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On March 13, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission approved a new general permit for into-basin diversions of water, water withdrawal requests, including six shale gas development water withdrawals in Bradford, Lycoming, Susquehanna and Tioga counties.
The shale gas water withdrawals include--
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Diversified Production, LLC (Wilson Creek), Duncan Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20200302).
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT ARO, LLC (Lycoming Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.340 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20200301).
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: JKLM Energy, LLC (Tioga River), Tioga Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC (Sugar Creek), Troy Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak day).
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC (Susquehanna River), Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20200305).
-- Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC (Tunkhannock Creek), Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.218 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20200306).
Click Here to find more information on the water withdrawal applications.
So far in 2025, SRBC issued a total of six shale gas water withdrawal approvals.
In 2024, SRBC issued a total of 27 approvals for shale gas development water withdrawals from specific sources. Read more here.
In 2024, SRBC issued 310 shale gas drilling pad general permits for water use. Read more here.
Click Here for the SRBC announcement.
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(Photos: SRBC-approved shale gas drilling water withdrawal point on the Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming County under construction.)
PA Oil & Gas Industry Compliance/Notice Dashboard:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 15 to 21: 42 More Conventional, 7 More Shale Gas Abandoned Wells; Mine Subsidence Under Compressor Station; Conventional Gas Well Explosion; 2 Shale Gas Companies Fail To Report Shale Gas Waste Generation, Production In 12 Counties [PaEN]
-- Mine Subsidence Found Under Olympus Energy/Hyperion Natural Gas Compressor Station Construction Site In Penn Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Volunteer Firefighters, DEP Respond To Conventional Gas Well Explosion, Fire In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues One Conventional Well Owner 36 Violations For Abandoning Their Conventional Wells; 7 More Violations Issued To Shale Gas Drillers For Abandoning Wells [PaEN]
-- DEP Issued Violations To Range Resources, LPR Energy For Not Filing Shale Gas Production And Waste Generation Reports In 12 Counties [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 22 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments At April 30 Hearing On RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Tennessee Gas Pipeline Compressor Station 307 In Howe Twp., Forest County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 115 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 22 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP To Host April 1 Webinar On New Program To Reduce Methane Pollution From Oil And Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project To Hold April 1 Webinar On What The Shapiro Administration Can Do To Better Protect Public Health From The Impacts Of Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Seeking Communities To Participate In HealthWatch Program To Better Understand Local Health Impacts Of Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Presentations Posted From 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Featuring Health Experts, Scientists, Advocacy Groups, Workers On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Center For Coalfield Justice To DEP: Harmon Natural Gas Processing Plant Should Be Required To Apply For A Full Title V Air Quality Permit As They Originally Proposed In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Capital And Main - Audrey Carleton: The Little Town Of Cecil Township, Washington County That Stood Up To Big Shale Gas And Set More Protective Setback Distances And Now Faces Legal Challenges From 2 Shale Gas Drillers
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves New Into-Basin Transfer General Permit, Water Withdrawals, Including 6 Shale Gas Development Water Withdrawals [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 34 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In January [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Hearing Dates Set On Rhodes Estates Water Companies; PUC Judge Urges Parties To ‘Seriously Explore’ Settlements [Venango Water Co. Impacted By Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill] [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: April 2 Webinar: Gravity Energy Storage - Giving Inactive Oil Wells A Second Life [PaEN]
-- Penn State Research: Reusing Old Oil And Gas Wells For Energy Storage Using Compressed Air Technology [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Attorney General Launches Criminal Investigation Into Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Spill In Bucks County
-- Spotlight PA: Federal Money To Plug PA’s Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners Is Unfrozen, But Federal Uncertainty Plagues Contractors
-- Dallas-based Law Firm Wins $51.98 Million Judgment Against Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Company In Beaver County Court In Contract Dispute; Court Also Found Negligent Construction Of Revolution Pipeline Contributed To Its Explosion In Beaver County
-- Observer-Reporter: Shale Gas Industry Leaders Reflect On Industry’s Direction At Range Resources Event [PDF of Article]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Shapiro Administration Plugs 300 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Across PA
-- Warren Times: Warren City Council Approves Conventional Drilling Permit Near Betts Park
-- Sen. Yaw Reintroduces Bill Prohibiting Local Governments From Banning Any Fuel Source For Appliances, Heating Homes Or Business
-- PUC To Hold Hearings Starting April 7 On Proposed UGI Gas Rate Increase Of Up To 10.8%
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer/Kristen Graham: Philadelphia Gas Works Explores Heating, Cooling Philly School And City Rec Center With Geothermal Energy
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Report: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Could Be Up For Sale
-- The Allegheny Front: As Fracking At Ohio’s Largest State Park Gets Underway, How The Industry Has Changed This Rural County
-- Inside Climate News: EPA Considers Giving Oil & Gas Companies More ‘Flexibility’ To Dispose Of Their Highly Toxic Wastewater
-- The Hill: Texas Workers Face Mounting Dangers In The Heart Of America’s Greatest Oil & Gas Boom [Part I]
-- The Hill: Deregulation Push By President, Texas Republicans Sparks Hope And Fear In The Oil & Gas Fields [Part II]
-- The Hill: Texans Grapple With Rising Toxic Pollution As Oil, Gas Production Booms [Part III]
-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Prices Up On Record Flows To LNG Gas Export Plants
-- Bloomberg: ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Mantra Set To Make US LNG Gas Exports Less Competitive
-- Reuters: US EIA Reports US Natural Gas Pipeline Completions Boosted LNG Gas Takeaway Capacity For 2 Years In A Row
-- Bloomberg Opinion: Cheaper Power Is Too ‘Woke’ For Texas Republicans; State Debating Bills To Boost Natural Gas, Restrain Renewables
[Posted: March 20, 2025]
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