PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/ Opportunities To Comment - November 18

The following DEP notices were published in the November 18 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Ward Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by production wastewater at the facility located in West Burlington Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 7230)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Wissler Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by production wastewater at the facility located in McNett Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7230)

-- Sunoco Pipeline LP - Tinicum Release Site: DEP disapproved a Remedial Investigation Report/ Cleanup Plan for remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with unleaded gasoline for the site located in Tinicum Twp., Delaware County. (PA Bulletin, page 7231)

-- Evergreen Resources Management - Sunoco Philadelphia Refinery: DEP issued a technical deficiency letter for a Risk Assessment/Cleanup Plan on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with lead and organics for the facility  located at 3144 Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia. (PA Bulletin, page 7232)

Storage Tank Corrective Action Cleanups

-- Prem LTD: DEP disapproved a Remedial Action Plan for remediation of oil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum at a storage tank facility located in Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7243)

-- Just Furniture: DEP disapproved Remedial Action Plan for remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum at a storage tank located in Palmer Twp., Northampton County. (PA Bulletin, page 7243)

-- Lindsay Service Center: DEP disapproved a Remedial Action Plan for remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum at a storage tank located in Fairview Twp., York County. (PA Bulletin, page 7243)

-- Texaco 51: DEP disapproved a Remedial Action Plan for remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum at a storage tank located in Darby Twp., Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7244)

Air Quality Permits

-- UGI Energy Services, LLC - Compressor Station/LNG Facility: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a State-Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Washington Twp., Wyoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 7206)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission - Bernville Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality State-Only Permit for the facility located in North Heidelberg Twp., Berks County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7207)

-- Sunoco, LLC - Marcus Hook Race Fuels: DEP invites comments on a State-Only Air Quality Permit for two loading racks and various storage tanks related to race fuel blending operations in Marcus Hook Boro, Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7208)

-- Waste Management of Fairless - 3 Landfill Gas Flares: DEP issued Air Quality Plan Approvals for 3 landfill gas flares for the facility located in Falls Twp., Bucks County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7233)

-- MarkWest Liberty Bluestone LLC - Pipeline Pig Receiver: DEP approved a de minimis air pollution increase for the facility located in Forward Twp., Butler County. (PA Bulletin, page 7234)

-- Diversified Production LLC - McCoy Compressor Station: DEP removed one compressor engine from the Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Green Twp., Indiana County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7235)

Waste Permits

-- PennEnergy Resources, LLC - Reno Well Pad Storage Tank: DEP invites comments on General Permit WMGR123 for installation of oil and gas wastewater storage tank located at the well pad in Middlesex Twp., Butler County. (PA Bulletin, page 7202)

-- Danco Industries, Inc. - Petroleum Wastewater Treatment Facility: DEP invites comments in next 60 days on application for a residual waste treatment facility for water contaminated with petroleum products located in Barkeyville Boro, Venango County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7202)   Read more here.

Chapter 105/102 Permits

-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Appalachia to Market II & Armagh & Entriken HP Replacement Pipeline, Compressor Station Project: DEP issued two Chapter 105 permits for the project located in Bethel and Jackson Townships, Lebanon County and Todd Twp., Huntingdon County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7244)  

-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Appalachia to Market II & Armagh & Entriken HP Replacement Pipeline, Compressor Station Project: DEP issued two Chapter 102 permits for the project located in Bethel and Jackson Townships, Lebanon County and Todd Twp., Huntingdon County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7245)  

NPDES Stormwater Permits

-- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery & Marketing LLC - Bellwether District: DEP invites comments on NPDES stormwater permit for development of Phase I of the Bellwether District site at 3144 W. Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia.  (PA Bulletin, page 7197)

-- Peoples Natural Gas Company - Replacing 2.43 Miles Of Natural Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on NPDES stormwater permit for pipeline replacement to impact Roaring Spring, Saltlick Run (High Quality) and Stewart Run (High Quality) for the project located in Cambria, Croyle and Jackson Townships, Cambria County.   (PA Bulletin, page 7198)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Williams Field Services Co., LLC - Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Meshoppen Creek located in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7240) 

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Riley Creek and White Creek located in Auburn and Dimock Townships, Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7240) 

-- Coterra Energy, Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting South Branch Wyalusing Creek and Elk Lake Stream located in Jessup Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7240) 

-- Snyder Bros, Inc. - Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Mahoning Creek and Scrubgrass Creek located in Boggs and Mahoning Townships, Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7240) 

-- Snyder Bros, Inc. - Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Nicholson Run and the Allegheny River located in North Buffalo and South Buffalo Townships, Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7240) 

-- Pine Run Midstream, LLC - Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Lardintown Run and Sarver Run (High Quality) located in Clinton Twp., Butler County. PA Bulletin, page 7240) 

-- PennEnergy Resources, LLC - Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Davis Run, Thorn Creek, and Glade Run located in Middlesex, Jefferson and Clinton Townships, Butler County. PA Bulletin, page 7240) 

-- Greylock Production, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Muddy Creek located in Jefferson Boro, Greene County.  PA Bulletin, page 7241) 

-- Olympus Energy, LLC - Tyche Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting Dawson Run located in West Deer Twp., Allegheny County. PA Bulletin, page 7241) 

-- EQM Gathering OPCO LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Clawson Run, PA Fork Dunkard Creek and Pumpkin Run located in Gilmore Twp., Greene County.   PA Bulletin, page 7241) 

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [11.10.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 8 conventional and 6 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 167 conventional and 625 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 166 conventional and 361 unconventional

*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report

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Special 2023 Oil & Gas Compliance Reports:

-- DEP Issued At Least 472 Violations To 90 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators; 20 NOVs To 10 Shale Gas Operators For Abandoning Their Wells Without Plugging Them So Far In 2023  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Record 5,653 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators So Far In 2023; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues  [PaEN] 

-- Shale Gas Operators On Track To Have More Violations In 2023 - Frozen Gas Infrastructure; Explosion; Pad Fire; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack Outs; Major Spills;  Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home Highlight 2023 So Far  [PaEN] 

Weekly PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 11 to 17 -- 37 Conventional Abandoned Wells; 1,260+ Shale Gas Spill; 1,000 Gallon Conventional Oil Spill In State Park; Rager Mtn Gas Storage Still Not Cleaned Up  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - November 18 [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Danco Industries Petroleum Contaminated Wastewater Treatment Facility In Venango County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 66 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 18 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Related Articles This Week:

-- State Dept. Of Health Pushing For Changes To Reduce Adverse Health Impacts From Natural Gas Development  [PaEN] 

-- Beaver County Residents Call For Accountability, Emergency Preparedness After Dozens Of Malfunctions, Pollution From Shell Petrochemical Plant  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Alert: Dec. 1 Utility Prices Are Changing - Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% to -25.7%)  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Winter Natural Gas Reliability Overview Reports Now Available; But Do Not Address Winter Storm Elliot Issues  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Winter Storm Elliot’s Natural Gas Infrastructure Failures Not An Isolated Event; Report Says Electric Grid Still Vulnerable: ‘Winter Is Coming’

-- Utility Dive: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Investigating Possible Winter Storm Elliott Market Manipulation By Natural Gas Pipelines, Power Plants, Marketers

NewsClips This Week:

-- Observer-Reporter Editorial: Is Shapiro’s Voluntary Agreement With CNX The Right Move For Gas Well Safety?  ‘We Do Not Trust Foxes To Guard Henhouses’ 

-- Warren Times Editorial: Right Partnership On Gas Wells?  ‘We Do Not Trust Foxes To Guard Henhouses’ [Shapiro-CNX Statement of Mutual Interests]

-- Spotlight PA - Lilly Riddle: Companies Behind Mariner East II Pipeline Paid $42 Million In Pollution Fines To Pennsylvania

-- Spotlight PA: Did Mariner East Pipeline Construction Affect Your Water?  Contact Spotlight PA

-- EnergyPortal.eu: Mariner East Pipeline Penalties Could Set Precedent For Environmental Enforcement; Attorney General’s Office Cited For Lack Of Transparency On Remediation Efforts

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Water Authority Warns Of Mandatory Water Restrictions As Dry Autumn Persists, Beaver Run Reservoir Continues To Fall [Shale Gas Drillers Withdrawn Water From The Reservoir For Fracking] 

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Water Authority Halts Fracking Water Withdrawals By CNX, Olympus Energy At Beaver Run Reservoir As Part Of Water Conservation Plan [Shale Gas Operators Took 301 Million Gallons From Reservoir This Year]

-- Williamsport Sun: Fracking Wastewater Spills At Eureka Resources Facility In Williamsport 

-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s Natural Gas Development Is Hurting Its Oldest Residents

-- Spotlight PA: PA Leads The Nation For Lyme Disease Cases; Oil & Gas Development, Fragmentation In Forests Boosts The Risk 

-- TribLive: PA Leads Nation In Lyme Disease Cases, Oil & Gas Development, Other Forest Fragmentation Boosting The Risk

-- Williamsport Sun: PA Leads The Nation For Lyme Disease Cases; Oil & Gas Development, Fragmentation In Forests Boosts The Risk 

-- Beaver County Residents Call For Accountability, Emergency Preparedness After Dozens Of Malfunctions, Pollution From Shell Petrochemical Plant  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Invenergy Scraps Plan For Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County

-- The Allegheny Front: EPA Finds Spills, Leaks, Heavy Metals At MAX Environmental Landfill In Westmoreland County [75% Of Waste Comes From Shale Gas Industry ]

-- Williamsport Sun: Fracking Wastewater Spills At Eureka Resources Facility In Williamsport

-- Williamsport Sun Letter: Fracking Falsehood Spread By Sen. Yaw, Others - By Dean Marshall, Lock Haven

-- WHYY: Amtrak Backs Off Plan To Install Natural Gas Boilers At 30th Street Station In Philadelphia, Crediting New Climate Goals 

-- Hydrogen Insight: Plug Power Share Price Plunges 40% After Firm Admits It Could Fold In Next 12 Months [Key Player In Western PA Hydrogen Hub] 

-- New York State: Massive Southern Tier Gas Drilling Spree Proposed - 6,500 Land Leases Sought For Plan To Extract Shale Gas, Store Carbon Dioxide

-- New York State: NY DEC, State Legislators Muted On Massive Plan To Extract Natural Gas, Store Carbon Dioxide In Southern Tier; But Green Groups Outraged

-- TribLive/AP: Ohio Commission Approves Natural Gas Drilling In State Parks, Wildlife Areas Despite Fraud Investigation

-- Financial Times: New EU Rules On Methane Leaks To Hit Oil And Gas Importers

-- Reuters: EU Agrees To Law To Hit Fossil Fuel, LNG Natural Gas Imports With Methane Emissions Limits 

-- Bloomberg: EU Sets New Rules On LNG Natural Gas Imports - Production, Transportation

-- Bloomberg: Oil Majors’ Carbon Capture Plans Dubbed A ‘Dangerous Delusion’

[Posted: November 17, 2023]  PA Environment Digest