The following notices were published in the August 31 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the August 31 PA Bulletin announcing the availability of a revised NPDES General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities (PAG-02).  Click Here for related documents.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- EQT ARO LLC - DCNR Tract 259 Pad A: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Burnside Twp., Centre County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5526)

2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 199 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Waste Permits

-- RES Water-Avis, LLC - RES Water Avis Facility: DEP issued a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for processing oil and gas wastewater at the facility located in Canton Twp., Bradford County.   (PA Bulletin, page 5528)

-- JKLM Energy LLC - Headwaters Tank Farm Facility: DEP issued a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for processing oil and gas wastewater at the facility located in Ulysses Twp., Potter County.   (PA Bulletin, page 5528)

-- JKLM Energy LLC - Sweden Valley Tank Farm Facility: DEP issued a modification of a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for the expansion of the processing oil and gas wastewater at the facility located in Sweden Twp., Potter County.   (PA Bulletin, page 5528)

Air Quality Permits

-- Compass Natural Gas Partners LP - Quaker CNG Truck Terminal: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Operating Permit for the facility located in Upper Fairfield Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5503)

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. - Pipeline Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on renewal of an Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Lack Twp., Juniata County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5503)

-- Energy Transfer - Marcus Hook Tank Farm 2: DEP issued an amended Title V Air Quality Permit changing the responsible official at the facility located in Upper Chichester Twp., Delaware County. (PA Bulletin, page 5529)

-- Sunoco Malvern Marketing Terminal: DEP issued an amended Title V Air Quality Permit changing the responsible official at the facility located in East Whiteland Twp., Chester County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5530)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Water Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a 16-inch shale gas water pipeline crossing Marsh Run (Exceptional Value) and Exceptional Value wetlands located in Cherry Twp., Sullivan County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5509)

-- Snyder Brothers, Inc. - Nolder to Bowser Pipelines - 3- 7 Mile Pipelines - 18-inch water, 20-inch gas, 20-inch gas: DEP invites comments on 3 proposed pipelines involving 10 stream crossings, 9 wetland crossings and 11 floodway impacts involving Glade Run and some Exceptional Value wetlands located in East Franklin and North Buffalo Townships, Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5510)  [DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for the project - see below] 

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - 20-inch, 1.3 mile Gas Gathering Pipeline: DEP invites comments on the proposed pipeline to connect the Vankirk natural gas well pad in the west to a tie-in point along the existing MarkWest Franklin Lakeview to Folly Hollow pipeline in the east located in North Franklin and South Franklin Townships, Washington County.   (PA Bulletin, page 5513)

-- SWN Production Company, LLC - Surface Water Withdrawal, Water Pipelines: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit to construct the facility in the North Branch Mehoopany Creek located in Forkston Twp., Wyoming County.   (PA Bulletin, page 5532)

-- Marathon Petroleum Company, LP - Monongahela River Barge Docking Facility Dredging: DEP issued an amended Chapter 105 permit to consent to dredging at the facility located in Jefferson Hills Borough, Allegheny County. (PA Bulletin, page 5532)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Leeds Hollow (Exceptional Value) and Hevner Run (Exceptional Value) streams located in Leidy Twp., Clinton County. (PA Bulletin, page 5533)

-- JKLM Energy LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting the Tioga River located in Lawrence Township and Lawrence Borough, Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 5533)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Durell Creek and the Susquehanna River located in Asylum Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5534)

-- Snyder Brothers Inc. - Nolder to Bowser Pipelines - 3- 7 Mile Pipelines - 18-inch water, 20-inch gas, 20-inch gas: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Glade Run located in East Franklin and North Buffalo Townships, Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5534)

NOTE: DEP Permitting Efficiency: 19,639 Permits Since 11/2023; Decisions On 16,298;  One  Currently Eligible For PAyback Did Not Meet Decision Deadlines; No Application Fees Refunded [8.30.24]

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [8.23.24]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 4 conventional and 16 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 149 conventional and 335 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 5 conventional and 2 unconventional

*Weekly Workload Report - 8.23.24

*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report - Most Recent

DEP Issued These New Oil & Gas Permits *

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Act 14 Notices To Municipalities

Many communities and citizens are not aware that a state law passed in 1984 gives them the first chance to comment on Department of Environmental Protection permit applications even before they are submitted to the agency.   Read more here.

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 24 to 30 - Water Pipeline Blowout; 9-Year-Old Hits Conventional Gas Well; 5 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells  [PaEN]

-- Range Resources Shale Gas Water Pipeline Suffers Blowout In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- 9-Year-Old Drives Tractor Into Conventional Well Causing Gas Leak  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 31 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 66 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 31 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Related Articles:

-- Sept. 19 Webinar: A Year Later: Have Leaders Addressed Health Concerns From Natural Gas Development Raised In University Of Pittsburgh Public Health Studies?  [PaEN]

-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board Meets Sept. 5 On Strategies To Prevent Well Abandonments; Injection Well Primacy; Tracking Water Contamination; Other Topics  [PaEN]

-- State, United Mine Workers Announce First-In-PA Registered Apprenticeship Program To Plug Oil And Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners; DEP Issued 711 Violations For Well Abandonment So Far In 2024  [PaEN]

-- Appalachian Regional Commission Selects Job Training, Revitalization Groups For Communities Impacted By Coal, Power Plant Closures; Underserved, Marginalized Communities; 5 In PA Serving Coal, Oil & Gas Counties  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Works Together Releases New Report: The PJM Grid In Peril: What Will Keep The Lights On?  [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bills To Establish PA Baseload Energy Development Fund Based On Texas Model; And Have One Permit For Power Plants  [PaEN]

-- Ready For 100% Montgomery County: Communities With Half The County Population Support Clean Energy Future  [PaEN]

-- DEP Permitting Efficiency: 19,222 Permits Since 11/2023; Decisions On 15,794;  2 Currently Eligible For PAyback Did Not Meet Decision Deadlines; No Application Fees Refunded [8.27.24]

-- Washington & Jefferson College To Host Pittsburgh Regional Carbon Capture Conference Oct. 22 In Washington County  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Gov. Shapiro Needs To Step Up His Environmental Game - By Tom Pike, Protect PT

-- Public News Service: Shale Gas Fracking Boom In PA Raises Health, Environmental Concerns

-- Tribune-Democrat: Shapiro, Mineworkers Create Apprenticeship To Plug Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: State Announces Apprenticeship Program To Plug Oil, Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners

-- TribLive: PA Apprenticeship Program Expands To Including Training To Plug Oil, Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State, United Mine Workers Partner On New Apprenticeship On Plugging Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Natural Gas Subsidy Plan Rolled Out To Stabilize Grid [Sen. Yaw’s Energy Development Fund ]

-- Utility Dive: PA Senator [Sen. Yaw] To Introduce Energy Fund Bill, Bill To Require One Permit With One  ‘Statute of Limitations’ For Power Plant Projects

-- Reuters: Texas Energy Fund Approves Gas-Fired Power Plants For Next Stage Of Consideration

-- Utility Dive: Texas Energy Fund Elects 17 Gas-Fired Power Plant Projects Totaling Almost 10 GW For Possible Loans

-- Utility Dive: PJM December Electricity Auction Prices Could Jump 157% Over July Auction, Morgan Stanley

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Pittsburgh Works Report: Red Tape, New Power Plant Delays Put PJM Electric Grid ‘In Peril’

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Getting Real About Electric Grid Reliability In PJM After July Capacity Auction - By Glen Thomas, Former Chair of the PA Public Utility Commission

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Troubling Times Are Ahead For American Energy - By Commonwealth Foundation  [59% Of Energy On PA’s Electric Grid Comes From One Fuel]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Biden Clean Power Plant Reboot Will Cripple PA’s Energy Affordability - By Sen. Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland)  [Need To Diversify Our Energy Generation Away From 59% Natural Gas To Prevent Price Spikes]

-- WHYY/BillyPenn: PECO Customers Could Face Double-Digit Electricity Bill Increases Next Year; Experts Blame Growing Demand, Lagging Transition To Renewable Energy

-- Inside Climate News: US Appetite For Electricity Grew Massively In First Half Of 2024; Solar Power Rose To The Occasion

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Air Monitoring Study By CNX Resources Finds Fracking ‘Poses No Public Health Risk’; Environmental Groups Critical

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Gas Commission Passes Rules To Limit Public Participation In Budget Process

[Posted: August 30, 2024]

9/2/2024