The permit would authorize the continued operation of a UIC Class IID disposal injection well-- the John Galey C-5 Well-- located in the Blackhawk Storage Field.
The draft permit would set a 882,000 gallon limit on the amount of oil and gas wastewater that could be injected in the well per month and limits the wastewater to those fluids produced from Columbia Gas’ own oil and gas production activity.
The permit also requires the posting of a financial assurance of at least $352,000 to cover the cost of plugging the well if it is abandoned by the permittee.
The original permit for this well was issued in 1985 by EPA.
The well was originally drilled in 1969.
Visit EPA’s Columbia Gas John Galey C-5 Injection Well webpage for more on well activity.
Oct. 6 Hearing
EPA has scheduled a tentative virtual public hearing for October 6, 2025. An in-person hearing will not take place.
There is no need to register in advance for the virtual hearing. The meeting organizer will call on people to deliver their oral comments.
The EPA will hold the virtual public hearing only if the EPA receives requests from the public to do so.
Requests to hold this public hearing must be received by the EPA via email or telephone by September 29, 2025.
When requesting a public hearing, please state the nature of the issues you propose to raise.
The EPA expressly reserves the right to cancel this hearing unless a significant degree of public interest is evidenced by September 29, 2025.
Click Here to read the EPA Public Notice, reviewing related documents, for instructions on joining the hearing and submitting comments.
Visit DEP’s Underground Injection Control Wells webpage to learn more about oil and gas-related injection wells.
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Aug. 30 to Sept. 5 - 2nd Township Declares Disaster Emergency; New Shale Gas Well Casing/Cement Failure; 100 Conventional Well Owners Get Violations For Abandoning Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - Sept. 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 55 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- Springhill Township Becomes 2nd Township To Declare Disaster Emergency After Residents Were Impacted By A Gas Related Water Contamination Event In Greene County [PaEN]
-- Petition To Extend Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells May Be Back On The Table At Environmental Quality Board Sept. 9 If Motion Succeeds [PaEN]
-- PA Senate Republicans Introduce Bill To Eliminate Need For Any State Permits, Any Public Review Of Permits Before Construction Of A.I. Data Centers, Related Power Plants [PaEN]
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. 11 On New Civil Penalty Procedure; Rulemaking Petition To Process/Store Oil & Gas Wastewater From Anywhere On Every Shale Gas Well Site [PaEN]
-- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Permit Renewal For A Columbia Gas of PA Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Beaver County; Virtual Hearing Oct. 6 [If Requested] [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Sept. 24 To Consider Annual Budget, Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 11 For Shale Gas Development, 2 Power Plants [PaEN]
-- DEP, Nonprofits File Consent Decree In Federal Court Requiring Beaver County Plastic Pellet Maker To Pay $2.6 Million In Penalties, Restoration Funds For Repeated Water Pollution Violations [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2nd Quarter Increase In Natural Gas Production, New Wells And 60.8% Increase In Price Of Gas Over Last Year [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman: Model Tariff For Connecting A.I. Data Centers To Local Electric Grid To Be Published For Comment By End Of September [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - September 8 [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greene County Townships Declare Disaster Emergency Three Years After EQT Frack Job [PDF of Article]
-- PennLive - John Beauge: 8,000 Gallons Of Oil & Gas Wastewater Recovered From Eureka Resources Spill In Williamsport: DEP
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Files Order Against Eureka Resources Bradford County Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility To Remove Waste [PDF of Article]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Five Observations About The Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport As We Continue To Monitor Things 10 Days After The First Report
-- TribLive: Upper Burrell Twp Sets Land Use Regulations For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells In Westmoreland
-- TribLive: Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Eyes New Natural Gas Pipeline In Murrysville, Westmoreland County
-- Delco.Today: Hazard vs. Economy: Delaware River LNG Gas Export Terminal Back In Play [PDF]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Transit To Complete Switch To Compressed Natural Gas In Urban Fleet In 2027
-- PennEnvironment, Three Rivers WaterKeeper Settle Plastic Pollution Lawsuit Against Styropek USA In Beaver County
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State Announces $2.6 Million Proposed Consent Agreement Over Plastic Pollution At Closed Plant
-- Western PA Conservancy: Restoring Little Arnot Run From Severe Impacts Of Oil, Timber Industries In Warren County
-- Utility Dive: Rising Natural Gas Prices Expected To Drive Up Electricity Costs
-- Altoona Mirror: Legislative Study Identifies 382 Potential Mine Water Geothermal Sites In PA [PDF of Article]
-- WITF: PA Lawmakers Look Underground For Geothermal Alternative To Cool A.I. Data Centers
-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Shale Insight Industry Conference To Be Held Sept. 16-18 In Erie
[Posted: September 4, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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