Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Environmental Quality Board Meets Sept. 9 To Consider 2 Petitions From Oil & Gas Industry; Air Quality; Laboratory; Drinking Water; Water Quality; Radiation Protection Regulations

 
The Environmental Quality Board is scheduled to meet September 8 to consider two rulemaking petitions from the oil and gas industry and regulation changes from a variety of programs.

The agenda includes--

-- Rulemaking Petitions-- 

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Rulemaking Petition On Setting Attainable Bottom Well Depth During Well Plugging. DEP determined the petition met criteria to be considered for study.

-- Shale Gas Industry Rulemaking Petition On Onsite Processing Of Production Wastewater.  DEP determined the petition met criteria to be considered for study.

-- Environmental Group Rulemaking Petition Increasing Shale Gas Well Setbacks was Tabled at the April EQB meeting to allow more time to review additional information on the petition. Not on agenda, but could be brought off the Table by a motion from any member..

-- Final Regulations--

-- Final Corrections to Additional RACT (Air Quality) Requirements for Major Sources of NOx and VOCs for 2015 Ozone Standard (RACT 3) - Summary

-- Final-Omitted US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consistency Rule Incorporation By Reference (Radiation Protection) - Summary

-- Final Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards Regulation - Summary

-- Proposed Regulations-- 

-- Proposed Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Fee Increases - Summary

-- Proposed Safe Drinking Water Revised Consumer Confidence Report Rule - Summary

-- Presentation

     -- Statement of Policy: Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy (Fee Cyanide) - Notice

For all available handouts and more information, visit the Environmental Quality Board webpage. 

Join The Meeting

The meeting will be held in Room 105 Rachel Carson Building starting at  9:00 a.m. Click Here to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams - Meeting ID: 218 129 893 130 9  Passcode: Dw3xf6eH or by telephone: 267-332-8737 Phone Conference ID: 900 040 376#  

Questions should be directed to Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov  or (717) 772-3277. 

[Posted: August 27, 2025]  PA Environment Digest

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