PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 14

The following notices were published in the June 14 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- DEP’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board is scheduled to meet June 25 and on the agenda is a discussion of well development pipelines, wastewater management practices and future well plugging funding needs. Read more here.

--  DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval Permit covering the installation of 72 - 2.5 MW diesel-fired emergency generators (180 MW total) and two 750 kW diesel-fired house emergency generator engines at the new Amazon Data Services Inc. data center in Falls Township, Bucks County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4078)  Read more here.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Rock’s Shale Gas Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soils contaminated with production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Overton Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4111)

-- EQT ARO LLC - H.Lyle Landon Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Cogan House Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4113)

-- Coterra Energy - D.Lewis Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater at the pad located in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4113)

-- SWN Production Company, LLC - NR-13 Brant West Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with oil-based drilling mud at the pade located in Great Bend Twp., Susquehanna County.   (PA Bulletin, page 4114)

2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 83 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Air Quality Permits - Comments

-- National Fuel Gas Supply - Knox Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Knox Twp., Jefferson County. Correction notice.  (PA Bulletin, page 4077)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC - Blue Moon Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in West Pike Run Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4078)

-- Moxie Freedom LLC - Caithness Moxie Freedom Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on a Title V Air Quality Permit renewal for the facility located in Salem Twp., Luzerne County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4079)

-- Adelphia Gateway, LLC - Quakertown Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on a State Air Quality Permit for the facility located in West Rockhill Twp., Bucks County. (PA Bulletin, page 4082)

Air Quality Permits - Issued

-- Expand Operating LLC- Joeguewa Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for multiple sources of air pollution at the pad located in Cherry Twp., Sullivan County.  Received April 30, Issued May 20.  (PA Bulletin, page 4116)

-- HEP Pennsylvania Gathering LLC - Stagecoach Connector Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for multiple sources of air pollution at the station located in Herrick Twp., Bradford County. Received April 30, Issued May 28.  (PA Bulletin, page 4116)

-- Diversified Production LLC - State Game Lands 195 Compressor Station: DEP issued a State Only Air Quality Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Gaskill Twp., Jefferson County. Received Nov. 25, Issued May 27.  (PA Bulletin, page 4117)

-- Monroe Energy LLC - Trainer Refinery: DEP issued a major modification to an Air Quality Operating Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Trainer Borough, Delaware County.  Received Dec. 22, 2022, Issued May 29. (PA Bulletin, page 4117)

NPDES Water Quality Permits - Comments

-- Hummel Station LLC - Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on an NPDES Water Quality Permit renewal for the facility located in Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4049)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits - Comments

-- Archaea CCS LLC - Carbon Sequestration Well Site Wetland Impacts: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit to address wetlands impacts from the construction of a carbon sequestration well site located in Throop and Olyphant Boroughs, Lackawanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4091)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued

-- Appalachia Midstream Services LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting North Fork Mehoopany Creek located in Colley Twp., Sullivan County and Wilmot Twp., Bradford County. Received April l7, Issued May 28.   (PA Bulletin, page 4121)

-- INR Midstream LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting Gobbles Run and Gobblers Run located in Armstrong Twp., Indiana County.  Received April 16, Issued May 28. (PA Bulletin, page 4121)

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Bigger to Dalbo Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting Bigger Run located in Findlay Twp., Allegheny County and Robinson Twp., Washington County. Received March 3, Issued May 29. (PA Bulletin, page 4121)

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Foltz Lowrey Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting Dunkle Run (High Quality) located in Hopewell Twp., Washington County. Received Feb. 25, Issued June 2. (PA Bulletin, page 4121)

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Seibel To Ralph Miller Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting Raredon  Run in Findlay Twp., Allegheny County and Independence Twp., Beaver County.  Received May 22, Issued June 3. (PA Bulletin, page 4121)

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Dlco To Seibel Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting Raredon Run in Findlay Twp., Allegheny County and Independence Twp., Beaver County.  Received March 10, Issued May 28. (PA Bulletin, page 4121)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [6.6.25]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 11 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 69 conventional and 283 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 40 conventional and 179 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 Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 14 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 96 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 14 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP: Widespread Non-Compliance With Environmental Laws Continues In Conventional Oil & Gas Industry;  3,108+ Abandoned Wells; At Least 85% Conventional Well Owners Fail To Submit Production, Waste, Well Integrity Reports  [PaEN]

-- DEP’s Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets June 25 On Well Development Pipelines; Wastewater Management Practices; Future Well Plugging Funding Needs  [PaEN] 

-- PA Senate Republicans Pass Bill To Roll Back Environmental, Health, Safety Regulations By Doing Nothing And Avoiding Accountability  [PaEN]

-- Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition Launch Initiative To Defend The Delaware River Watershed From Oil & Gas Fracking  [PaEN] 

-- Plum Borough Zoning Hearing Board Voted To Deny Penneco Environmental's Application For Another Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Allegheny County  [PaEN] 

-- Protect PT, Partners To Host June 25 Webinar: 5 Years Later - A Progress Report On PA's Grand Jury Report On Fracking  [PaEN] 

-- $100/Well Bounty Established For Previously Unknown Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners Under New Program Funded By Oil Region Alliance; 4 Penn State Extension Workshops Set  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Reviewing Permits For Drinking Water Treatment System To Provide Water For 21 Homes In Dimock, Susquehanna County Whose Wells Were Contaminated By Shale Gas Drilling 20 Years Ago 

-- 25 Environmental Groups; Local Government Associations Oppose House Bill To Fast Track Large-Scale Energy Generation, Storage Projects Proposed By Gov. Shapiro  [PaEN]

-- Lead Counsel On Court Cases Striking Down Provisions In Act 13 To Preempt Local Regulation Of Oil & Gas Operations Raises Concerns About Proposed Legislation Establishing A RESET Board To Site Large Energy Projects  [PaEN] 

-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I. Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040  [PaEN]  

-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 72 - 2.5 MW Diesel-Fired Emergency Generators At New Amazon Data Services Data Center In Bucks County  [PaEN]

-- PA Trout Unlimited, 17 Other Environmental, Conservation Organizations Expressed Opposition To Proposed DEP Changes To Spill Reporting Requirements  [PaEN]

-- Republican Sen. Hutchinson Introduces Bill To Abolish DEP Climate Change, Recycling Fund, Coastal Zone Advisory Committees  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Rep. Vitali: PA House Environmental Committee Examines Problem Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells

-- The Center Square: Higher Plugging Bonds Floated To Help The State’s Abandoned Conventional Well Problem

-- MCall: Is Ban On Fracking In Delaware Watershed At Risk?  Advocates Put Out A Call To Action

-- TribLive: Plum Zoning Board Rejects Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well After Lengthy Battle In Allegheny County; Company Plans To Appeal  

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Pennsylvania Has Failed Environmental Justice Communities For Years; A New Bill Could Change That 

-- Inquirer/Capital & Main- Audrey Carleton: Pennsylvania Has Failed Environmental Justice Communities For Years, A New Bill Could Change That

-- Beaver Times/Inside Climate News- Jon Hurdle: PA Fracking Company Surrenders Water Permits, Can’t Get Enough Water Out Of Big Sewickley Creek In Beaver County

-- TribLive: President Coming To Pittsburgh For PA US Senator McCormick’s July 15 PA Energy & Innovation Summit  

-- Sen. McCormick: President Coming To July 15 PA Energy Innovation Summit In Pittsburgh

-- The Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh 2030 District Buildings Reduce Carbon Emissions By 50%

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: A Future Fueled By Washington County - By Electra Janis, Washington County Commissioner [Hydrogen Hub]

-- Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition: Read The Letters Rejected By The Post-Gazette, Inquirer From The Shale Gas Industry

-- Wall Street Journal: US Electric Bills Headed Higher: Forecast Of Hotter-Than-Normal Summer, More Expensive Natural Gas Mean Pricier Power 

-- Utility Dive: A.I. Data Centers Could Overwhelm The Electric Grid, Unless They Are Required To Run Their Facilities On New Power Sources, Market Analytics Says  

-- Reuters: Data Center Demand To Push US Power Use To Record Highs In 2025-26, EIA Says

-- EarthJustice: 12 Groups File Lawsuit Challenging President Issued Unlawful Exemptions From Mercury, Arsenic Standards For 68 Coal Plants By Email

[Posted: June 13, 2025]  PA Environment Digest