The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the January 25 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 18 general water use permits in December for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Susquehanna and Tioga counties.

This brings the total general water permits approved by the SRBC in 2024 to 310.  Read more here.

The approvals were granted under SRBC regulation 18 CFR 806.22(e) and (f) that creates a general permit-type process to grant approval for water use by individual shale gas drilling pads.

Individual uses of this general permit are not subject to public review.

A separate water withdrawal approval is required by SRBC for actually withdrawing water from a specific water source for use by shale gas drilling operations.  Read more here.

SRBC has so far issued a total of 27 approvals for shale gas development water withdrawals from specific sources in 2024.  Read more here.

Here is the list of new general permits renewed or issued in December--

-- NEW-- EQT ARO, LLC; Pad ID: COP Tract 027B Pad B; ABR-202412001; McHenry Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 4, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Bacorn; ABR-201408003.R2; Overton Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: December 4, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: Elk Lake School District P1; ABR-201908006.R1; Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 4, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—PPG Operations, LLC; Pad ID: Whitetail Gun & Rod Club # 1; ABR-20090418.R3; Goshen Township, Clearfield County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 0.9000 mgd; Approval Date: December 4, 2024.

-- NEW-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: Lovell (08-707); ABR-202412003; Liberty Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 4, 2024.

-- NEW-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: Gamble Pad Y; ABR-202412002; Gamble Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 4, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: Teel P5; ABR-20090542.R3; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 13, 2024.

-- RENEWAL - Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Ogontz 3H, 7H, & 9H; ABR-20090606.R3; Mifflin Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 13, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: KLEIN (01 014) R; ABR-20090810.R3; Armenia Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 13, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: B09-I; ABR-201912001.R1; Shippen Township, Cameron County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 13, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—EXCO Resources (PA), LLC; Pad ID: Barto Unit # 1H, # 2H; ABR-20090514.R3; Penn Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 8.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—EXCO Resources (PA), LLC; Pad ID: Litke (14H, 15H, 16H); ABR-20090431.R3; Burnside Township, Centre County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—EXCO Resources (PA), LLC; Pad ID: Litke (7H & 8H); ABR-20090426.R3; Burnside Township, Centre County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—EXCO Resources (PA), LLC; Pad ID: Litke 1H, 2H; ABR-20090425.R3; Burnside Township, Centre County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—EXCO Resources (PA), LLC; Pad ID: Zinck Unit # 1 Pad; ABR-201908014.R1; Watson Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Roup 1H-2H; ABR-201407018.R2; Mifflin Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: CSI; ABR-20091112.R3; Burlington Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: December 24, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Doss; ABR-20091109.R3; Albany Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: December 24, 2024.

[NOTE: Errors on the #5, 6 and 8 permits listed were corrected by SRBC for this publication and will be later in the PA Bulletin.]

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(Photos: SRBC-approved shale gas drilling water withdrawal point on the Exceptional Value  Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming County under construction.)

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[Posted: January 24, 2025]

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