The following DEP notices were published in the October 28 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Buckeye Partners, LP - Bear Creek Pipeline Release: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with gasoline from a pipeline gravitometer for a facility located in Bear Creek Twp., Luzerne County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6765)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - NV 36HS Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc for the well pad located in South Franklin Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6766)

Waste Permits

-- Eureka Resources, LLC - Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing Facility: DEP invites comments on an individual residual waste permit application to operate an oil and gas wastewater treatment facility located in Williamsport, Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 6740)

Air Quality Permits

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - Pennay G Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution, including compressors, pigging operations, at the well pad located in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 6768)

-- Apex WML Midstream, LLC - Graham Sale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution, including compressors, dehydrators, storage tanks, at the well pad located in Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6768)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Holbrook Compressor Station: DEP issued an extension of the Air Quality Plan Approval to April 28, 2024 for the facility located in Richhill Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6769)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant: DEP authorized continued temporary operation of air contamination sources and controls at the facility located in Smith Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 6769)

-- Hamilton Liberty LLC - Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP issued a renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Asylum Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6769)

-- Elkhorn Gas Processing LLC/Roystone - Natural Gas Processing Facility: DEP issued a renewal for a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Sheffield Twp., Warren County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6772)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Grantville Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality Permit for the facility located in East Hanover Twp., Dauphin County. (PA Bulletin, page 6772)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - Weiss M. Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105/Section 401 permit applications for a shale gas well pad expansion project impacting wetlands located in Gibson Twp., Susquehanna County.   (PA Bulletin, page 6747)

-- Rice Drilling B, LLC - Baby Bear Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a Chapter 105/Section 401 permit for a project to remediate a strip mining highwall adjacent to the well pad located in Somerset Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6775)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Appalachia Midstream Svc LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Deep Hollow Run (High Quality), Ladds Creek and Black Creek (Exceptional Value) for a project located in Monroe and Overton Townships, Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6776)

-- Seneca Resources Co. LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Crooked Creek located in Middlebury Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 6776)

-- PA General Energy Co. LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Little Mill Creek (High Quality) and Little Bear Creek (High Quality) located in Plunketts Creek Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6776)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Clawson Run and Roberts Run located in Gilmore and Jackson Townships, Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6776)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - DMC East To Brownlee Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit to the project impacting Buffalo Creek (High Quality) and Sawhill Run (High Quality) located in East Finley Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6776)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [10.20.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 4 conventional and 17 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 155 conventional and 577 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 160 conventional and 344 unconventional

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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - October 21 to 27 -- Plugging 100th Well Tough Going; 30 Abandoned Conventional Wells Confirmed To 1 Operator  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - October 28  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 68 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 28 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 30 Hearing On Bill Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Shale Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Infrastructure Based On Latest Science, Grand Jury Report  [PaEN]

-- PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Nov. 14 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference  [PaEN]

-- Better Path Coalition: Nov. 2 Brown Bag Briefing On Fracking And PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Inside Climate News - Jake Bolster: Should Wastewater From Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Be Spread On Pennsylvania Roads?

-- The Allegheny Front: New Report Compiles Years Of Data About Health Risks Associated With Natural Gas Development, Infrastructure

-- WESA/Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Research By Public Health Experts Shows ‘Damning’ Evidence On The Harms Of Fracking

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA’s Shale Gas Industry Used 160 Million Pounds Of Fracking Chemicals From 2012 to 2022, New Report Says

-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Report: PA’s Oil & Gas Industry Used 160 Million Pounds Of ‘Secret’ Chemicals From 2012 to 2022

-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Five Years Later, Evidence Of Fracking’s Safety Is Stronger Than Ever - By Heartland Institute & Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate & Environmental Policy

-- TribLive: ‘We’re All Coming Together,’ Plum Boro Teachers Revive Festival To Support Victims Of Natural Gas Explosion In Rustic Ridge Community, Allegheny County

-- The Guardian: Gas Leaks Advocacy Group’s Ad Latest Push To Counter Fossil Fuel Industry Messaging

-- TribLive: Murrysville Will Solicit Bids For Oil, Gas Rights Beneath Two Municipal Parks In Westmoreland County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Drilling For Natural Gas Under Pittsburgh Airport Runways

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Natural Gas Reaches Long-Term Agreements For Mountain Valley Pipeline Gas

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Equitrans Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Latest Delays Will Hit Partners

-- The Guardian: Fossil Fuel Firms Spent Millions On US Lawmakers Who Sponsored Anti-Protest Bills  [Sen. Martin, Sen. Regan Sponsored Bills In PA]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Spill Of Plastic Pellets In MD, PA Streams Reveals The Polluting Potential Of ‘Nurdles’

[Posted: October 27, 2023]

10/30/2023