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

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Leatherwood LLC - Bristor-Fonner Conventional Well: DEP received a Notice of Intent to remediate soil contaminated with crude oil and the well plugged so the property can continue to be used for residential purposes located in Morris Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1588)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Wissler Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with wastewater to the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in McNett Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 1616)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Indian Foot Shale Gas Well Pad Road: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with wastewater to Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Monroe Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1616)

-- Sunoco Pipeline LP - Tinicum Release Site: DEP received a Remedial Investigation Report/Cleanup Plan on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with unleaded gasoline to a Site-Specific Standard at the location in Tinicum Twp., Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1617)

-- Greylock Production LLC - Wildcat Shale Gas 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 to the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Whiteley Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1617)

-- EQT Production Company - Barley Wine Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with chloride at the pad located in Jackson Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 1617)

-- EQT Corporation - Rush Run Road Incident: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with chloride at the site located in Center Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 1620)

2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups--

So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 81 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Air Quality Permits

-- Tenaska PA Partners, LLC - Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on a modification to an Air Quality Plan Approval to incorporate RACT III requirements for the facility located in South Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1592)

-- Energy Transfer Market & Terminal - Bulk Gasoline Terminal: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality permit for the facility located in East Whiteland Twp., Chester County. (PA Bulletin, page 1594)

-- Eureka Resources LLC - Standing Stone Treatment Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a State Only Air Quality Operating Permit for the facility located in Standing Stone Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 1594)

-- Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals, LP - Altoona Petroleum Terminal: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a State Only Air Quality Operating Permit for facility located in Allegheny Twp., Blair County. (PA Bulletin, page 1595)

-- Pin Oak Energy Partners, LLC - McRoberts Compressor Station: DEP approved a change of ownership for an Air Quality Plan Approval for multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Darlington Twp., Beaver County. (PA Bulletin, page 1622)

-- EQM Poseidon Midstream LLC - Blue Moon Compressor Station: DEP approved an extension of the Air Quality Plan Approval to September 28, 2024 for multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in West Pike Run Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 1623)

-- Montour LLC - Montour Steam Electric Station Natural Gas/Coal: DEP approved a revised Title V Air Quality Permit incorporating RACT II requirements for the facility located in Derry Twp., Montour County. (PA Bulletin, page 1624)

-- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals, LP - Delmont Terminal: DEP approved a revised Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Salem Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 1624)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC -Lowry Compressor Station: DEP approved a de minimis emissions increase in the gathering pipeline station located in Hopewell Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 1626)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission, LP - Uniontown Compressor Station: DEP approved a de minimis emissions increase at the facility located in North Union Twp., Fayette County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1626)

NPDES Stormwater Permit

-- National Fuel Gas Distribution Company - 8-Inch Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on an individual NPDES Stormwater Permit for a pipeline project impacting Conneaut Lake (High Quality) located in Conneaut Lake Boro and Sadsbury Twp., Crawford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1584)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Coterra Energy, Inc.: DEP approved a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Thomas Creek located in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1630)

-- PennEnergy Resources, LLC: DEP approved a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Glade Run located in Middlesex Twp., Butler County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1630)

-- Snyder Bros. Inc.: DEP approved a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Glade Run located in East Franklin Twp., Armstrong County.   (PA Bulletin, page 1630)

-- CNX Gas Co., LLC - Moose Lake To Etrn Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the pipeline project impacting Grave Creek and Harts Run located in Aleppo Twp., Greene County.   (PA Bulletin, page 1630)

-- APEX WML Midstream LLC - Draftina Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the pipeline project impacting Bushy Run located in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County.   (PA Bulletin, page 1630)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [3.15.24]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 1 conventional and 7 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 40 conventional and 122 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 21 conventional and 87 unconventional

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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 16 to 22 - Truck Rollover; 12 More Abandoned Wells; Failure To Submit Annual Reports; Another Chewed Wastewater Line Leaking  [PaEN]

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

-- DEP Posted 80 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 23 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week - Gas:

-- DEP Reports The Number Of Methane Contaminated Water Supplies From Oil & Gas Drilling Is Up ‘Across The Board,’ ‘Not A Good Trend’  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Shale Gas Drilling Resulted In 54 Incidents Of New Wells Interfering With Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Water Wells Or Other Shale Gas Wells   [PaEN]

-- DEP Pursuing Federal Funding To Further Define Human Health Impacts Of Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells  [PaEN]

-- Spring Road Dumping Season Underway As Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Get Rid Of Their Wastewater   [PaEN]

-- Fayette County Commissioners Unanimously Pass Ordinance Restricting Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells  [PaEN]

-- DEP Notified Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County It Can No Longer Operate Under An Air Quality Construction Permit And Has 120 Days To Submit A Full Title V Air Quality Permit Application  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- PA Utility Law Project: On-Demand Webinar: Exploring The Impact Of LNG Gas Exports On Pennsylvania Families

-- EQT CEO Needs More Pipelines Because US Has A 'Duty' To Supply China With LNG Gas

-- Bloomberg: EQT Gas CEO Says There’s ‘No Longer An Effective Lid On Prices’ After Coal Power Plants Closed Because Of Competition With Natural Gas 

-- The Energy Age Blog: Well Communication Events Over Past 8 Years

-- The Energy Age Blog: Development Of Range Resources-Appalachia Augustine George Shale Gas Well Pad - Act 14 Notice To Municipalities

-- The Energy Age Blog: Act 14 Notice To Local Governments Offering The Chance To Comment On EQT For Habanero Well 22 In Washington County

-- DeSmog: Activists Launch Their Own Investigation Of Mud Spill Near Sunoco Mariner East Pipeline In Chester County

-- TribLive: Protect PT To Scrutinize Beaver Run Reservoir Fracking Water Usage In Wake Of Drought

-- TribLive: CNX Resources To Pay Nearly $13,000 For Each 1.5 Million Gallons Drawn From Beaver Run Reservoir, 3 Million Gallons A Day Limit, For Fracking In Westmoreland

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Federal Rules Push Average Well Plugging Cost To $100,000

-- Observer-Reporter Letter: Shale Gas Fracking Leaves A Trail Of Destruction - By Megan McDonough

-- Broad+Liberty Guest Essay: Natural Gas Pipeline Progress In Pennsylvania Shouldn’t Be Held Back Because Of Reading Chocolate Plant Explosion And The Deaths  - By Fmr Rep. Becky Corbin

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Methane Initiative Adds More Members Among Oil & Gas Producers

-- The Allegheny Front: Taxpayers Subsidize Polluting Plastics Plants Like Shell’s Petrochemical Plant, Report Finds

[Posted: March 22, 2024]

3/25/2024