PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - February 3

The following DEP notices were published in the February 3 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- On January 29, Protect PT announced Commonwealth Court issued an opinion vacating the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County’s order affirming the decision of the Plum Zoning Hearing Board [Allegheny County] and remanding the Penneco Environmental Solutions, LLC Sadat 4a oil and gas wastewater injection well approval back to the Plum Borough Zoning Hearing Board. 

The order requires the Zoning Hearing Board to make additional findings of fact or to conduct further hearings to establish such facts prior to granting Penneco’s request to expand its injection well operations in Plum Borough.  Read more here.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Sunoco Inc. - Philadelphia Refinery (AOI 10): DEP received a Risk Assessment/Cleanup Plan for remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with lead and organic chemicals for a facility at 3144 Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia. (PA Bulletin, page 541)

-- Sunoco Inc. - Marcus Hook Refinery (AOI 2): DEP received a Cleanup Plan for soil and groundwater contaminated with inorganic chemicals for a facility in Marcus Hook, Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 541)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Susan Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater for pad located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 542)

-- SWN Production Company, LLC - Moore West Range Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of groundwater contaminated with production wastewater for pad located in Silver Lake Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 542)

2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups--

Notices Of Intent-- 2  Final Reports--15  Approved-- 10  Technical Deficiencies-- 1  Disapproved-- 1  Remedial Investigations-- 1

Air Pollution Permits

-- Elkhorn Natural Gas Processing LLC - Keystone Plant: DEP invites comments on renewal of Minor Air Quality Permit for the facility in Pleasant Twp., Warren County.  (PA Bulletin, page 519)

-- Lewis Run Natural Gas Plant LLC - Lewis Run Gas Plant: DEP invites comments on renewal of Minor Air Quality Permit for the facility in Bradford Twp., McKean County. (PA Bulletin, page 519)

-- Anegada Energy, LLC - Williams Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a GP-5A Air Quality General Permit under Exemption 38 covering multiple air pollution sources at the pad located in Slippery Rock Twp., Butler County. (PA Bulletin, page 543)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC - Natural Gas Pipeline Station: DEP issued a GP-5A Air Quality General Permit covering multiple air pollution sources at the facility located in Franklin Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 543)

-- Westmoreland Landfill - Leachate Evaporator System: DEP approved Air Quality Permit for a leachate evaporator systems at the facility located in Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 544)   Read more here.

-- Energy Transfer Market & Terminal LP: DEP issued a Minor Air Quality Permit for gasoline truck and other sources of air pollution at the facility located in Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County.  (PA Bulletin, page 544) 

Chapter 102 Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Coterra Energy, Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Martins Creek in Harford Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 548) 

-- Williams Field Services Co. LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting North Branch Wyalusing Creek and Middle Branch Wyalusing Creek in Middletown Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 548) 

-- EQT Prod Co - Saison Shale Gas Well Site: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a well pad impacting Job Creek in Jackson Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 548) 

-- EQM Gathering OPCO LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Long Run in East Finley Twp., Washington County.   (PA Bulletin, page 548) 

-- Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC - Pipeline Replacement: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project in Clover, Knox and Rose Townships, Jefferson County. (PA Bulletin, page 550) 

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-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 4 conventional and 19 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 16 conventional and 52 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 8 conventional and 33 unconventional

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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - February 3  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 3 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP Issues Equitrans Midstream Violation For Not Plugging 19 Abandoned Conventional Wells At The Swarts Natural Gas Storage Field In Greene County; Conflicts With Coal Mining  [PaEN] 

-- Protect PT: Commonwealth Court Vacates Penneco Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit, Remanding It To Plum Boro For Additional Fact Finding In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- What’s That Pink Stuff Spilled At Apex Energy Shale Gas Well Pad In Salem Twp., Westmoreland County?  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Feb. 13 To Discuss Guidance Limiting Impacts Of Pipeline Construction; Pipelines Needed For Carbon Sequestration, Hydrogen; Electrification  [PaEN] 

-- PUC To Seek Comment On $250,000 Penalty Settlement With Peoples Gas On Natural Gas Over-Pressurization Incident In Indiana County That Damaged Hundreds Of Appliances, Caused Distribution Pipeline Leaks  [PaEN]  

-- PJM Preliminary Performance Review Found 16,119 MW Of Forced Power Plant Outages During Winter Storm Gerri Affecting The Western Region Of PJM  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- WHYY: Chester LNG Natural Gas Export Project Promises Return, Despite Biden’s Pause And Other Hurdles 

-- DelcoTimes.com: Chester Mayor Says LNG Natural Gas Export Plant ‘Dead In The Water’ 

-- Inquirer: Biden’s Pause On New LNG Natural Gas Export Facility Approvals May Have ‘Saved Chester,’ The City’s New Mayor Says

-- Inquirer: Casey, Fetterman Split With Biden Over LNG Natural Gas Export Facility Pause

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Casey, Fetterman Say They’re Concerned About Biden’s LNG Natural Gas Export Facility Pause

-- WESA: Political Debate Over Natural Gas Burns Bright In Casey-McCormick US Senate Race

-- The Hill: European Union Lawmakers To Biden: We Don’t Need More US Natural Gas  

-- The Energy Age Blog: Liquefied Natural Gas Or LNG: EU Lawmakers To Biden - We Don’t Need More US Natural Gas

-- Reuters: US LNG Natural Gas Exports Fall In January On Arctic Freeze, Plant Outages

-- PA Business Report: Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition, Other Groups Call For End To Permit Halts For New LNG Export Facilities

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Hold On Permits For New LNG Natural Gas Exports May Undermine Global Emissions Reduction Goals [Natural Gas Industry]

-- Financial Times: Household Energy Costs Factor Into Biden’s Pause On New LNG Natural Gas Export Facilities  [Industrial Energy Consumers: “More Exports Equal More Reliability And Price Risk”]

-- Utility Dive: FERC Approves PJM Capacity Accreditation, Including Measuring Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Contributions, Modeling Reforms Aimed At Boosting Reliability

-- The Energy Age Blog: Reality - ‘Proprietary’ Fracking Chemicals Remain Secrets, But What About The Bigger Picture?

-- CNX Natural Gas Drilling CEO Nick Deiuliis Says  Dr. Edward Ketyer’s Comments Raising Questions About The CNX ‘Radical Transparency’ Initiative May Violate His Hippocratic Oath

-- The Energy Age: Energy Politics In PA - CNX CEO Critical Of Dr. Ketyer’s Comments On ‘Radical Transparency’

-- Marcellus Shale Gas Industry Coalition Twitter comment on Gov. Shapiro's new Fracking Chemical Disclosure Policy: "This info is already submitted to @PennsylvaniaDEP through Greenport when the well pad & first well are permitted. DEP has had this information on its servers for years.”

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant’s Costs Much Higher Than Previously Disclosed,-- $14 Billion; Won’t Be Fully Up And Running Until 2025, 2026 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shapiro Pays Hollow Lip Service To Natural Gas In New Economic Strategy [PDF of article]

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Water Authority Lifts Mandatory Conservation For Customers Served By Beaver Run Reservoir 

-- US DOE Finalizes Efficiency Standards For New Residential Gas, Electric Cooking Products That Will Lower Utility Bills By $1.6 Million

[Posted: February 2, 2024]  PA Environment Digest