PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 17

The following notices were published in the October 17 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued a Chapter 105 permit application to Seneca Resources Co, LLC for a 16-inch shale gas freshwater pipeline running through Farmington and Chatham Townships in Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6831)   Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the renewal of the State Only Air Quality Permit for the Oxbow Creek Energy, LLC 23MW natural gas power plant in Nicholson Township, Wyoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6811)  Read more here.

-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin announcing an October 28 hearing on changes to its access to records policy, an increase in fees for next year and water withdrawal requisitions, including one for shale gas development - Expanding Operating, LLC, Terry Twp., Bradford County.  Read more here.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Leatherwood, LLC - Briston Fonner #1 Conventional Well Site: DEP received a Final Report on remediate of soil and groundwater contaminated with benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, sec-butylbenzene, tert-butylbenzene, cyclohexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, cumene, naphthalene, acenaphthene, anthracene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, chrysene, fluoranthene, fluorene, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene, 2-methylnaphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene, 1,1-biphenyl, phenols to meet the Statewide Health Standards for the site located in Morris Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 6827)

-- EQT Corporation - Barley Wine Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater at the pad located in Jackson Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 6828)

2026 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2026, DEP received or acted on 150 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. 

Waste Permits - Comments

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - 3 Aboveground Contaminated Water Tanks: DEP invites comments on a WMGR-123 General Waste Permit for the installation of 3 aboveground storage tanks for reuse of oil and gas liquid waste for a project in Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong County. (PA Bulletin, page 6811)

Individual Stormwater Permits - Comments

-- Peoples Natural Gas Co, LLC - Natural Gas Pipeline Replacement Project: DEP invites comments on Individual Stormwater Permit for a project to replace 6,375 feet of pipeline with plastic pipe in Nottingham Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6808)

-- Peoples Natural Gas Co, LLC - Natural Gas Pipeline Replacement Project: DEP invites comments on Individual Stormwater Permit for a project to replace 3,876 feet of pipeline with plastic pipe in Nottingham Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6808)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued

-- Expand Operating LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Lick Creek (Exceptional Value), Chilson Run (High Quality), Schrader Creek (High Quality) and Millstone Creek (High Quality) located in Overton and Monroe Townships, Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 6838)

Air Quality Permits - Comments

-- Laurel Mountain Midstream, LLC - Herminie Compressor Station/Contaminated Water Tanks: DEP invites comments on renewal of State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in South Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 6812)

Air Quality Permits - Issued

-- Diversified Production, LLC = Lynn Robbins Compressor Station: DEP renewed a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit for the facility located in Knox Twp., Clearfield County. (PA Bulletin, page 6828)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - MOR30 Shale Gas Well Site: DEP renewed a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in West Finley Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 6828)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - MOR31 Shale Gas Well Site: DEP renewed a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in East Finley Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 6828)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - Bell Point 2 M&R Dehydration Station: DEP renewed a GP-5 General Air Quality Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Bell Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 6828)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - GH55 Shale Gas Well Site: DEP renewed a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Center Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 6828)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - Shale Gas Well Site/Pigging Station : DEP renewed a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Morris Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 6829)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [10.9.26]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 5 conventional and 7 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 146 conventional and 434 unconventional

-- Last Week - Wells Drilled: 2 conventional, 3 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 82 conventional and 297 unconventional

-- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 28 conventional, 13 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 4,491 conventional and 983 unconventional

-- Enforcements 2026: 369 conventional and 141 unconventional (orders, agreements)

-- Inspections Last Week: 298 conventional and 291 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 16,661 conventional and 20,413 unconventional

*Weekly Workload Report - 10.9.26

*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report - Most Recent

DEP Issued These New/Renewed Oil & Gas Permits*

This is a list of 6 conventional oil and gas and shale gas well permits DEP issued from October 3 to 9 by county--

Beaver County

-- Hanover Twp: Range Resources Appalachia LLC - 1 Shale Gas Permit Renewed

Warren County

-- Sheffield Twp: Cameron Energy Co. - 5 Conventional Oil & Gas Permits Renewed

*Click Here to find oil and gas well permits recently issued near you

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PA Oil & Gas Industry, Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot- October 10 to 16 [PaEN]

     -- DEP: Investigation Of A ‘Frac Hit’ Between 3 Seneca Resources Co Shale Gas Well Pads In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County Leads To Contaminated Water Spill  [PaEN]

     -- WHYY: Federal Pipeline Regulatory Agency Says Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipelines Have A ‘System-Wide Risk” Of Leaks Similar To The One Discovered In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP - Day 57: More Water Seeps Break Out From INR OPR LLC Cooper Shale Gas Well Pad Possibly Related To Broken Pad Drainage System In Indiana County, Site Of 336,000 Gallon Frack Water Spill  [PaEN]  

     -- DEP: Routine Inspection Finds Overflowing Contaminated Water Tank At Penn View Exploration Conventional Oil & Gas Well In Clearfield County  [PaEN]

     -- DEP - Day 71: Violations Continue At John D. Branch Conventional Well Site For Failing To Have Adequate Spill Containment Around Tanks Holding 42,000 Gallons On Contaminated Water In Warren County  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP: Ruptured Underground Gathering Line Releases Crude Oil Near Bull Run Resources Conventional Well In Warren County  [PaEN]

     -- DEP - Day 1,916: Monitoring Of Casing/Cement Failure Continues At Expand Operating Lucarino Shale Gas Well Pad In Bradford County  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 17 [PaEN]

     -- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For A Seneca Resources Co 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline Running Through Farmington & Chatham Townships, Tioga County  [PaEN]  https://tinyurl.com/yc83vp9d

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of State Air Quality Permit For The Oxbow Creek Energy Natural Gas Power Plant In Wyoming County  [PaEN] 

     -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Oct. 28 Hearing On Proposed Fee Increase, Records Policy And Water Withdrawal Requests, Including One For Shale Gas Development  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 54 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 17 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

     -- PUC Invites Comments On Regulations To Give Electric Utilities New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Emergency Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP To Hold Public Meeting/Hearing Nov. 23 On Chapter 105 Permit For CDE Acquisitions LLC Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex In Lehigh County  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For The CDE Acquisitions LLC  Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex In Lehigh County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Sets Nov. 20 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For PPL Stanton Summit Transmission Line Rebuild In Lackawanna County   [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Title V Air Permit For The Inter Power Ahlcon Partners Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant In Cambria County  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Schedules Nov. 17, 18 Hearings On Acquisition Of UGI - Electric By Argo Infrastructure Partners [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- PUC Invites Comments On Regulations To Give Electric Utilities New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Emergency Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability  [PaEN] 

-- PJM Reports Operating With Only 66% Of Its Generation Capacity Available During Recent Maximum Generation Alerts; About One-Third Of The Power Plant Outages Were Unexpected  [PaEN]  

NewsClips:

-- Axios-Pittsburgh: Report: Pennsylvania Natural Gas Power Generation To Grow 15% By 2030 Due To A.I. Data Center Demand

-- Altoona Mirror - Robert Swift: PUC/Team PA Report Identifies 21 Possible Sites For A.I. Data Center Power Plants 

-- PA Capital-Star: PUC/Team PA Study Identifies 21 Potential Sites For A.I. Data Center Power Plants

-- Utility Dive: FERC Proposes Further Easing Regulatory Approvals For Natural Gas Pipeline, LNG Export Projects

-- Utility Dive: PJM Plans To Study Ohio ‘Flagship’ A.I. Data Center, 10.2 GW Natural Gas Power Plant, Transmission Line Project On Federal Land Under A State Agreement Process

-- Financial Times: European Natural Gas Hits Iran Wartime High As Cold Weather Boosts Prices 

[Posted: October 16, 2026 ]  PA Environment Digest

DEP Posted 54 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 17 PA Bulletin

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the October 17 PA Bulletin-- 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 17 [PaEN]

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued a Chapter 105 permit application to Seneca Resources Co, LLC for a 16-inch shale gas freshwater pipeline running through Farmington and Chatham Townships in Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6831)   Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the renewal of the State Only Air Quality Permit for the Oxbow Creek Energy, LLC 23MW natural gas power plant in Nicholson Township, Wyoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6811)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin announcing a November 23 public meeting/hearing on the Chapter 105 permit application for the CDE Acquisitions LLC Project Atlas A.I. data Center Campus in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. (PA Bulletin, page 6840)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on an Individual Stormwater Permit for the CDE Acquisitions LLC  Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6795)   Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin announcing the Luzerne Conservation District has issued a PAG-02 Erosion & Sedimentation Control Permit [PAC400333 A-2] to Amazon Data Services, Inc. related to a project in Salem Township, Luzerne County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6822)

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin announcing a November 20 hearing on an Individual Stormwater Permit for the PPL Stanton Summit Transmission Line Rebuild Project in Ransom Township, Taylor Borough and the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County and Duryea Borough and Exeter Township, Luzerne County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6840)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued a Chapter 105 permit to United Fed Data of PA LLC covering the installation of 2,847 feet of buried 2-inch HPDE conduit for a new fiber optic line in Falls Twp., Bucks County. (PA Bulletin, page 6837)

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the Inter Power Ahlcon Partners, LP  1,214 MW coal waste-fired power plant in Cambria Township, Cambria County.  (PA Bulletin, page 6811)   Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued a Chapter 105 permit to Constellation Energy Generation, LLC for a series of habitat structures, including reef balls, oyster catcher tables and “layer cakes” in a wetland area along the Delaware River in Eddystone, Bristol Twp., Bucks County. (PA Bulletin, page 6836)   

-- The Public Utility Commission published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed safeguards aimed at protecting Pennsylvania consumers and preserving electric reliability during periods when electricity supplies may be strained, including new procedures for electric distribution companies addressing large loads such as data centers.  Read more here.

-- The Public Utility Commission announced on October 16 it will hold four public input hearings on November 17 - 18 to gather public comment on the joint application of UGI Utilities Inc. (UGI) and Argo Infrastructure Partners LLC (Argo) to transfer UGI’s electric utility operations to Argo.  Read more here.

-- The Delaware River Basin Commission published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin announcing a November 4 hearing on a proposed regulation change requiring water supply systems in the Delaware River Basin to report water use by their largest customers.  Read more here.

Bids

-- DEP published notice in the October 17 PA Bulletin inviting bids on a storage tank removal project at Paul’s Auto Service, Baldwin Twp., Allegheny County.

PA Bulletin - October 17, 2026

Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 54 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the October 17 PA Bulletin - pages 6787 to 6841.

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[Posted: October 16, 2026]  PA Environment Digest