-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 22 [PaEN]
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 permit for an Expand Operating LLC double, 16-inch shale gas aboveground water pipelines in Fox Township, Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 5602) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin inviting comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval application to add two 655 MW turbine generation units to the Talen Energy Montour Natural Gas Power Plant in Derry Township, Montour County to feed A.I. data centers. (PA Bulletin, page 5593) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 permit application by PECO Energy Company for the installation of two 230 kV electric transmission lines crossing the Schuylkill River in Norristown and Bridgeport Boroughs, West Norriton and Upper Merion Townships, Montgomery County to serve data center projects. (PA Bulletin, page 5603) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin inviting comments on an Individual Stormwater Permit for a PPL Electric Harwood to Harleigh substation transmission line project in Hazle Township and West Hazleton Borough, Luzerne County to support A.I. data center development. (PA Bulletin, page 5588) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin announcing it has received a Final Act 2 Land Recycling Report on remediation of soil at the Archbald Data and Energy Center LLC site in Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 5613) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 permit for the 2,500 acres, 250 MW Moonlight Flats Solar, LLC solar energy facility in Covington and Karthaus Townships, Clearfield County. (PA Bulletin, page 5602) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin announcing the renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the Panther Creek Power Operating LLC coal waste-fired power plant in Newquehoning Borough, Carbon County. Anyone aggrieved by this decision has 30 days to file an appeal with the Environmental Hearing Board. (PA Bulletin, page 5619)
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin of a September 15 hearing on the proposed modification of the Blythe Recycling and Demolition [BRADS] Landfill to include leachate hauling from its facility in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County. (PA Bulletin, page 5627) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed Total Maximum Daily Load Plan for the Baken Creek Watershed in Perry County. (PA Bulletin, page 5626) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin announcing the availability of final Guidance on Notification Requirements for Unauthorized Discharges to Waters of the Commonwealth Under Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law. [DEP ID: 383-4200-003] The purpose of the document is to provide guidance on the immediate notification requirements for unauthorized discharges of a substance that would cause or threaten pollution to waters of this Commonwealth, endanger downstream users or damage property. Read more here.
General Permits For Comment
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin inviting comments on draft changes to the PAG-01 NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Small Construction Activities,, deadline Sept. 21
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin inviting comments on draft changes to the PAG-10 NPDES General Permit for Discharges from Hydrostatic Testing Of Tanks and Pipelines, deadline Sept. 21.
Rulemaking Petitions
-- DEP published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin announcing it has accepted for study a rulemaking petition from Mountain Watershed Association proposing to declare 11,000 acres in Westmoreland County unsuitable for coal mining. Read more here.
-- Environmental Quality Board published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin announcing it has accepted for study a rulemaking petition submitted by TechKnowServ Corp relating to emissions testing of fiberglass aboveground storage tanks.
-- Environmental Quality Board published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin announcing the withdrawal of a rulemaking petition by the oil and gas development associations related to setting attainable bottom requirements for plugging wells. Read more here.
-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published these notices in the August 22 PA Bulletin--
-- Notice of DEP Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Locust Gap Refuse Bank Fire General Permit for water withdrawals to extinguish mine fire in Northumberland and Schuylkill counties.
-- Registration of Grandfathered Water Withdrawals at the Harrisburg International Airport.
-- Notice of Water Withdrawals approved or renewed by the Commission in July, including 35 related to shale gas development. Read more here.
-- The Game Commission published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin of Chronic Wasting Disease - Designation of Prohibited Feeds Areas Order #1.
Grants
-- Dept. Of Agriculture published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin announcing it is now accepting applications for Agriculture Innovation Grants until Sept. 23
-- Dept. Of Agriculture published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin announcing it is now accepting applications for Fruit Grower Freeze Disaster Assistance Grants until Sept. 21.
Meetings
September 8-- Canceled. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is October 13. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. (formal notice)
Permits
-- BVPV Styrenics LLC - Monaca Plant: DEP revoked the Air Quality Permit for this facility following a termination request by the company for this closed plant located in Monaca, Beaver County. (PA Bulletin, page 5621)
-- Vato Solar LLC - 3 MW Solar Energy Facility: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for a solar energy facility in the Mill Creek Watershed located in Springfield Twp., Bradford County. Persons aggrieved by this decision have 30 days from this notice to file an appeal with the Environmental Hearing Board. (PA Bulletin, page 5621)
Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 70 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the August 22 PA Bulletin - pages 5561 to 5631.
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[Posted: August 23, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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