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One way to better understand the impact the oil and gas industry has on the daily lives of Pennsylvanians is to read Oil and Gas Program inspection reports to see the kinds of violations DEP uncovers every day, week in and week out, as they inspect oil and gas wells and gas infrastructure across the state.
. -- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the October 26 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 20 general water use permits in September for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Clearfield, Lycoming, Sullivan, and Susquehanna counties. Read more here. Greene County. (
. -- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the March 22 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 34 general water use permits in January for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties. Read more here.
The following notices were published in the November 9 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. D.Lewis Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with oil-based drilling mud at the pad located in Bridgewater Twp., Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.
12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs Gov. 5-7 In Lancaster Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For Conservation Grants; NaturalGas Pipeline Mitigation Projects USGS Releases New Video: Susquehanna River Story - What Does The Science Say About Water Quality? 26 to Nov.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- EQT Corporation - Kentor Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater (aluminum, barium, boron chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc) to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Center Twp.,
. -- The Department of Environmental Protection said during an April 1 webinar it would be using a new General Air Quality Permit to implement the new federal oil and gas facility methane reduction requirements for conventional oil and gas and shale gas wells and infrastructure. Not in PA Bulletin] Read more here.
So, we're all making decisions right now about whether it makes any sense, again, to vote on something that would ban naturalgas development in the state, said King. She added-- It is possible that the department proposes something different that is not effectively a ban on oil and gas development.
The following notices were published in the March 29 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 2565 ) Read more here. -- Tennessee Gas Pipeline - Compressor Station 219: DEP to hold May 7 hearing on Title V RACT 3 Permit for the facility located in Jefferson Township, Mercer County. ( Read more here.
2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 244 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- Nov. Read more here.
Because an unknown quantity of wastewater was released, DEP recommended Chesapeake remediate the area under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program. Because an unknown quantity of wastewater was released, DEP recommended PA General Energy remediate the area under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program. Read more here.
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In a letter dated June 20, 2023 , a consultant for MarkWest Liberty Midstream re-sent a notification starting a 30 day comment period to the right Robinson Township on the proposed cleanup of a 10,000 gallon naturalgas condensate spill in Washington County at the Imperial NaturalGas Compressor Station under DEP’s Act 2 Land Recycling Program.
The following DEP notices were published in the June 8 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Larue Shale Gas Well Pad 2: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of groundwater contaminated by a release of petroleum-based drilling mud to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Dimock Twp.,
3 Major NaturalGas Infrastructure Failures In Washington County There were a total of three major naturalgas infrastructure failures in Washington County in December, all in the space of a few days-- that we know of. million cubic feet of naturalgas and hazardous airpollutants.
billion gallons of drilling wastewater generated every year in Pennsylvania-- where it does for disposal or recycling, waste injection well development, problems with the conventional and shale gas wastewater reporting system, road dumping of conventional drilling wastewater and much more. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1
The following notices were published in the September 14 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Susquehanna County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Bedford County. ( Chester County. ( Butler County. (
. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a major amendment to the Chapter 102 permit for the Mariner East II NaturalGas Liquids Pipeline in West Goshen Township, Chester County. ( PA Bulletin, page 792 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc.
. -- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the August 24 PA Bulletin announcing its September 12 to consider water withdrawal requests-- including eight shale gas development and a gas power plant-- the FY 2026 budget and procurement regulations. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Consol Energy Inc.
The following DEP notices were published in the March 9 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 1251 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups-- So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 66 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to 67 oil and gas facility site cleanups.
The company would do the cleanup under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program to the Statewide Health Standard. Million Cubic Feet Of Gas From Pigging Facility: On December 27, a malfunction at the CNX Oak Springs NaturalGas Pipeline Pigging Station in South Franklin Township, Washington County resulted in the release of an estimated 1.1
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- TribLive: DEP Declares TODAY Code Orange Air Quality Alert For Liberty/Clairton, Allegheny County = -- FERC Approves PJM $1.25 Gas Explosions -- WPXI: Major NaturalGas Leak At Ross Twp., Gas Explosions -- WPXI: Major NaturalGas Leak At Ross Twp.,
. -- DEP published notice in the February 8 PA Bulletin it has scheduled a March 11 hearing on a proposed Air Quality Plan Approval permit covering new airpollution control equipment to be installed at the Harmon Creek NaturalGas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County. ( Washington Count y. (
. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has disapproved an Act 2 Land Recycling Risk Assessment December 21 on remediation of soil and groundwater contamination at the American Refining Group, Inc. PA Bulletin, page 55 ) -- CNX Gas Co. - Philadelphia. ( Erie County. (
. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued an Air Quality Permit Plan Approval to authorize the construction and operation of the Frontier LNG naturalgas production facility at the Winner 4H Shale Gas Well Pad in West Keating Township, Clinton County.
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 2 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed CNX Midstream project to expose two 10-inch naturalgas pipelines and one 12-inch fresh water pipeline in Morris Township, Washington County to prevent damage from underground longwall coal mining. [ York County. [
. -- Equitrans LP - Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality permit covering multiple sources of airpollution at the facility located in Union Twp., LLC - Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP5 Air Quality Permit renewal for the facility located in Gaskill Twp., Washington County. Bradford County. (
The following DEP notices were published in the May 4 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 2415 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 114 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Lycoming County. (
The following DEP notices were published in the May 11 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- T&T Compression, Inc. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Indiana County. ( Philadelphia. ( PA Bulletin, page 2575 ) -- Chesapeake Appalachia, Inc.
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The following notices were published in the January 18 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 589 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 11 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.
. -- Hummel Station, LLC - NaturalGas-fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on a Title V Acid Rain Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County. Compressor Station, LNG Gas Facility: DEP issued a renewal of a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Washington Twp.,
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. -- The Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a November 14 hearing on a proposed RACT III Air Quality Permit for the Energy Transfer Marcus Hook Terminal in Delaware County. The Marcus Hook Terminal is a hub for the transportation, storage and shipment of naturalgas liquids coming through the Mariner East Pipelines.
Read more here. House Bill 652 would give DEP the statutory authority to deny a permit application in any environmental justice area based on the “cumulative environmental impacts.”
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The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the November 25 P Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to 19 water use permits for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Lycoming, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming counties. Read more here. Lycoming County. ( Clearfield County. ( Washington County. (
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- SWN Production Company, LLC - O’Dell Impoundment: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of oil contaminated by three releases of freshwater and production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard for the facility located in New Milford Twp., McKean County. ( Susquehanna County. (
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. -- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the April 20 PA Bulletin announcing a May 2 hearing on water use requests, including seven shale gas drilling-related requests in Lycoming, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties. Comments are due May 13. Read more here. Philadelphia. ( Philadelphia. ( Cambria County. (
On March 19, firefighters and DEP responded to another explosion and fire at a conventional well owned by Kriebel NaturalGas Co LLC in Manor Borough, Westmoreland County. An estimated 47 gallons of glycol was involved, but DEP referred the pad owner to the Act 2 Land Recycling Program for cleanup procedures and standards.
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. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the September 30 PA Bulletin it has scheduled a public hearing on October 31 on a proposed Title V Air Quality Permit for the Eastern Gas Transmission South Oakford NaturalGas Compressor Station located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. (
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