The following DEP notices were published in the April 27 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 111 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Air Quality Permits

-- Mountain Gathering LLC - Pipeline Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on proposed modifications of an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Forward Twp., Butler County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2281)

-- Anegada Energy LLC - Drake Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality Permit covering multiple air pollution sources at the well pad located in Worth Twp., Butler County. (PA Bulletin, page 2314)

NPDES Water Quality Permit

-- Calpine Mid Merit, LLC - Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of an NPDES Water Quality Permit for the discharge of industrial waste at this facility located in Peach Bottom Twp., York County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2260)

-- Fayette Power Co., LLC - Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of an NPDES Water Quality Permit for the discharge of industrial waste at this facility located in German Twp., Fayette County. (PA Bulletin, page 2267)

Individual Stormwater Permits

-- UGI Utilities, Inc. - 2 Miles of 16-Inch Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on an Individual Stormwater Permit for a pipeline project impacting Saucon Creek (High Quality) located in Bethlehem City and Lower Saucon Twp., Northampton County. (PA Bulletin, page 2271)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Highland Field Services, LLC - 16-Inch Water Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project impacting Norris Brook (Exceptional Value), Baldwin Run (High Quality) and Exceptional Value wetlands in Middlebury Twp., Tioga County.  [Error: Part of the notice contains this language-- “The project will result in 215 linear feet of temporary stream impacts and 17,553 square feet (0.403 acre) of temporary wetland impacts all for the purpose of install- ing a natural gas pipeline in Delmar and Shippen Township, Tioga County.”]  (PA Bulletin, page 2290)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - 16-Inch Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 105 for a water pipeline to support shale gas drilling operations impacting Lick Creek (Exceptional Value) located in Cherry Twp., Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 2317)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - 16-Inch Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 105 for a water pipeline to support shale gas drilling operations impacting Little Loyalsock Creek (Exceptional Value) and Exceptional Value wetlands located in Cherry Twp., Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 2318)

-- CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC - Expose Two 10-Inch Gas Pipelines, One 12-Inch Water Pipeline To Prevent Longwall Mining Damage: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for the project exposing the Morris to Nineveh Jumper Pipelines located in Morris Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2319)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC: DEP approved a Chapter 105 Environmental Assessment for the restoration of an existing water impoundment used to support shale gas drilling in Warren Twp., Bradford County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2320)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Sugar Run located in Albany Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2320)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC:  DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Sciota Brook in Colley Twp., Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 2321)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC:  DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Little Loyalsock Creek (Exceptional Value) in Cherry Twp., Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 2321)

-- CNX Midstream Opr Co., LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Dunkard Fork Creek in Richhill Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2321)

-- Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC - Lines 1818 Renovo Gas Pipeline Cathodic Exposure Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project located in Chapman Twp., Clinton County. (PA Bulletin, page 2322)

-- Highland Field Services, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Crooked Creek, Norris Brook (Exceptional Value) and Baldwin Run (High Quality) located in Delmar and Middlebury Townships, Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 2320)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources LLC - Vankirk To Franklin Lakeview Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting Chartiers Creek in North Franklin and South Franklin Townships, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2321)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [4.19.24]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 2 conventional and 6 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 62 conventional and 146 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 39 conventional and 112 unconventional

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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 20 to 26 - 2 Venting Shale Gas Wells; 16 More Conventional Abandoned Well Violations, 1 Shale Gas Well Abandonment  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 27 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 93 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 27 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Related Articles This Week - Gas:

-- Witness At Senate Hearing On Oil & Gas Wastewater Road Dumping Reports Her Home  Has Been Surrounded By Dumping; Dumping Again On The Upswing In 2024  [PaEN]

-- DEP Reports ZERO Shale Gas Well Permits Under Review; DEP May Have Only 20% Of The Revenue Needed To Fund Its Oil & Gas Regulation Program  [PaEN]

-- Clean Air Council/Sierra Club: PA Falling Behind In Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Bonding; Burden Falls On Taxpayers  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: You Don’t Need To ‘Sacrifice’ Chester For Europe’s LNG Gas Security - By Lisa Badum, Member Of German Bundestag Since 2017

-- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: Lift The LNG Gas Permit Ban [On New Gas Export Facilities] - By David Callahan, Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition [Coalition Wants To Ship PA Gas To Our Competitor China ]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: It’s A Mistake To Pause US LNG Gas Export Projects - By PA Grange  [The Pause Is On NEW Export Projects, LNG Export Capacity Will Double During Pause; PA Shale Gas Coalition Wants To Export PA Gas To China, Our Competitor]

-- Bloomberg: Next US LNG Gas Export Plant To Begin Production In Mid-2024

-- Beaver County Times: Shell Charged For Falcon Pipeline Spills During Plant Construction

-- DEP Venting Abandoned Gas Well In Ross Twp. After Dangerous Gas Levels Detected In Home Displacing 2 Families In Allegheny County

 -- Penn State Researchers Estimate Methane Emissions Potential Of Decommissioned Shale Gas Wells

-- Public Source: EQT Says Fracked Gas Is A Climate Solutions, But Scientists Call That Deceptive Greenwashing

-- NorthcentralPA.com: EQT Gas Invites Applications For PA Qrew Camps For Students Grades 9-11 To Teach about Natural Gas Industry, Careers

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Votes To Shut Down 3 Athens Wastewater Injection Wells

-- Cleveland.com: Ohio Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Leaked Waste For Years Before State Finally Stopped It

-- Reuters: New ‘Simul-Frac’ Technology Helps US Shale Oil/Gas Industry Start To Rebuild Well Productivity; Needs Lots Of Wells Drilled

[Posted: April 27, 2024]

4/29/2024