PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 30

The following DEP notices were published in the March 30 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - Diaz Family 2 Shale Gas Well Pad:  DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with hydraulic fluid to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1754)

-- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining & Marketing, LLC - 860 Unit Cooling Tower and Hartranft Street, Point Breeze South Yard: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum to the Statewide Health Standard for the facility located at 3144 Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia.   (PA Bulletin, page 1754)

-- EQT Corporation - Bristonia Road Incident: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with chloride, aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium and zinc to the Statewide Health Standards at the property located in Center Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1755) 

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - MAJ 18 Shale Gas Well Pad:  DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Richhill Twp., Greene County.   (PA Bulletin, page 1755) 

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - GH 5 Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Center Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1755) 

-- Olympus Energy - Calliope Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc, benzene, tert-butylbenzene, sec-butylbenzene, cyclohexane, ethylbenzene, isopropylbenzene (cumene), naphthalene, toluene, total, xylenes, trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-, acenaphthene, anthracene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)- pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, biphenyl, chrysene, fluoranthene, fluorene, indeno(1,2,3-cd) pyrene, 2-methylnaphthalene, phenanthrene, phenol and pyrene to meet the Statewide Health and Background Standards at the pad located in Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 1755) 

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - R.Warrier 2 Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by the release of wastewater to the Statewide Health and Background Standards that was discovered at the pad on July 26, 2022 located in Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1756)

-- Diversified Production LLC - Hetrick 3 Conventional Gas Well: DEP approved a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with Aluminum, Barium, Boron, Chloride, Iron, Lithium, Manganese, Selenium, Strontium, Vanadium, and Zinc to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Washington Twp., Jefferson County. (PA Bulletin, page 1756)

-- CNX Gas Company LLC - RHL 8 Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Richhill Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1757)

2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups--

So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 90 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Air Quality Permits

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. - Oakford Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Salem Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 1729)

-- Pin Oak Energy Partners, LLC - Wall Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP5A Air Quality General Permit for a change of ownership at the facility located in Big Beaver Borough, Beaver County. (PA Bulletin, page 1758)

-- Adelphia Pipeline Marcus Hook: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval Extension covering a natural gas compressor station and metering station in Lower Chichester Twp., Delaware County. (PA Bulletin, page 1759)

-- Elkhorn Gas Processing LLC - Keystone Facility: DEP issued an Air Quality Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the Keystone Facility located in Pleasant Twp., Warren County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1760)

-- Caithness Moxie Freedom Gas-fired Power Plant: DEP amended an Air Quality Permit to include an additional Plan Approval for the facility located in Salem Twp., Luzerne County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1761)

-- Marcus Hook Terminal: DEP issued a revised Air Quality Operating Permit for the facility located in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County. (PA Bulletin, page 1762)

NPDES Stormwater Permits

-- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP - Twin Oaks Terminal: DEP invites comments on the renewal of an NPDES stormwater permit related to the facility located in Upper Chichester Twp., Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1709)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- HEP Pennsylvania Gathering, LLC - 12-inch Gas Pipeline Project: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a gas pipeline project in Salem Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 1735)

-- UGI Appalachia, LLC - Gas Pipeline 1528 Slope Failure Remediation: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a project to stabilize a slope failure area in Richhill Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1736)

-- NFG Midstream Covington LLC - 8-inch Gas Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for the pipeline project located in Delmar and Shippen Townships, Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1763)

-- NFG Midstream Covington, LLC - 16-inch Gas Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for the pipeline project in Chatham and Middlebury Townships, Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 1764)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission, LP - 20-inch Gas Pipeline Across The Schuylkill River: DEP approved a Chapter 105 permit for the pipeline project located in Spring City Borough, Chester County and Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery County.   (PA Bulletin, page 1768)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Diversified Prod LLC - NV39HS Well Site: DEP approved a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Tenmile Creek in South Franklin Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 1765)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [3.22.24]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 4 conventional and 5 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 44 conventional and 127 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 23 conventional and 99 unconventional

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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 23 to 29 - Plugging Abandoned Shale Gas Wells, Waste Injection Wells; Failure To Stop Gas Venting  [PaEN]  

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 30 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 81 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 30 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

Related Articles This Week - Energy:

-- DEP: 86% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply With Waste Disposal, Production Reporting For 33,505 Wells In 2023  [PaEN]

-- DEP: 89% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply With Well Integrity Reporting For 34,455 Wells In 2023  [PaEN]

-- Republican Rep. Causer Blames DEP Database For Showing Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Abandoning, Not Plugging Their Wells; Industry Wants To Redefine Well Owner Responsibility For Abandoned Wells  [PaEN] 

-- Spring Road Dumping Season Underway As Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Get Rid Of Their Wastewater   [PaEN] 

-- CFA Awards Over $1 Million In Grants To Extend Natural Gas Service In Susquehanna, Warren Counties [PaEN]

-- Residents Express Concerns At US DOE's Listening Session On ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Proposal In PA, WV, OH  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permits For Keystone, Conemaugh, Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plants Including Previously Announced Shutdown Dates  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Regulation On Use Of Distributed Energy Resources And Virtual Power Plants  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Scrutinized For Cost Inflation, Bad Data

-- TribLive: Murrysville Abandoned Conventional Gas Well To Be Plugged; State Officials Assessing 10s Of Thousands More

-- PA Capital-Star: Cong. Lee Highlights PA’s Abandoned, Unplugged Conventional Oil & Gas Well Problem

-- The Energy Age Blog: Fracking Cecil Township In Washington County 

-- PA Business Report: Energy Groups Opposed Methane Fee Rule Required By Federal Law

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy Stockpiling New Gas Wells To Await Higher Prices

-- Times Leader: Ohio Attorney General Charges PA Company Austin Master Services With Storing Excessive Quantities Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater, Threatening Ohio River 

-- PA Business Report: PA House Republican Bill Package  Focuses On Energy Savings For PA Consumers

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pittsburgh Companies Want A Place For Coal Gas And State’s Other Resources In Hydrogen Incentives

[Posted: March 29, 2024]  PA Environment Digest