-- DEP published notices in the July 19 PA Bulletin inviting comments on four water quality permits for the Texas Eastern Transmission, LP Appalachia to Market 3 natural gas pipeline upgrade project in Reading Twp., Adams County and Washington Twp., York County. (PA Bulletin, page 4926 and 4928) Read more here.
-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the July 19 PA Bulletin announcing it will hold a hearing July 31 on requests to withdraw water for free, including 11 for shale gas development and two for natural gas power plants. The natural gas water withdrawals are in Bradford, Lycoming, Tioga, Wyoming and York counties. The York Energy Center II on this hearing agenda is scheduled to be locked in to serve a $5 billion A.I. data center project in York County [Read more here]. Read more here.
Storage Tank Permits - Comments
-- Amazon Data Services, Inc. - 80 Aboveground Petroleum Product Storage Tanks: DEP invites comments on a Site-Specific Storage Tank Installation Permit for tanks with a 524,000 gallon capacity to be located in Falls Twp., Bucks County. (PA Bulletin, page 4896) [Note: Amazon also applied for an Air Quality Permit for the installation of 72 - 2.5 MW diesel-fired emergency generators for its new data center in Falls Twp., Bucks County. Read more here.]
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups
-- Dakota Oil & Gas Company - Chabel #2 Conventional Well: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with crude oil to meet the Statewide Health Standards at a well site located in Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 4912)
-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources LLC - Imperial Compressor Station: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds to meet Statewide Health Standards at the compressor station located in Robinson Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 4912)
-- Greylock Production LLC - Decker #1 Conventional Well: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater (aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc, and chlorides) to meet Statewide Health Standards at the well located in Cumberland Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 4913)
-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - DMC Properties Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with methanol and production wastewater (aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc) to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Donegal Boro, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 4913)
-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - Herminie Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a technical deficiency letter on a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater and diesel fuel (aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc, chloride, benzene, ethylbenzene, isopropylbenzene, MTBE, naphthalene, toluene, 1,2,4-TMB, and 1,3,5-TMB) to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 4913)
2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups
So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 107 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.
Waste Permits - Comments
-- Range Resources- Appalachia LLC - Huffy Wastewater Storage Tank Pad: DEP invites comments on an WMGR123 Waste General Permit for the addition of a 924,000 gallon aboveground wastewater storage tank at the facility located in Somerset Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 4883)
Air Quality Permits - Issued
UGI Moraine East Gathering, LLC - Renick Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 General Air Quality Permit for the dehydration unit control equipment located in Clay Twp., Butler County. Received June 2, Issued June 30. (PA Bulletin, page 4915)
-- Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. - Oakford Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-1 Air Quality General Permit for the facility located in Salem Twp., Westmoreland County. Received June 6, Issued July 1. (PA Bulletin, page 4915)
-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Perulack Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for retrofitting a compressor engine at the station located in Lack Twp., Juniata County. Received June 20, Issued June 30. (PA Bulletin, page 4916)
-- Kinder Morgan, Inc - Tennessee Gas Pipeline Compressor Station 219: DEP issued a Title V Air Quality Permit adding case-by-case RACT 3 requirements for the facility located in Jefferson Twp., Mercer County. Received Dec. 20, 2022, Issued June 26. (PA Bulletin, page 4916)
-- Kinder Morgan, Inc - Tennessee Gas Pipeline Compressor Station 307: DEP issued a Title V air quality permit adding case-by-case RATE 3 requirements located in Howe Twp., Forest County. Received Dec. 20, 2022, Issued June 26. (PA Bulletin, page 4916)
-- Texas Eastern Transmission - Delmont Compressor Station: DEP issued an amendment to the Air Quality Permit to correct the effective date located in Salem Twp., Westmoreland County. Received Jun 27, Correction issued July 3. (PA Bulletin, page 4919)
-- Laurel Mountain Midstream Operating, LLC - Davis Compressor Station: DEP issued a de minimis increase under a GP-5 Air Quality Permit for air emissions for the facility located in Jefferson Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 4919)
Section 401 - Chapter 105 - Chapter 102 Permits - Comments
-- Texas Eastern Transmission, LP - Appalachia To Market 3 Gas Pipeline Replacing 2 Miles of 24-Inch Pipeline With 36-Inch Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a proposed Section 401 Certification and GP-11 Encroachment General Permit applications and a Chapter 102 application for a pipeline upgrade project in Reading Twp., Adams County and Washington Twp., York County. (PA Bulletin, page 4919 and 4928) Read more here.
Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits - Comments
-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Two 16-Inch Water Pipelines: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project impacting Sugar Run Creek, Rock Cabin Run and Exceptional Value wetlands located in Wilmot Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 4894)
-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Two 16-Inch Water Pipelines: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project impacting North Fork Mehoopany Creek, and Exceptional Value wetlands located in Colley Twp., Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 4894)
Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued
-- Equitrans Water Svc (PA) LLC - NIMCH006 Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a facility impacting Huston Run located in Union Twp., Washington County. Received June 27, Issued July 1. (PA Bulletin, page 4923)
-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources LLC - Backbone To Grahek Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline impacting Dutch Fork (High Quality) located in Donegal Twp., Washington County. Received April 11, Issued July 2. (PA Bulletin, page 4923)
-- EQM Gathering OPCO LLC - Mammoth CS Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline impacting Sharp Run, Roberts Run, Rudolph Run located in Wayne Twp., Greene County. Received March 20, Issued July 1. (PA Bulletin, page 4924)
Bulk Water Hauling Permit - Issued
-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. - Emergency Bulk Water Hauling Permit: DEP issued an emergency permit for bulk water hauling under the state Safe Drinking Water Act due to a pump failure at a facility located in Leidy Twp., Clinton County. (PA Bulletin, page 4909)
Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [7.11.25]*
-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued Zero conventional and 7 unconventional
-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 95 conventional and 347 unconventional
-- Last Week - Wells Drilled: 3 conventional, 23 unconventional
-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 61 conventional and 224 unconventional
*Weekly Workload Report - 7.11.25
*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report - Most Recent
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Act 14 Notices To Municipalities
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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 12 to 18 - Uncontrolled Shale Gas Wastewater Release For 34 Hours; Abandoned Conventional Wells Top 300; 107 New Brownfield Sites [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Bucks County Residents, Sen. Santarsiero Say DEP Isn’t Doing Enough To Make Energy Transfer/Sunoco Define The Extent Of Petroleum Pipeline Leak And Clean It Up [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 19 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On 4 Water Quality Permits For Texas Eastern Appalachia To Market 3 Natural Gas Pipeline Upgrade Project In Adams And York Counties [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets July 31 Hearing On Requests To Withdraw Millions Of Gallons Of Water Per Day, Including 11 For Shale Gas Development, 2 Gas Power Plants [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 103 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 19 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- List Of More Than $90 Billion In Energy, A.I. Data Center Investments, Commitments Or Plans Announced At The PA Energy & Innovation Summit [PaEN]
-- NewsClips - PA Energy & A.I. Summit Pittsburgh July 15, 2025
-- PA Republican Lawmakers Rush To Introduce Bills To Give New Tax Breaks, Waive Regulations, Environmental Standards For A.I. Data Centers Already Flocking Into Pennsylvania And Locking Up PA Power [PaEN]
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: What Wasn’t Discussed At Pennsylvania’s Energy & A.I. Summit - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow
-- Utility Dive: Bipartisan Group Of 9 Governors, Including Gov. Shapiro, Say PJM Interconnection Facing ‘Unprecedented Crisis Of Confidence’ And Want A Hand In Filling 2 Vacant Board Seats [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Releases Compounds Of Concern Online Tool To Help Frontline Residents Better Understand Health Symptoms Related To Chemicals In Industrial Pollution, Released By Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Rise Of The Machines: Senate, House Members Express Concern That Demand For Power To Run Computers Is Impacting The Price And Availability Of Electricity For ‘Ordinary People’ [5.12.25]
-- 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’? [7.8.25]
-- PJM Interconnection Opens Next Electric Capacity Auction Bidding Window Of July 9 to 15 For 2026-27 Electric Delivery; Hold Your Breath! [7.9.25]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation Alert For July 15; Natural Gas Accounted For Most Generation Outages In June Generation Alert [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Extends Maximum Generation Alert To July 16; Natural Gas Accounted For Most Generation Outages In June Generation Alert [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For July 17 In Its Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions, Including Parts Of PA [PaEN]
-- Environmental Advocates Oppose Gov. Shapiro’s Attendance At Sen. McCormick's Energy, A.I. Summit Today In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups Rallying To Protect Delaware River Watershed From Shale Gas Fracking [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Insurance/DEP Highlight 30 Years Of Underground Petroleum Products Storage Tank Insurance Fund Work; Paid Over $1.3 Billion To Clean Up Tank Leaks [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Stops In Potter County To Highlight Investment In Key Gas Station Near Northcentral Regional ATV Trail To Build Outdoor Recreation Economy [Owner Failed To Comply With Storage Tank Regulations]
-- EPA Is 'Clearing The Regulatory Path For America To Dominate The Global A.I. Revolution' [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Energy And Innovation Summit Is A Great Opportunity For Pittsburgh, But People Must Come First [PaEN]
-- DEP: $3.47 Million In Alternative Fuel Vehicle Grants Announced To Lower Costs, Improve Air Quality; Deadline For New Applications Oct. 10 [PaEN]
[Posted: July 18, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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