PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 12

The following notices were published in the July 12 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- DEP published notice in the July 12 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a State Only Air Quality Permit for the proposed 218 MW Wyalusing Energy Center, a natural gas-fired power plant in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County to be used to power a data center on the site originally proposed for an LNG gas processing facility.  (PA Bulletin, page 4730)  Read more here.

-- ETC Northeast Pipeline, LLC - Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant: DEP issued a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Smith Twp., Washington County.  Received June 9, Issued June 23. (PA Bulletin, page 4762) 

-- Still Time To Submit Comments On DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Plan:

-- Shale Gas Industry VP Attacks Credibility Of A Mom And Allegheny County Resident For Comments She Submitted In Support Of DEP Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions From The Oil & Gas Industry  [PaEN] 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Why Pennsylvanians Must Speak Up For Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions - Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Patrice Tomcik, Mother, Butler County Resident And Moms Clean Air Force Member  [PaEN] 

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network - Rager Mountain Leak Of 1.1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas  [PaEN]

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Sarah Hertweck, Indiana Township Supervisor - ‘I See Up Close How Hobbled We Are By The State To Make The Best Choices For Our Community’  [PaEN] 

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Rachel Meyer, Mother, Beaver County Resident - My Home Is Near A Natural Gas Compressor Station, 8 Shale Gas Well Pads, And The Shell Petrochemical Plant Is In My County  [PaEN] 

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Barbara Jarmoska, 77 Year Resident Lycoming County - The Degradation Is ‘Shocking And Tragic’  [PaEN]

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Vanessa Lynch, Mother, Allegheny County Resident - Its Been 5 Years Since A Grand Jury Report Said Pennsylvania Failed To Protect Families From Fracking, Let's Right Past Failures  [PaEN] 

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Stethers Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Wyalusing Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4755)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - R.Bushnell Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4756)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - K.Millard Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Jessup Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4756)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Dunham Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Albany Township, Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 4757)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Marbaker Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on the remediation of soil contamination with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4757)

-- CNX Gas Company LLC - Eisaman South Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 4758)

2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 102 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Air Quality Permits - Comments

-- American Refining Group - Bradford Refinery: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval Application for a 500KW emergency generator at the facility located in the City of Bradford, McKean County.   (PA Bulletin, page 4729)

-- KDI Wyalusing Power LLC - Wyalusing Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant- Data Center: DEP invites comments on a on a State Only Air Quality Permit for the proposed 218 MW Wyalusing Energy Center, a natural gas-fired power plant in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County to be used to power a data center on the site originally proposed for an LNG gas processing facility.   (PA Bulletin, page 4730)   Read more here.

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. - Rural Valley Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Valley Twp., Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4733) 

Air Quality Permits - Comments - Philadelphia Air Management Services

-- Constellation Generation Company - Delaware Generating Station (oil/kerosene): Philadelphia Air Management Services invites comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality permit for the facility located at 1325 North Beach St., in Philadelphia. (PA Bulletin, page 4732) 

-- Constellation Generation Company - Schuylkill Generating Station (oil/kerosene): Philadelphia Air Management Services invites comments on the Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located at 2800 Christian St., in Philadelphia. (PA Bulletin, page 4733) 

Air Quality Permits - Issued

-- ETC Northeast Pipeline, LLC - Bolt Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality GP-5 General Permit covering multiple sources of pollution at the facility located in Richmond Twp., Tioga County. Received May 13, Issued June 26.  (PA Bulletin, page 4759) 

-- Range Resources Appalachia, LLC - Nancy Stewart Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality GP-5 General Permit covering multiple sources of pollution at the facility located in Mount Pleasant Twp., Washington County. Received June 12, Issued June 26.  (PA Bulletin, page 4760) 

-- Monroe Energy LLC - Trainer Refinery: DEP extended an Air Quality Plan Approval for the construction of 3 new cooling towers at the facility located in Trainer Boro, Delaware County. Received June 5, Issued June 27. (PA Bulletin, page 4760) 

-- Monroe Energy LLC - Trainer Refinery: DEP extended an Air Quality Plan Approval for the replacement of the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit reactor at the facility located in Trainer Boro, Delaware County. Received June 5, Issued June 27. (PA Bulletin, page 4760) 

-- Altoona Terminals, DE LLC - Petroleum Products Distribution Terminal: DEP renewed a Title V permit for the facility located in Allegheny Twp., Blair County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4761) 

-- ETC Northeast Pipeline, LLC - Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant: DEP issued a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Smith Twp., Washington County.  Received June 9, Issued June 23. (PA Bulletin, page 4762) 

Air Quality Permits - Terminated

-- Expand Operating, LLC - Alexander Shale Gas Well Pad Compressor: DEP terminated the Air Quality GP-5 General Permit for the compressor on the well pad located in Terry Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 4762) 

Water Quality Permit - Comments

-- Eureka Resources LLC - Standing Stone Treatment Facility for Oil & Gas Wastewater: DEP invites comments on the renewal of an NPDES Water Quality Permit for the facility located in Standing Stone Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4710)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued

-- Seneca Resources Co. LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Hill Creek located in Charleston Twp., Tioga County.  Received April 24, Issued June 27. (PA Bulletin, page 4767)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Tuscarora Creek, Fargo Creek, Transue Creek and the Susquehanna River located in Tuscarora Twp., Bradford County and Braintrim Twp., Wycoming County. Received May 8, Issued June 25.  (PA Bulletin, page 4767)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO LLC - Lumber To Aurora Shale Gas Well Pad Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Bissett Run and Rockcamp Run located in Freeport and Springhill Townships, Greene County. Received June 6, Issued June 27.  (PA Bulletin, page 4767)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO LLC - NITMS018 & NITMH018 Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impact impacting Rudolf Run located in Perry, Wayne and Whitely Townships, Greene County.  Received June 19, Issued June 27.  (PA Bulletin, page 4767)

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Wagers To Hallam Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the pipeline project impacting Little Chartiers Creek (High Quality) located in Amwell Twp., Washington County.  Received April 16, Issued June 25.  (PA Bulletin, page 4767)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [7.4.25]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 12 conventional and 13 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 95 conventional and 340 unconventional

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

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 58 conventional and 201 unconventional

*Weekly Workload Report - 7.4.25

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

DEP Issued These New/Renewed Oil & Gas Permits

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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 - July 5 to 11 - Shale Gas Wastewater, Fracking Chemicals Release; Water Pipeline Rupture; Crude Oil Spills; More Abandoned Wells  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 12  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On An Air Quality Permit For A Proposed 218 MW Natural Gas Power Plant For A Data Center In Bradford County; Site Originally Proposed For An LNG Gas Facility  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 70 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 12  PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Comments On DEP Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Plan:

-- Shale Gas Industry VP Attacks Credibility Of A Mom And Allegheny County Resident For Comments She Submitted In Support Of DEP Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions From The Oil & Gas Industry  [PaEN] 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Why Pennsylvanians Must Speak Up For Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions - Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Patrice Tomcik, Mother, Butler County Resident And Moms Clean Air Force Member  [PaEN] 

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network - Rager Mountain Leak Of 1.1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas  [PaEN]

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Sarah Hertweck, Indiana Township Supervisor - ‘I See Up Close How Hobbled We Are By The State To Make The Best Choices For Our Community’  [PaEN] 

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Rachel Meyer, Mother, Beaver County Resident - My Home Is Near A Natural Gas Compressor Station, 8 Shale Gas Well Pads, And The Shell Petrochemical Plant Is In My County  [PaEN] 

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Barbara Jarmoska, 77 Year Resident Lycoming County - The Degradation Is ‘Shocking And Tragic’  [PaEN]

-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Vanessa Lynch, Mother, Allegheny County Resident - Its Been 5 Years Since A Grand Jury Report Said Pennsylvania Failed To Protect Families From Fracking, Let's Right Past Failures  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week - Natural Gas/Energy:

-- Delaware RiverKeeper, Better Path Coalition Urge Public To Oppose Federal Agency Proposal To Lift Ban On Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail; Comments Due Aug. 4   [PaEN]

-- Upper Makefield Twp. To Host July 15 In-Person Town Hall With DEP On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Petroleum Pipeline Contamination In Bucks County  [PaEN] 

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Pennsylvania Needs A New Plan For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Increasing Bond Amounts Only Part Of Solution  [PaEN]

-- The Derrick: Aqua Pennsylvania Details $5.5 Million Upgrade Costs For Rhodes Estates Water Systems In Venango County Area; Fallout Continues From Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill  [PaEN]

-- July 28 Webinar: SLAPP Suits: Legal & Communication Strategies To Protect Your Voice In A Legally Risky Environment  [PaEN] 

-- PJM Interconnection Opens Next Electric Capacity Auction Bidding Window Of July 9 to 15 For 2026-27 Electric Delivery; Hold Your Breath!  [PaEN] 

-- US Dept. Of Energy Releases Report On Electric Grid Reliability, Security Saying Generation Growth Must Match Needs Of A.I. Data Centers;  But What About ‘Ordinary People’?   [PaEN] 

NewsClips - Natural Gas/Energy:

-- TribLive: Effort To Find Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners Coming To Allegheny County  

-- WTAE: Work To Identify Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners In Allegheny, Washington Counties Begins This Summer 

-- The Allegheny Front - Julie Grant: Longtime FracTracker Alliance Activist Ted Auch Moves On, His Concerns About The Industry Persist  

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: PA Leaders, President To Meet At Carnegie Mellon On Natural Gas, Data Centers As A.I. Threatens To Worsen Climate Change   [July 15]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Summit To Showcase Intersection Of Energy, A.I. And Policy  [July 15]

-- Post-Gazette - Chloe Jad/Anya Litvak: A Critical Energy And A.I. Summit Is Coming To Pittsburgh July 15; Is The City Ready For Its Close-Up? 

-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro To Attend McCormick’s Energy, A.I. Summit In Pittsburgh 

-- Post-Gazette: PA US Sen. McCormick In The Spotlight As He Brings Focus On PA Energy, A.K. To Pittsburgh 

-- TribLive: President’s Participation In Energy Summit At Carnegie Mellon Met With Backlash

-- Utility Dive: PJM Market Monitor Urges FERC To Set Conditions On NRG Energy’s Plan To Buy 13GW In Gas-Fired Generation From LS Power To Avoid Market Abuses

-- Reuters: PJM, America’s Largest Power Grid, Is Struggling To Meet Demand From A.I.; Electricity Bills Are Projected To Surge 20% This Summer  [PDF of Article] 

-- Bloomberg: Electric Bills In US Set To Rise As Utility Requests For Rate Hikes To Accommodate A.I. Data Center Demands Double 

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: As More A.I. Data Centers Connect To PA’s Electric Grid, Some Worry Prices Will Spike 

-- Financial Times: US Utilities Plot Big Rise In Electricity Rates As Data Centre Demand Booms

-- Observer-Reporter: Greene County Planning Commission Approves New Mammoth Natural Gas Compressor Station In Wayne Township

-- Observer-Reporter: New Study Links Chemicals In Plastics To Heart Disease Deaths

-- Clean Air Council, NRDC Sue EPA Over Toxic Refinery Chemical That Threatens Fenceline Communities  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Strong Odor Like Sulfur Or Gasoline Caused By Equipment Failure At Delaware County Refinery After A Power Outage

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT And KeyState Remain Committed To ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Projects

-- DCED: Gov. Shapiro Announces $4.5 Million Investment In Firm Making Hydrogen Storage Containers In Lycoming County

-- Observer-Reporter: Study Finds Hundreds Of Miles Of Southwest PA Roads In ‘Poor’ Condition

-- Observer-Reporter: EQT Shale Gas Driller Sues Morgan Twp., Greene County In Federal Court Over Limits On Heavy Equipment Hauling On Local Roads To Prevent Damage  [PDF of Article] 

-- TribLive Letters: Natural Gas Benefits Pennsylvania - By Patrick Henderson, VP Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition

-- Guest Essay: The Real Story Behind The Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee - It's Not Funding, It's Cleanup Money - By Mary Jo Simmen-Gray, Hempfield, Westmoreland County Resident  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT And KeyState Remain Committed To ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Projects

-- DCED: Gov. Shapiro Announces $4.5 Million Investment In Firm Making Hydrogen Storage Containers In Lycoming County

-- TribLive: EQT Buys Olympus For $1.8 Billion, Consolidates Grip On Southwest PA Natural Gas

-- Newsweek: Oil & Natural Gas Drilling Plummets Under President Despite ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Promise Due To Market Forces 

-- Reuters: APA Corp Said It Curtailed US Natural Gas, Liquids Production In 2nd Quarter On Weak Prices

-- Reuters: LNG Canada’s Start-Up Yet To Lift Natural Gas Prices Amid Supply Glut

[Posted: July 11, 2025]  PA Environment Digest