PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 27

The following notices were published in the July 27 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

--The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin that it is requiring any facility operating under a temporary Title V Air Quality Plan Approval for more than 12 months to submit an application for a Title V Air Quality permit on or before November 25, 2024. 

The requirement to submit a Title V Operating Permit application within 12 months of beginning operation will also apply to the owners or operators of new or modified Title V facilities authorized and operating under a plan approval after July 27, 2024.  Read more here.

-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 22 general water use permits in June for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Susquehanna and Tioga counties. This brings the total general water permits approved by the SRBC in 2024 to 155.   Read more here.

-- Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC - Petrochemical Plant: DEP issued a GP-1 Air Quality General Permit for the continued operation of multiple air pollution sources at the facility located in Potter and Center Townships, Beaver County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4392)

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Dacheus Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel fuel to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Cherry Twp., Sullivan County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4389)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - J. Loffredo Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Nicholson Twp., Wyoming County.   (PA Bulletin, page 4389)

-- STL Resources LLC - Sturgis South Sale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Grugan Twp., Clinton County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4389)

-- SWN Production Company, LLC - Dimmig Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater, foamer and de-foamer at the pad located in Forkston Twp., Wyoming County.   (PA Bulletin, page 4389)

2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 179 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Waste Permits

-- Sandy Run Biogas, LLC - Landfill Gas Facility: DEP issued a Waste Permit for a landfill gas facility located in Broad Top Twp., Bedford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4390)

-- Danco Industries, Inc. - Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing: DEP issued a Waste Permit for this oil and gas wastewater processing facility located in Barkeyville Boro, Venango County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4391)

Air Quality Permits

-- Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc. - South Oakford Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4360)

-- Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC - Greencastle Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on a Title V Air Quality Operating Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Montgomery Twp., Franklin County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4362)

-- Highspire Terminals DE LLC - Gasoline/Distillate Terminal: DEP invites comments on a State Only Air Quality Operating Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Lower Swatara Twp., Dauphin County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4362)

-- XTO Energy, Inc. - Cypher Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a GP5-A Air Quality General Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Clearfield Twp., Butler County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4391)

-- Hilcorp Energy Co. - Mahoning-Buckner Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a GP5-A Air General Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Mahoning Twp., Lawrence County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4391)

-- Reading Terminals DE, LLC - Petroleum Product Storage Tank: DEP reactivated an existing GP2 Air Quality General Permit for the facility located in Sinking Spring Boro, Berks County.   (PA Bulletin, page 4391)

-- CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC - RHL-22 Dehydration Station: DEP issued a GP5 Air Quality General Permit for the operation of multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Richhill Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4391)

-- Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC - Petrochemical Plant: DEP issued a GP1 Air Quality General Permit for the continued operation of multiple air pollution sources at the facility located in Potter and Center Townships, Beaver County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4392)

-- Armstrong Power LLC - Natural Gas-fired Power Plant: DEP issued an extension of the Air Quality Plan Approval for six months to allow more time for evaluation of stack test reports at the facility located in South Bend Twp., Armstrong County. (PA Bulletin, page 4393)

-- Diversified Energy Company- Kewanee Deemer Compressor Station: DEP terminated the Air Quality Plan Approval/Operating Permit due to the shutdown of certain air pollution sources at the facility located in Brady Twp., Clearfield County. (PA Bulletin, page 4394)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Dark Hollow and West Creeks located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4399)

-- Seneca Resources Co LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacing Grays Run (High Quality) and Lycoming Creek (High Quality) located in Lewis Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4399)

-- Appalachia Midstream Services LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Deuel Creek and East Branch Wyalusing Creek in Rush Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4399)

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Cross Creek (High Quality) and South Fork Cross Creek (High Quality) located in Cross Creek and Smith Townships, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 4399)

NOTE: Oil & Gas Well Permits: Received 4 shale gas, 10 conventional; Under review 4 shale gas, 10 conventional week ending July 19

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [7.19.24]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 6 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 118 conventional and 290 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 83  conventional and 172 unconventional

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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard-  July 20 to 26 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 27 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 74 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 27 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- No One Warned A Cameron County Family Their Water Well Was Contaminated By A Seneca Resources Shale Gas Wastewater Pipeline Rupture  [PaEN] 

-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Asks DEP To Classify Chemical Makeup, Flow Rate Of Gases Going To Be Burned Off By Flares, Air Pollution Sources, Control Equipment Operating At The Plant Confidential Business Information  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved, Renewed 22 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In June; 155 General Permits In 2024  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Aug. 21 Webinar - Water Testing Through Penn State's Ag Analytical Lab  [PaEN] 

-- Learn How You Can Qualify For Free Well Water Testing During Aug. 22 Penn State Extension Webinar  [PaEN]

-- DEP Requiring Any Facility Operating Under A Temporary Title V Air Plan Approval For More Than 12 Months To Submit a Title V Operating Permit On Or Before Nov. 25, 2024  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Grist - Jake Bolster: Road Dumping Returns: How Pennsylvania’s Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across The State

-- Fast Company: It’s Illegal For Oil & Gas Companies To Dump Wastewater On Pennsylvania Roads - They Do It Anyway

-- MotherJones.com: Frackers Are Spraying Toxic Wastewater On Pennsylvania Roads Despite Ban

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Pennsylvania Could Be A Lithium Goldmine, If The Tech Catches Up [Oil & Gas Wastewater]

-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: New Report Reveals The Need For Protective Standards For All Gas Well-Related Gathering Pipelines

-- WESA: VP Harris Has Said She Wants To Ban Fracking, PA Republicans Are Ready To Attack

-- Bloomberg: EQT Gas CEO Says Fracking Ban Would Be ‘Constructive’ For Prices

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EQT Natural Gas’ Toby Rice On Presidential Politics: ‘Time To Hold Leaders Accountable’ [EQT, PA Shale Gas Says We Have A ‘Duty’ To Sell More Gas To China Our Economic, Military Competitor ]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EQT Gas Driller, Equitrans Together Again As $5.45 Billion Deal Closes

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: What EQT Gas Will Do With Its Newly Acquired Mountain Valley Pipeline

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Hopes To Regulate Carbon Storage Wells With New Law 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania Law Seeks To Make State A Geologic Carbon Storage Center 

[Posted: July 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

DEP Posted 74 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 27 PA Bulletin

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the July 27 PA Bulletin-- 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 27 [PaEN]

--The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin that it is requiring any facility operating under a temporary Title V Air Quality Plan Approval for more than 12 months to submit an application for a Title V Air Quality permit on or before November 25, 2024. 

The requirement to submit a Title V Operating Permit application within 12 months of beginning operation will also apply to the owners or operators of new or modified Title V facilities authorized and operating under a plan approval after July 27, 2024.  Read more here.

-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 22 general water use permits in June for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Susquehanna and Tioga counties. This brings the total general water permits approved by the SRBC in 2024 to 155.   Read more here.

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin of its intention to rescind DEP ID: 294-2309-001 - Radon Certification Policy Technical Guidance because the contents were included in Chapter 240 regulations.

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin announcing changes in the list of companies certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania.  (PA Bulletin, page 4402)

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin announcing the approval of the Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Plan.  (PA Bulletin, page 4403)

Permit Hearings

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin announcing an August 28 hearing on the NPDES Water Quality permit application for the 1,452 acre expansion of the underground LCT Energy Rustic Ridge Ridge #1 Metallurgical Coal Mine in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4401- 4402)  Read more here.

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin announcing an August 29 hearing on an Individual NPDES Stormwater permit for the Blue Ridge Real Estate’s proposed 46+ acre truck terminal and warehouse in Kidder Township, Carbon County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4401)  Read more here.

Permits

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin inviting comments on an Individual NPDES Stormwater Permit for the 43.77 acre Suncap Property Group Bellefonte Warehouse Project impacting Logan Branch Creek (High Quality) in Benner Township, Centre County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4352)

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin issuing a major Waste Permit Modification to the Alliance Sanitary Landfill, Inc. to allow the disposal of waste containing PCBs at the facility located in Taylor and Old Forge Boroughs and Ransom Twp., Lackawanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4390)

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin announcing it had issued a modification to the Title V Air Quality Permit for the Interpower Alcon Partners, LP waste coal-fired power plant in Cambria Twp., Cambria County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4393)

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin announcing it had issued a Chapter 105/Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Crossroad XOX, LLC warehouse project impacting Black Creek located in Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4396)

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin announcing it had issued a Chapter 105/Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Sunnyside Road Associates, LLC warehouse project in Jessup Boro, Lackawanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4396)

-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin the Executive Director approved a General Permit for water use by the Lear Corporation Pine Grove - Penn Dye and Finishing Plant in Pine Grove Borough, Schuylkill County.  

Grants

-- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin it will begin accepting applications for ATV or Snowmobile Projects and Programs Grants on August 1.  The deadline to apply is September 30.  Read more here.

-- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin announcing the award of a $56,611 Act 101 Section 901 Waste Planning Grant to Lycoming County.

Meetings/Hearings

July 29-- Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation To DCNR meeting.  Attend remotely via Microsoft Teams. Get link by sending email to Derek Eberly at: deeberly@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

August 7/ September 5-- Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a hearing on water withdrawals and discharges on August 7 and a business meeting on September 5. Read more here.

August 13-- CANCELED. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting Nov. 12.  Contact:  Jennifer McLuckie at RA-EPOEJ@pa.gov or (717) 772-5633.  (formal notice)

PA Bulletin - July 27, 2024

Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 74 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the July 27 PA Bulletin - pages 4331 to 4405.

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[Posted: July 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest