PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 31

The following notices were published in the May 31 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- DEP published notice in the May 31 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the state plan to implement an EPA  federal rule 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc Reducing  Emissions Of Methane and Other Pollution from Conventional and Shale Oil and Natural Gas Operations. Seven hearings scheduled  Read more here.

-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the May 31 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 45 general water use permits in April for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Blair, Bradford, Luzerne, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Tioga counties. So far in 2025, SRBC issued or renewed 187 general water use permits for shale gas development.  Read more here.

-- On May 29, Inside Climate News reported PennEnergy Resources surrendered a 1.5 million gallon per day DEP water withdrawal plan approval and a related permit saying Big Sewickley Creek in Beaver County could not provide enough water to support its shale gas drilling operations.  Read more here.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Sunoco Inc. - Philadelphia Refinery Sitewide: DEP received a Risk Assessment for remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with inorganics, lead and fuel oils to meet the Site-Specific Standards for the facility located at 3144 Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia.    (PA Bulletin, page 3800)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - Herminie Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with boron, benzene and MBE to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Sewickley Boro, Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 3800)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - DMC 13H Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater (aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, strontium, vanadium, selenium methanol) to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Donegal Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3800)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Marbaker Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater at the pad located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3801)

2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 78 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Waste Permits - Comments

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - 924,000 Gallon Wastewater Tank: DEP invites comments on a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for a wastewater storage tank at the SJ Exploration Tank Pad in one of two locations in the notice: Clinton, Allegheny County or Independence Twp., Beaver County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3767)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - 1.26 Million Gallon Wastewater Tank: DEP invites comments on a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for a wastewater storage tank at the Rastetter Tank Pad Reuse Water Storage Facility located in Donegal Twp., Washington County.    (PA Bulletin, page 3767)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - 714,000 Gallon Wastewater Tank: DEP invites comments on a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for a wastewater storage tank at the Pawlosky Tank Pad in Chartiers Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3767)

-- 5D Field Services, LLC - Residual Waste Transfer Station: DEP invites comments on an Individual Residual Waste Permit for a transfer station for oil and gas waste located in Cecil Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 3767)

Waste Permits - Issued

-- Coterra Energy Inc - A&M Hibbard Centralized  Wastewater Storage Facility: DEP issued a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for 5 additional aboveground storage tanks at the facility located in Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3802)

-- PennEnergy Resource, LLC: DEP issued a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for an unknown wastewater facility located in North Buffalo Twp., Armstrong County.   (PA Bulletin, page 3802)

Air Quality Permits - Comments

-- Stagecoach Pipeline & Storage Co., LLC - M1-S Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Davidson Twp., Sullivan County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3771)

Air Quality Permits - Issued

-- Energy Transfer M&T - LP/Tank Farm No. 2: DEP issued an Air Quality General Plan Approval for construction of storage tank 327 at the facility located in Upper Chichester Twp., Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3802)

-- Columbia Gas Transmission LLC - Compressor Engine Replacements: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval covering the replacements located in Mann Twp., Bedford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3803)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - Houston Gas Processing Plant: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval extension until November 28, 2024 for the facility located in Chartiers Twp., Washington County.  Received April 18., Issued May 28.   (PA Bulletin, page 3803)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - 3 Brothers Compressor Station: DEP issued a State Only Air Quality Permit renewal for the facility located in Smith Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3803)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- National Fuel Gas Supply Corp - 9 Mile Line N12 South Insertion Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the 9 mile pipeline project in Perry Township, Lawrence County; Franklin Township, Beaver County; and Muddycreek Township, Butler County.   (PA Bulletin, page 3809)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [5.23.25]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 6 conventional and 4 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 68 conventional and 245 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 38 conventional and 168 unconventional

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Act 14 Notices To Municipalities

Many communities and citizens are not aware that a state law passed in 1984 gives them the first chance to comment on Department of Environmental Protection permit applications even before they are submitted to the agency.   Read more here.

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 24 to 31 -- Failed To Restore 5 Shale Gas Water Impoundments In One County; 5 New Cases Of Defective Shale Well Cement; More Abandoned Shale, Conventional Wells  [PaEN]

-- DEP:  XTO Energy Failed To Restore 5 Multi-Million Gallon Shale Gas Water Impoundments In Butler County  [PaEN] 

-- Inside Climate News: PennEnergy Surrenders Water Withdrawal Approval/Permit Saying Big Sewickley Creek In Beaver County Could Not Provide Enough Water For Shale Gas Operations  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 31 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities; 7 Hearings Set  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 45 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In April; 187 In 2025  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 31 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- Gov. Shapiro Provides Update On The Fight To Lower Energy Prices, Calls On General Assembly To Move His Commonsense Lightning Energy Plan  [PaEN] 

-- PA Elected Officials, Consumer, Clean Energy Advocates Demand Electric Grid Operator PJM Act To Hold Down Electricity Costs  [PaEN] 

-- Bloomberg: US DOE Orders 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Power Plant In Delaware County To Remain Open Due To The Energy ‘Emergency’ Declared By The President  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Doubling Down On Pennsylvania's Fossil Fuel Extraction Is A Direct Threat To Public Health And Ecological Stability - By Pamela Darville, Co-Chairperson of Climate Justice and Jobs Team at POWER Interfaith  [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center Hosts June 5 Lodestar Awards To Recognize 20 Business, School, Farm, Church Solar Energy Projects; Featuring DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn  [PaEN]

-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For Grid Resilience Grants June 2  [PaEN]

-- DEP Seeking Qualified Contractors To Deliver Energy-Saving Upgrades Across PA As Part Of Penn Energy Savers Program  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- WHYY: Electricity Bills In PA, NJ, DE To Rise Starting June 1; Advocates Say More Renewables Would Lower Future Costs

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Electric Bills In PA Are Going Up Next Month, Your Utility Can’t Help It

-- WVIA: Bradford, Northumberland, Tioga And Union Utility Customers Face Rate Hikes

-- PUC Reminder Of June Hearings On Proposed 11% Columbia Gas Rate Increase

-- PennFuture: PJM Interconnection Admits Its Bias For Fossil Fuel Power Plants, Rather Than New, Cheaper Shovel-Ready Clean Energy Projects

-- Erie Times: Nearly 15,000 Penelec Customers In Erie, Millcreek Without Power For A Time

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Watt Home System Starts Offering No Combustion Fuel Cell Backup Power Solutions In Peoples Natural Gas Territory

-- WHYY Wins Edward R. Murrow Award For Reporting On Shale Gas Drilling In PA  - Fracking In Pennsylvania Hasn’t Gone As Well As Some May Think 

-- Martins Ferry Times Leader: PA’s Austin Master Services Abandoned Frack Waste Plant Cleanup In Martins Ferry, OH Slated For Completion

-- AP: Oil And Gas Have Boomed In New Mexico, Its Schools Are Contending With Pollution’s Effects 

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Natural Gas Isn’t Southwest Pennsylvania’s Future - By Lou Tierno III, PA & Appalachian Sustainable Business Networks

-- Warren Times: Instead Of ‘Drill, Baby, Drill,’ US Rig Counts Falling, Layoffs Increasing [Due To Falling Oil/Gas Prices]

-- Financial Times: US Shale Oil/Gas Companies Cut Spending, Idle Drilling Rigs Due To Falling Prices  

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Solar Energy Savings For Clairton, Other PA Schools At Risk From Proposed Federal Cuts

-- Inquirer: These 26 Philly-Area Schools Getting State-Paid Solar Energy Facilities And Taxpayers Could Benefit

-- Reuters: Clean Power Produces More Electricity Than Fossil Fuels In US For 3rd Month In A Row  [Not In PA Or PJM ]

-- MCall Letter: Republican Cong. Mackenzie Needs To Fight For Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits

-- MCall Guest Essay: Congress Can’t Protect Us Without Protecting Clean Energy - By Tinku Khanwalkar

-- Reuters: US Electricity Generation Capacity Additions To Slow Sharply If Federal Clean Energy Tax Incentives Repealed

-- AP: $14 Billion In Clean Energy Generation Projects Canceled In US This Year Due To Federal Policy Changes

-- TribLive: Prospect Of Springdale Data Center On Old Cheswick Power Plant Site Meets Mixed Reactions Among Neighbors In Allegheny County

-- Scranton Times: Jessup Borough To Hold Hearing For Stricter Data Center Rules

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s Potential Data Center Mirage And Your Electric Bill - By Athan Koutsiouroumbas, Long Nyquist And Associates [Lobbying Firm] 

-- Protect PT June 11 Webinar - Is Pennsylvania Ready For Data Centers?  7:00 p.m.

-- AP: States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets For Data Centers, But Some Lawmakers Are Pushing Back  [PA Included]

-- MCall Guest Essay: Congress Can’t Protect Us Without Protecting Clean Energy - By Tinku Khanwalkar

-- Inside Climate News: Alabamians Want Answers About A 4 Million Square Foot A.I. Data Center Coming To Their Backyards

-- YaleEnvironment360: The ‘Green’ Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions

-- Reuters: Williams Working With Federal, State Regulators To Revive Pennsylvania To NY Natural Gas Pipelines

-- Bloomberg: Williams To Revive Disputed Natural Gas Pipeline Projects In New York

-- WSJ: Developers Of Constitution, Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipelines To File FERC Paperwork To Revive The Projects

-- Martins Ferry Times Leader: PA’s Austin Master Services Abandoned Frack Waste Plant Cleanup In Martins Ferry, OH Slated For Completion

-- AP: Oil And Gas Have Boomed In New Mexico, Its Schools Are Contending With Pollution’s Effects 

-- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders Michigan Coal-Fired Power Plant To Stay Operating Without A Request From The Plant Owner, Or Grid Operator Which Both Said They Have Sufficient Capacity To Meet Demand 

-- Detroit Free Press: Michigan Public Service Commission Chair Says There Is No Energy Emergency To Justify US DOE Order To Keep Coal-Fired Michigan Power Plant Open, Will Only Increase Customer Costs

-- Utility Dive: President Aims For 400 GW Of Nuclear Power By 2050, 10 Large Reactors Under Construction By 2030  

-- AP: $14 Billion In Clean Energy Generation Projects Canceled In US This Year Due To Federal Policy Changes

-- AP: Lawsuits Aim To Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Responsible For Climate Change, Here’s A Look At Some

-- AP: Get Ready For Several Years Of Killer Heat, Top Weather Forecasters Warn

[Posted: May 30, 2025]  PA Environment Digest