Video]

-- Uncontrolled Natural Gas Emissions From Equitrans Steelhead Compressor Station, Washington County: PA Physicians For Social Responsibility [Video]

-- The Allegheny Front: ‘Ezell: Ballad Of A Land Man’ Performance About Fracking And Belonging Coming To Pittsburgh

-- The Derrick - Makayla Keating: Petro Erie Appeals DEP July Order To Clean Up Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill That Contaminated The Village Of Reno’s Water Supply In Venango County  [PDF of Article]

-- Inside Climate News: EPA Approves Permit For Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Plum Boro, Allegheny County

-- TribLive Guest Essay: EPA/DOE Money Should Be Spent Wisely On Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells - By Russell Zerbo, Clean Air Council

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: IFO Report: PA Natural Gas Prices Down, Shale Gas Drilling Falls

-- Reuters: US Energy Regulator Recommends Revising Reliability Standards For Natural Gas, Power Grid Infrastructure During Extreme Weather

-- Utility Dive: Record 13% Of Eastern US Electric Generation Capacity Failed - 63% Natural Gas-Fired During Winter Storm Elliott  [70% In PJM Were Natural Gas Failures]

-- PUC Responds To NTSB Actions Regarding Reading Factory Natural Gas Explosion

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: NTSB Kicks PUC Out Of Investigation Into Deadly Natural Gas Explosion At A Chocolate Factory In Reading

-- Reading Eagle: West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion: Feds Demand PUC Hand Over UGI Inspection Reports

-- AP: NTSB Investigators Subpoena PUC Records Related To Reading Factory Natural Gas Explosion

-- PennLive: Lancaster County House Explosion Leaves 1 Man Dead: Police

-- 6ABC News: 100 Residents In Delaware County Evacuated After Natural Gas From A Ruptured Gas Line Leaked, Caused 2 Houses To Explode

-- MCall: Natural Gas Leak In Lehigh Valley Prompts Brief Shelter-In-Place Order Wednesday

-- The Allegheny Front: Ohio Commission Delays Vote On Shale Gas Fracking Under State Parks During Raucous Meeting

-- TruthDig - Justin Nobel: Abandoned Radioactive Oil, Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility Has Become A Party Spot In Marion County, West Virginia

-- WTRF: Marshall County, WV Emergency Director Confirms Oil Well Pad Fire Has Been Extinguished

Related Articles This Week:

-- Senators Santarsiero, Comitta To Introduce Bill Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Shale Natural Gas Drilling Sites From 500 To 2,500 Feet, Based On Latest Science  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 8 Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawals - 1 In Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek, Home To The Hellbender  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 34 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In  Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga Counties  [PaEN]

-- Game Commission Board OKs More Shale Gas Drilling In Lycoming County, Home To The Hellbender, And Sullivan County  [PaEN]

-- EPA Approves Permit For Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Plum Boro, Allegheny County; 30 Days To File Appeal  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Increase Monitoring, Develop Surface Water Standard For PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' After Study Shows 76% Of Streams, Rivers Contained At Least One Of These Chemicals  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing  [PaEN]

-- DEP Hears Concerns, Some Support From Water Resources Committee On Draft Reg. On Reporting Unauthorized Spills, Releases  [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Meets Sept. 26 On Cryptocurrency Mining Moratorium Bill [PaEN]

-- Dickinson College Will Host An Evening With Environmental & Indigenous Rights Advocate Tara Houska On Her Groundbreaking Advocacy Work Oct. 4  [PaEN]

-- Clean Air Council, FracTracker Alliance Sept. 28 Webinar Updates Public On Efforts To Reduce Methane, Other Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry Infrastructure - Shale Gas & Conventional Wells  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Now Accepting Nominations For 2023 Community Sentinel Award  [PaEN]

-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, NERC Final Report On Winter Storm Elliott Says Legislative Action Needed To Establish Reliability Rules For Natural Gas Infrastructure  [PaEN]

-- PUC To Seek Public Comment On Proposed $100,000 Penalty Settlement With Mifflin Energy Corp. For Natural Gas Explosion Destroying Home/Business In Greene County  [PaEN]

[Posted: September 22, 2023]

9/25/2023