DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Dec. 16 On Road Spreading Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Other Issues

DCED’s PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on December 16 to, among other issues, hear an update on issues related to road spreading of conventional oil and gas drilling wastewater.

The discussion on road spreading oil and gas wastewater includes--

-- Update on most recent Penn State studies on the environmental impacts of road spreading [a new study is due out this month - Read more here];

-- Update on Coproduct Determinations requirements that allow road spreading of oil and gas wastewater [Read more here]; and

-- Identification of pollution incidents associated with road spreading.

Also on the agenda is a discussion of the Council’s comments on DEP’s draft proposed regulations updating environmental standards covering conventional oil and gas wells; well plugging provisions of the Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Act and DEP’s related contractor survey and other items.

Click Here for a copy of the full agenda.

The meeting is being held at the Penn State Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd. in State College from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.   To join the meeting by conference call, dial 712-770-8026 and use Conference Code: 915098.

For more information and available handouts, visit DCED’s PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council webpage.  Questions should be directed to Adam Walters, adwalters@pa.gov or call 717-214-6548. 

Related Articles:

-- 17 Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Operators Under Review By DEP To Determine If They Comply With Program Allowing Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater

-- How The Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Industry Eliminated Any Restrictions On The Disposal Of Millions Of Gallons Of Its Wastewater On PA’s Dirt & Gravel Roads

-- A First-Hand Account Of How Repeated, Unlimited Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Is Tearing Apart Dirt Roads And Creating Multiple Environmental Hazards

-- The Science Says: Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On Dirt & Gravel Roads Can Harm Aquatic Life, Poses Health Risks To Humans - And It Damages The Roads

-- Preliminary Results From New Penn State Study Find Increased Cancer, Health Risks From Road Dumping Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Especially For Children

-- New Pitt-Duquesne Study Shows Higher Exposures To Radiation In Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater When Appropriate Exposure Scenarios Are Used

[Posted: December 7, 2021]  PA Environment Digest