PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 27

The following notices were published in the June 27 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- Special Notice: On June 16, 2026 DEP accepted Talen Energy’s Air Quality Plan Approval Application as complete for the addition of two natural gas-fired turbine generators to the Montour Power Plant in Derry Township, Montour County related to powering data centers. DEP’s technical review will now begin.  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the June 27 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a major amendment to an existing Homer City Generation LP Data Campus Project NPDES Wastewater Permit changing wastestreams going to discharge 027 in Center Township, Indiana County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3741)   Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the June 27 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a significant modification to the Title V Air Quality Permit for the Constellation Energy Eddystone Natural Gas Power Plant related to hazardous air pollutants in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3761)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the June 27 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 102 permit application by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project—Quarryville Loop and Compressor Station 200, adding a contractor wareyard to the Quarryville Loop at Milepost 1686.1 for staging piping and equipment in East Drumore Twp., Lancaster County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3800)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the June 27 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 permit application by Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. for the KP-1 Creek Crossing natural gas pipeline replacement and test station relocation project in Armstrong County. (PA Bulletin, page 3800)

-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the June 27 PA Bulletin announcing water withdrawal and other actions taken at its June 4 business meeting-- Constellation Energy Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant water withdrawal and one shale gas water withdrawal.  Read more here.

-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the June 27 PA Bulletin announcing 34 water use general permits approved in May, 167 in 2026. Read more here.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- National Fuel Gas - Tract 007 Compressor Station Site: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at a site located in Delmar Twp., Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3783)

-- Greylock Product, LLC - Veres Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Green Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 3786)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC - Spicket Booster Station: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the facility located in Wayne Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 3786)

-- EQT Corporation - Aphrodite Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 3786)

2026 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2026, DEP received or acted on 104 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. 

Waste Permits - Issued

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - 2 Shale Gas Wastewater Storage Impoundments: DEP issued a Waste Disposal Facility permits for two oil and gas wastewater storage impoundments located in Morris Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 3789)

-- NexEra Renewable Fuels, LLC - Northern Tier Waste Authority Landfill Gas Facility: DEP issued a renewal of a WMGM-55 General Waste Permit for the landfill gas facility located in West Burlington Twp., Branford County. (PA Bulletin, page 3787)

-- NexEra Renewable Fuels, LLC - Lycoming County Landfill Gas Facility: DEP issued a renewal of a WMGM-55 General Waste Permit for the landfill gas facility located in Brady Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 3788)

-- Terreva Wayne Township - Wayne Township Landfill Gas Facility: DEP issued a renewal of a WMGM-55 General Waste Permit for the landfill gas facility located in Wayne Twp, Clinton County. (PA Bulletin, page 3788)

-- WB McKean LLC - McKean Landfill Gas Plant: DEP issued a renewal of a WMGM-55 General Waste Permit for the landfill gas facility located in Sergeant Twp., McKean County. (PA Bulletin, page 3788)

-- Greentree Landfill Gas Company - Landfill Gas Facility: DEP issued a renewal of a WMGM-55 General Waste Permit for the landfill gas facility located in Fox Twp., Elk County. (PA Bulletin, page 3788)

NPDES Wastewater Permits - Comments

-- Lackawanna Energy Center LLC - 1,483 MW Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP invites comments on renewal of an NPDES Wastewater Permit for the facility impacting Grassy Island Creek located in Jessup Borough, Lackawanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3739)

-- Ontelaunee Power Operations Co., LLC - Ontelaunee Energy Center 728 MW Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP invites comments on renewal of an NPDES Wastewater Permit for the facility impacting Schuylkill River located in Ontelaunee Twp., Berks County. (PA Bulletin, page 3743)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Delmont Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on renewal of an NPDES Wastewater Permit for the facility impacting Beaver Run (High Quality)  located in Salem Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 3748)

Individual Stormwater Permits - Comments

-- UGI Utilities, Inc. - 2.3 Miles Of Natural Gas Pipeline Replacement: DEP invites comments on an Individual Stormwater Permit for a project impacting Elk Run located in Charleston Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 3750)

-- Monroe Energy, LLC - Trainer Refinery Cooling Tower/Chemical Storage: DEP invites comments on an Individual Stormwater Permit for a project impacting Marcus Hook Creek, Delaware River and Stoney Creek located in Trainer and Marcus Hook Boroughs, Delaware County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3752

Air Quality Permits - Comments

-- Dupont Terminals DE, LLC - Dupont Terminals Pittston: DEP invites comments on renewal of 2  State Only Air Quality Permits for the bulk petroleum products storage facility located in Pittston Twp., Luzerne County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3761)

-- Fullerton Terminals DE, LLC - Fullerton Terminals Whitehall: DEP invites comments on renewal of State Only Air Quality Permit for the bulk petroleum products storage facility located in Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County. (PA Bulletin, page 3761)

-- National Fuel Gas Supply Corp - Knox Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on the renewal of State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Knox Twp., Jefferson County. (PA Bulletin, page 3761)

Air Quality Permits - Issued

-- Perennial Energy CMM, LLC - Coal Mine Methane Flare: DEP issued a GP-21 Air Quality General Permit for an enclosed flare system at the CMG 73-2 borehole located in Center Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 3789)

-- CNX Midstream Operating Co., LLC - Mamont Centralized Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit for the facility located in Bell Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 3789)

-- Sunoco Midstream, LLC - Gasoline/Biodiesel Storage Tanks At Mechanicsburg Terminal: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for the storage tanks and truck loading arms located in Hampden Twp., Cumberland County. (PA Bulletin, page 3790)

-- Sunoco Midstream, LLC - Petroleum Storage Facility: DEP issued a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Allegheny Twp., Blair County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3791)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits - Issued

-- Pennsylvania General Energy Co. - Culvert Extension For Shale Gas Water Impoundment: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for a project to install 22 additional feet of 15-inch HDPE culvert pipe at the entrance to a water impoundment located in Shrewsbury Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 3795)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued

-- Expand Operating LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Loyalsock Creek (Exceptional Value) located in Elkland Twp., Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 3797)

-- Expand Operating LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Vought Creek and King Creek located in Wysox and Standing Stone Townships, Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 3797)

-- Regency Marcellus Gas Gathering, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Grays Run (Exceptional Value) and Blockhouse Creek located in Jackson Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 3797)

-- Snyder Bros Inc. - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Glade Run located in East Franklin Twp., Armstrong County. (PA Bulletin, page 3797)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO LLC - NITMH019 Shale Gas Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Whiteley Creek located in Whiteley Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 3798)

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Bednarski to Foltz Shale Gas Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Brush Run (High Quality) located in Hopewell Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 3798)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [6.19.26]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued ZERO  conventional and 18 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 63 conventional and 266 unconventional

-- Last Week - Wells Drilled: 4 conventional, 9 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 42 conventional and 188 unconventional

*Weekly Workload Report - 6.19.26

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

DEP Issued These New/Renewed Oil & Gas Permits*

This is a list of conventional oil and gas and shale gas well permits DEP issued from June 13 to 19 by county--

Beaver County

-- New Sewickley Twp.: Pennenergy Resources LLC - 1 Shale Gas Permit

Butler County

-- Allegheny Twp.: Lola Energy Petroco LLC - 1 Shale Gas Permit

Greene County

-- Perry Twp.: EQT Prod. Co - 11 Shale Gas Permits

Potter County

-- Pike Twp.: JKLM Energy LLC - 2 Shale Gas Permits - Modified

Sullivan County

-- Davidson Twp.: Sabre Energy Dev LLC - 3 Shale Gas Permits - Modified

*Click Here to find oil and gas well permits recently issued near you

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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:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- June 20 to 26 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 27 [PaEN]

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Significant Modification To Title V Air Quality Permit For Constellation Energy Eddystone Natural Gas Power Plant In Delaware County  [PaEN] 

     -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 34 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In May; 167 In 2026  [PaEN]  

-- DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 27 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit Changing Wastestreams Flowing To Discharge In Indiana County  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Construction Of QTS Salem, LLC A.I. Data Center Campus In Salem Twp., Luzerne County  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For PPL Electric Montour-Columbia 230 kV Transmission Line Rebuild Project In Montour, Columbia Counties  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For PPL Electric Wescosville-Allentown 138 kV Transmission Line Project In South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County  [PaEN]  

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For PPL Electric Juni-Bern Laydown Yard In Carroll Twp., Perry County To Serve Construction Of Utility Upgrades  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- Six Years And Counting: None Of The Recommendations The Grand Jury Made To Better Protect Pennsylvanians From The Impacts Of Shale Gas Development Have Been Adopted  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Day 609 - Sample Results Confirm Continued Wastewater Releases At Seneca Resources Taft Shale Gas Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Finds Large Release Of Contaminated Groundwater From Conventional Well Storage Tanks Flowing Out Of Containment; 4th Major Spill In Warren County In 9 Days  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 26 Webinar On Radioactive Radium And Salinity In Groundwater And How It Affects Drinking Water; Featured Speaker Has Researched Contaminated Groundwater From Oil & Gas Development  [PaEN] 

-- PUC PaOneCall Damage Prevention Committee Announces $144,250 In Penalties For Underground Utility Violations   

NewsClips:

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Negotiations On Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Facility In Eddystone Boro On Delaware River Occurring In Secret Under Nondisclosure Agreements With State Officials In Delaware County

-- WHYY: Firefighters Contain Large Fire At Monroe Energy Refinery In Delaware County; Shelter-In-Place Order Remains Active 

-- Observer-Reporter: Withdrawal Of Democratic Candidate Opens Way For Environmental Advocate Jodi Borello To Challenge Republican Incumbent Sen. Camera Bartolotta As Independent  [PDF of Article]  [Click Here To Learn More About Her Background]

-- Jodi Borello For State Senate: Accountable To You! Not Corporations

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Act 13 Shale Gas Impact Fee Revenue Lags Far Behind Other Energy States, Report Says 

-- Observer-Reporter: Western PA Revolutionized Energy Extraction With New Techniques, Technology-- Longwall Coal Mining, Shale Gas Drilling 

-- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp: Deployable Generation Reserves Shrinking As Coal, Gas-Fired Power Plants Forced Outage Rates Rise 

-- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders Keeping Power Plants Open Beyond Their Closure Dates Are Incurring $550 Million In Added Costs, What Are The Benefits? 

-- Utility Dive: TVA Considers Up To 26 GW Of Natural Gas-Fired Generation To Help Meet A.I. Data Center Demand

-- Bloomberg: Qatar Says Explosion At Natural Gas Export Facility That Left 13 Dead Should Not Affect LNG Exports   

-- AP: Qatar Says Natural Gas Export Terminal Blast Killed 13 As Workers Tried To Resume Operations

[Posted: June 26, 2026 ]  PA Environment Digest