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Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 5/4/20 - 5/17/20
Contents
Pennsylvania Bulletin Listings
Regulatory Agenda (Excerpts)eFACTS Listings
Gans Generating Facility
Proposed General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Combined Heat and Power Facilities
DOGBONE CENTRALIZED WATER FACILITY RW General Permit Renewal, Fac (New)
CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL Major Facility Plan Approval New Source Performance Std
S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP8 & GP11 BWM-GP-11 Maintenance, Testing, Repair, Rehabilitation or Replacement General Pmt 4/20/2020 deficiency letter
S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP8 & GP11 GP-08 Temporary Road Crossings 4/20/2020 deficiency letter
COLUMBIA GAS TRANS FAYETTE CNTY BWM-GP-11 Maintenance, Testing, Repair, Rehabilitation or Replacement General Pmt Issued 5/11/2020
COLUMBIA GAS TRANS FAYETTE CNTY GP-08 Temporary Road Crossings Issued on 5/11/2020
Map
Key
Red dots: items in this permit list with an exact location.
Blue stars: Marcellus Gas Well Water Sources.
Where well laterals are mapped they show in red; a 400-foot buffer surrounding the lateral shows in blue (lavender where it overlaps a mapped mineral tract).
Where mineral tracts are mapped, they show in pink. Mineral tracts can overlap; the overlap will show in red. The precise meaning of "mineral tract" is not clear.
Municipality shading: number of "facilities", with each well counting separately
(includes the red dots):
Red dots: items in this permit list with an exact location.
Blue stars: Marcellus Gas Well Water Sources.
Where well laterals are mapped they show in red; a 400-foot buffer surrounding the lateral shows in blue (lavender where it overlaps a mapped mineral tract).
Where mineral tracts are mapped, they show in pink. Mineral tracts can overlap; the overlap will show in red. The precise meaning of "mineral tract" is not clear.
Municipality shading: number of "facilities", with each well counting separately
(includes the red dots):
gray: 0
pale turquoise: 1
turquoise: 2
pale blue: 3
middle blue: 4
dark blue: 5
dark purple: 6
purple: 18
(Color coding may differ from one issue to the next.)
(Note if a project spans multiple municipalities -- e.g. a pipeline -- it will show in the count for each municipality.)
The number of facilities also follows the municipality name in brackets.
Municipality counts are based on the way the permit is listed by DEP; DEP has been known to get a municipality wrong.
Locations in brackets identify a precise location used to locate a surrogate for the actual site being permitted (e.g. locating a well pad or pipeline by the known location of a well.) Locations labeled beginning with "~" and ending in "[?]" are approximate and speculative based on inferences using on-line property and lease records. These are marked in the text as "[Approximate, Speculative]
pale turquoise: 1
turquoise: 2
pale blue: 3
middle blue: 4
dark blue: 5
dark purple: 6
purple: 18
(Color coding may differ from one issue to the next.)
(Note if a project spans multiple municipalities -- e.g. a pipeline -- it will show in the count for each municipality.)
The number of facilities also follows the municipality name in brackets.
Municipality counts are based on the way the permit is listed by DEP; DEP has been known to get a municipality wrong.
Locations in brackets identify a precise location used to locate a surrogate for the actual site being permitted (e.g. locating a well pad or pipeline by the known location of a well.) Locations labeled beginning with "~" and ending in "[?]" are approximate and speculative based on inferences using on-line property and lease records. These are marked in the text as "[Approximate, Speculative]
Cross-hatching: Environmental Justice Areas
Yellow triangles: Compressor Stations
Orange triangles: Storage Field Wells (currently Dominion North Summit Storage Field)
Crosses: SPUD Unconventional well permits
Green: "Natural areas", e.g. state game lands, state forests
Yellow triangles: Compressor Stations
Orange triangles: Storage Field Wells (currently Dominion North Summit Storage Field)
Crosses: SPUD Unconventional well permits
Green: "Natural areas", e.g. state game lands, state forests
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Source: Pennsylvania Bulletin
NOTICES
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Regulatory Agenda
[50 Pa.B. 2481]
[Saturday, May 9, 2020]
Executive Order 1996-1 requires all agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor to submit for publication semi-annually an agenda of regulations under development or consideration.
The agendas are compiled to provide members of the regulated community advanced notice of regulatory activity. It is the intention of the Administration that these agendas will serve to increase public participation in the regulatory process.
Agency contacts should be contacted for more information regarding the regulation and the procedure for submitting comments.
This Agenda represents the Administration's present intentions regarding future regulations. The information provided is current as of April 23, 2020. The nature and complexity of an individual regulation obviously will determine whether and when any particular regulation listed (as well as any considered subsequent to publication of this Agenda) is published.
[Excerpts:]
| Unconventional Well Permit Application Fees 25 Pa. Code Chapter 78a (# 7-542) |
Quarter 2, 2020, IRRC Consideration |
This rulemaking amends 25 Pa. Code §§ 78a.1 (relating to definitions) and 78a.19 (relating to permit application fee schedule). These amendments are necessary to increase fees to support the administration of 58 Pa.C.S. Chapter 32 (related to development) (2012 Oil and Gas Act) by the DEP's Office of Oil and Gas Management. The rulemaking increases the current well permit application fees from $5,000 for nonvertical unconventional wells and $4,200 for vertical unconventional wells, to $12,500 for all unconventional well permit applications to administer the 2012 Oil and Gas Act. (2012 Oil and Gas Act) | Kurt Klapkowski (717) 772-2199 kklapkowsk@pa.gov |
| Environmental Protection Performance Standards for
Conventional Oil and Gas Operators 25 Pa. Code Chapter 78 (# 7-539) |
Quarter 4, 2020, EQB Consideration, as Proposed |
This rulemaking proposes to amend the Oil and Gas regulations applicable to conventional operators (Chapter 78) to update the environmental protection performance standards related to oil and gas activities. (2012 Oil and Gas Act, Clean Streams Law, Solid Waste Management Act, Dam Safety Encroachment Act, Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, Radiation Protection Act, Unconventional Well Report Act, Act 126 of 2014) | Kurt Klapkowski (717) 772-2199 kklapkowsk@pa.gov |
| Control of VOC Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Sources 25 Pa. Code Chapter 129 (# 7-544) |
Quarter 2, 2020, Publication, as Proposed |
This rulemaking proposes to establish emission limitations and other requirements codified in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 129 consistent with reasonably available control technology (RACT). The proposed rulemaking would establish RACT requirements for volatile organic compounds and other pollutants from existing oil and natural gas production facilities, compressor stations, processing plants, and transmission stations. Upon promulgation, the final-form regulation would be submitted to the EPA for approval as a SIP revision. (Air Pollution Control Act) | Susan Hoyle (717) 772-2329 shoyle@pa.gov |
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Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility
Name Description
512929 OUTFALL 001 Discharge Point
Location: 39.7475,-79.8425
Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.7475&mlon=-79.8425#map=15/39.7475/-79.8425>
512929 OUTFALL 001 Discharge Point
Location: 39.7475,-79.8425
Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.7475&mlon=-79.8425#map=15/39.7475/-79.8425>
Presumed Parcel Id: 36080105
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NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Proposed General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Combined Heat and Power Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP-20); Public Comment Opportunity
[50 Pa.B. 2582]
[Saturday, May 16, 2020]
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the opportunity for public comment on the proposed General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Combined Heat and Power Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP-20 or GP-20).
Notice of availability of related documents and opportunity to submit comments for GP-20 will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and in six newspapers of general circulation, and sent to nearby states, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency in full compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.612(a) (relating to public notice and review period).
The proposed GP-20 was developed under the authority of section 6.1(f) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. § 4006.1(f)) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter H (relating to general plan approvals and operating permits) and will be applicable to single or multiple natural gas-fired combined heat and power facilities at a site with a combined maximum rated electric generating capacity less than 25 megawatts. The emissions sources covered by GP-20 are limited to stationary natural gas-fired spark ignition internal combustion engines and stationary natural gas-fired combustion turbines.
The general permit includes Best Available Technology requirements to meet emission limits for oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, non-methane non-ethane hydrocarbons, formaldehyde, total particulate matter and carbon dioxide.
The general permit includes initial and continuous scheduled performance testing requirements, as well as periodic emissions monitoring using portable emissions analyzers. The general permit also includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable State and Federal air quality requirements, such as: records of maintenance performed; municipal notifications; malfunction reporting; and annual facility inventory reporting. All records required must be maintained onsite or at the nearest local field office for a minimum of 5 years. The general permit includes an application fee of $1,700 required to authorize the construction of sources subject to New Source Performance Standards. The general permit includes a general operating permit application fee of $375 and an annual operating permit administration fee of $375. The general permit also includes an administrative amendment fee of $300. The term for the general permit is 5 years and authorization can be renewed before the expiration date.
Relevant documents are available on the Department's web site at http://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/GetFolder?FolderID=3623 or by contacting David Clark, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, at davclark@pa.gov or (717) 772-3942.
The Department must receive comments no later than Monday, June 29, 2020. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. All comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the commentator's name and address. Written comments may be mailed to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''Draft GP-20'' as the subject line in written communication.
PATRICK McDONNELL,
Secretary
<http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-20/663.html>
For the actual documents see:---
NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Proposed General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Combined Heat and Power Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP-20); Public Comment Opportunity
[50 Pa.B. 2582]
[Saturday, May 16, 2020]
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the opportunity for public comment on the proposed General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Combined Heat and Power Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP-20 or GP-20).
Notice of availability of related documents and opportunity to submit comments for GP-20 will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and in six newspapers of general circulation, and sent to nearby states, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency in full compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.612(a) (relating to public notice and review period).
The proposed GP-20 was developed under the authority of section 6.1(f) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. § 4006.1(f)) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter H (relating to general plan approvals and operating permits) and will be applicable to single or multiple natural gas-fired combined heat and power facilities at a site with a combined maximum rated electric generating capacity less than 25 megawatts. The emissions sources covered by GP-20 are limited to stationary natural gas-fired spark ignition internal combustion engines and stationary natural gas-fired combustion turbines.
The general permit includes Best Available Technology requirements to meet emission limits for oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, non-methane non-ethane hydrocarbons, formaldehyde, total particulate matter and carbon dioxide.
The general permit includes initial and continuous scheduled performance testing requirements, as well as periodic emissions monitoring using portable emissions analyzers. The general permit also includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable State and Federal air quality requirements, such as: records of maintenance performed; municipal notifications; malfunction reporting; and annual facility inventory reporting. All records required must be maintained onsite or at the nearest local field office for a minimum of 5 years. The general permit includes an application fee of $1,700 required to authorize the construction of sources subject to New Source Performance Standards. The general permit includes a general operating permit application fee of $375 and an annual operating permit administration fee of $375. The general permit also includes an administrative amendment fee of $300. The term for the general permit is 5 years and authorization can be renewed before the expiration date.
Relevant documents are available on the Department's web site at http://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/GetFolder?FolderID=3623 or by contacting David Clark, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, at davclark@pa.gov or (717) 772-3942.
The Department must receive comments no later than Monday, June 29, 2020. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. All comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the commentator's name and address. Written comments may be mailed to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''Draft GP-20'' as the subject line in written communication.
PATRICK McDONNELL,
Secretary
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Source: eNOTICE
(+ PA
Oil and Gas Mapping, Well
Pad Report.) Well Details via Data
Portal Services: Oil and Gas Wells All (ID: 3).
Please see the Disclaimer below regarding Parcel Id data.
Authorization ID: 1313955
Permit number: WMGR123SW025
Site: DOGBONE CENTRALIZED WATER FACILITY
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: RW General Permit Renewal, Fac
Application type: Renewal
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 05/08/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: ACTIVE
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1313955>
Site Programs:
Waste Management
Site Municipalities:
Luzerne Twp, Fayette County
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Authorization ID: 1312670
Permit number: 26-00402C
Site: CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL
Client: ADVANCED DSPL SVC CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL INC
Authorization type: Major Facility Plan Approval New Source Performance Std
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 04/30/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
5/15/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1312670>
Site Programs:
Air Quality
Clean Water
Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields
Mining
Radiation Protection
Waste Management
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
German Twp, Fayette County
[See Notes.]
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Authorization ID: 1311464
Permit number: GP112607220-027
Site: S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP8 & GP11
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS
Authorization type: BWM-GP-11 Maintenance, Testing, Repair, Rehabilitation or Replacement General Pmt
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 04/08/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1306785 S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP112607220-027 Other Activities
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
4/20/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
4/16/2020 The permit application package is complete, has been accepted, and is undergoing technical review.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1311464>
Site Programs:
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
Luzerne Twp, Fayette County
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Authorization ID: 1311463
Permit number: GP082607220-024
Site: S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP8 & GP11
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS
Authorization type: GP-08 Temporary Road Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 04/08/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1306784 S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP082607220-024 Culvert
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
4/20/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
4/17/2020 The permit application package is complete, has been accepted, and is undergoing technical review.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1311463>
Site Programs:
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
Luzerne Twp, Fayette County
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Authorization ID: 1306392
Permit number: GP112607220-022
Site: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS FAYETTE CNTY
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS
Authorization type: BWM-GP-11 Maintenance, Testing, Repair, Rehabilitation or Replacement General Pmt
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 02/25/2020
Status: Issued on 5/11/2020
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
5/11/2020 The technical review and decision review are complete and either the permit decision and/or permit issuance are forthcoming.
3/11/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
3/2/2020 The permit application package is complete, has been accepted, and is undergoing technical review.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1306392>
Site Programs:
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
Franklin Twp, Fayette County
Henry Clay Twp, Fayette County
Menallen Twp, Fayette County
Nicholson Twp, Fayette County
Springhill Twp, Fayette County
Wharton Twp, Fayette County
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Authorization ID: 1306390
Permit number: GP082607220-021
Site: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS FAYETTE CNTY
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS
Authorization type: GP-08 Temporary Road Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 02/25/2020
Status: Issued on 5/11/2020
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
5/11/2020 The technical review and decision review are complete and either the permit decision and/or permit issuance are forthcoming.
3/11/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
3/2/2020 The permit application package is complete, has been accepted, and is undergoing technical review.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1306390>
Site Programs:
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
Franklin Twp, Fayette County
Henry Clay Twp, Fayette County
Menallen Twp, Fayette County
Nicholson Twp, Fayette County
Springhill Twp, Fayette County
Wharton Twp, Fayette County
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Please see the Disclaimer below regarding Parcel Id data.
Authorization ID: 1313955
Permit number: WMGR123SW025
Site: DOGBONE CENTRALIZED WATER FACILITY
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: RW General Permit Renewal, Fac
Application type: Renewal
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 05/08/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: ACTIVE
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1313955>
Site Programs:
Waste Management
Site Municipalities:
Luzerne Twp, Fayette County
Presumed Parcel Id: 19160040
Fayette County Act 14 Notification: <http://faymarwatch.org/documents/SKM_554e17050309530.pdf>
Chevron Topographic Map Including "Proposed" Pipelines: <http://faymarwatch.org/documents/ZHB_17-41_121317_topo.pdf>
[See Notes.]
Fayette County Act 14 Notification: <http://faymarwatch.org/documents/SKM_554e17050309530.pdf>
Chevron Topographic Map Including "Proposed" Pipelines: <http://faymarwatch.org/documents/ZHB_17-41_121317_topo.pdf>
[See Notes.]
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Authorization ID: 1312670
Permit number: 26-00402C
Site: CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL
Client: ADVANCED DSPL SVC CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL INC
Authorization type: Major Facility Plan Approval New Source Performance Std
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 04/30/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
5/15/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1312670>
Site Programs:
Air Quality
Clean Water
Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields
Mining
Radiation Protection
Waste Management
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
German Twp, Fayette County
Location: 39.896765,-79.838766
<http://osm.org/go/ZWpP0~XK--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id: 15280012[See Notes.]
Authorization ID: 1311464
Permit number: GP112607220-027
Site: S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP8 & GP11
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS
Authorization type: BWM-GP-11 Maintenance, Testing, Repair, Rehabilitation or Replacement General Pmt
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 04/08/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1306785 S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP112607220-027 Other Activities
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
4/20/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
4/16/2020 The permit application package is complete, has been accepted, and is undergoing technical review.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1311464>
Site Programs:
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
Luzerne Twp, Fayette County
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Authorization ID: 1311463
Permit number: GP082607220-024
Site: S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP8 & GP11
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS
Authorization type: GP-08 Temporary Road Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 04/08/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1306784 S PA GATH SYS ABAN PPL 7709 & 7844 PROJ GP082607220-024 Culvert
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
4/20/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
4/17/2020 The permit application package is complete, has been accepted, and is undergoing technical review.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1311463>
Site Programs:
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
Luzerne Twp, Fayette County
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Authorization ID: 1306392
Permit number: GP112607220-022
Site: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS FAYETTE CNTY
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS
Authorization type: BWM-GP-11 Maintenance, Testing, Repair, Rehabilitation or Replacement General Pmt
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 02/25/2020
Status: Issued on 5/11/2020
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
5/11/2020 The technical review and decision review are complete and either the permit decision and/or permit issuance are forthcoming.
3/11/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
3/2/2020 The permit application package is complete, has been accepted, and is undergoing technical review.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1306392>
Site Programs:
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
Franklin Twp, Fayette County
Henry Clay Twp, Fayette County
Menallen Twp, Fayette County
Nicholson Twp, Fayette County
Springhill Twp, Fayette County
Wharton Twp, Fayette County
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Authorization ID: 1306390
Permit number: GP082607220-021
Site: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS FAYETTE CNTY
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS
Authorization type: GP-08 Temporary Road Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 02/25/2020
Status: Issued on 5/11/2020
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
5/11/2020 The technical review and decision review are complete and either the permit decision and/or permit issuance are forthcoming.
3/11/2020 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
3/2/2020 The permit application package is complete, has been accepted, and is undergoing technical review.
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1306390>
Site Programs:
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
Franklin Twp, Fayette County
Henry Clay Twp, Fayette County
Menallen Twp, Fayette County
Nicholson Twp, Fayette County
Springhill Twp, Fayette County
Wharton Twp, Fayette County
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It is a reasonable guess that Authorization 1312670 above for the Chestnut Valley Landfill is a replacement for Authorization 1309840, which was listed in the 4/5/20 issue of this bulletin with the following footnote:
The air pollution permit 26-00402 for the Chestnut Valley Landfill
in German Twp was last renewed on 9/19/2016; the eFACTS
record for that authorization, Authorization ID 1105322,
shows the following sub-facilities:
DEP defines an environmental justice area
as "any census tract where 20 percent or more individuals live in
poverty, and/or 30 percent or more of the population is minority".
(See: Sub-Facility ID
Sub-Facility Name Description
1026060 CANDLESTICK FLARE -LEACHATE TREATMENT SYSTEM Air Pollution Control Device
1003945 CANDLESTICK FLARE LEACHATE TREATMENT SYSTEM Process
1003942 CANDLESTICK FLARES (2) Air Pollution Control Device
1003947 DUST SUPPRESSION SYSTEM Air Pollution Control Device
1215567 EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR, JOHN DEERE, RATED AT 240 BHP Process
482493 ENCLOSED FLARE Air Pollution Control Device
482492 LANDFILL FUGITIVE DUST EMISSIONS Process
482491 LANDFILL WASTE GAS Process
1026061 LFG MIGRATION CONTROL SYSTEM CANDLESTICK FLARE Air Pollution Control Device
1003958 PAVED & UNPAVED ROADWAYS Process
1003944 TIRE SHREDDER RUN BY PERKIN ENGLAND DIESEL ENGINE 200 BHP Process
A copy of the DEP Bureau of Air Quality's Review Memo on that permit application may be found here:
<https://www.faymarwatch.org/documents/Chestnut-Valley-Landfill-review-memo.pdf>
This facility does receive Marcellus Shale waste; the review memo above documents that:
1026060 CANDLESTICK FLARE -LEACHATE TREATMENT SYSTEM Air Pollution Control Device
1003945 CANDLESTICK FLARE LEACHATE TREATMENT SYSTEM Process
1003942 CANDLESTICK FLARES (2) Air Pollution Control Device
1003947 DUST SUPPRESSION SYSTEM Air Pollution Control Device
1215567 EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR, JOHN DEERE, RATED AT 240 BHP Process
482493 ENCLOSED FLARE Air Pollution Control Device
482492 LANDFILL FUGITIVE DUST EMISSIONS Process
482491 LANDFILL WASTE GAS Process
1026061 LFG MIGRATION CONTROL SYSTEM CANDLESTICK FLARE Air Pollution Control Device
1003958 PAVED & UNPAVED ROADWAYS Process
1003944 TIRE SHREDDER RUN BY PERKIN ENGLAND DIESEL ENGINE 200 BHP Process
A copy of the DEP Bureau of Air Quality's Review Memo on that permit application may be found here:
<https://www.faymarwatch.org/documents/Chestnut-Valley-Landfill-review-memo.pdf>
This facility does receive Marcellus Shale waste; the review memo above documents that:
"The leachate is stored in 1.9 million gallon glass-lined steel tanks equipped with secondary containment prior to being pre-treated and pumped to the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) in South Union Township."
This is a major source facility in
an Environmental Justice Area, which means it qualifies as a
so-called Trigger Permit under the DEP Office of Environmental
Justice, which means it should be given a Public Comment
opportunity and assistance obtaining documents. Stay tuned.
There is reason to question the permit number. Standard practice in the Bureau of Air Quality when a permit is amended is to append a suffix letter the first time the permit is amended, which is then incremented for subsequent amendments. Why is the permit number here not 26-00402A? [This question has obviously been answered by the change in permit number for Authorization 1309840 from 26-00402 to 26-00402C.]
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The Dogbone Centralized Water Facility has a long and complex history in which Fayette Marcellus Watch has been deeply involved, having commented on the original WMGR123 permit, and having alerted the Fayette County Office of Planning, Zoning, and Community Development to the fact that this facility needed a Special Exception from the Zoning Hearing Board. That case, ZHB 17-41, resulted in two hearings, at which objections were raised by members of both Fayette Marcellus Watch and Freedom From Fracking. The Zoning Hearing Board never issued a signed resolution in that case, whereupon Chevron asserted a "Deemed Approval" under the Municipalities Planning Code, meaning that they received their Special Exception as applied for. (Apparently there was a draft resolution from the ZHB that included conditions.) Freedom From Fracking appealed the Deemed Approval to the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas as Case # 1108 of 2018. That case is still ongoing.
As originally applied for, Chevron intended to build a tank farm consisting of 5 one-million-gallon tanks (scaled back from 6 during the application review) to contain both "fresh" water and flowback / produced water; the intent was for water to be delivered via both trucking and pipelines (in which water would flow in both directions between the tank farm and well pads). Chevron subsequently announced (orally) that their plans had changed to only two tanks with no frackwater. This assertion was repeated in court by Chevron's attorney during oral argument in the appeal case.
In DEP permitting, "renewal" typically means without change. If Chevron has no intent to store frackwater in the Dogbone Centralized Water Facility, they don't need a WMGR123 permit. One can only guess they are renewing the permit in preparation for selling off their Chevron Appalachia assets (as announced to the public in December).
The story of exactly what happened behind the scenes in the Zoning Hearing Board's failure to issue a signed resolution in case ZHB 17-41 has not been made public.
(Note: The routing of pipelines in the map shown above is taken from Chevron's mapping as presented to the ZHB in case ZHB 17-41.)
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There is reason to question the permit number. Standard practice in the Bureau of Air Quality when a permit is amended is to append a suffix letter the first time the permit is amended, which is then incremented for subsequent amendments. Why is the permit number here not 26-00402A? [This question has obviously been answered by the change in permit number for Authorization 1309840 from 26-00402 to 26-00402C.]
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The Dogbone Centralized Water Facility has a long and complex history in which Fayette Marcellus Watch has been deeply involved, having commented on the original WMGR123 permit, and having alerted the Fayette County Office of Planning, Zoning, and Community Development to the fact that this facility needed a Special Exception from the Zoning Hearing Board. That case, ZHB 17-41, resulted in two hearings, at which objections were raised by members of both Fayette Marcellus Watch and Freedom From Fracking. The Zoning Hearing Board never issued a signed resolution in that case, whereupon Chevron asserted a "Deemed Approval" under the Municipalities Planning Code, meaning that they received their Special Exception as applied for. (Apparently there was a draft resolution from the ZHB that included conditions.) Freedom From Fracking appealed the Deemed Approval to the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas as Case # 1108 of 2018. That case is still ongoing.
As originally applied for, Chevron intended to build a tank farm consisting of 5 one-million-gallon tanks (scaled back from 6 during the application review) to contain both "fresh" water and flowback / produced water; the intent was for water to be delivered via both trucking and pipelines (in which water would flow in both directions between the tank farm and well pads). Chevron subsequently announced (orally) that their plans had changed to only two tanks with no frackwater. This assertion was repeated in court by Chevron's attorney during oral argument in the appeal case.
In DEP permitting, "renewal" typically means without change. If Chevron has no intent to store frackwater in the Dogbone Centralized Water Facility, they don't need a WMGR123 permit. One can only guess they are renewing the permit in preparation for selling off their Chevron Appalachia assets (as announced to the public in December).
The story of exactly what happened behind the scenes in the Zoning Hearing Board's failure to issue a signed resolution in case ZHB 17-41 has not been made public.
(Note: The routing of pipelines in the map shown above is taken from Chevron's mapping as presented to the ZHB in case ZHB 17-41.)
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<https://www.dep.pa.gov/PublicParticipation/OfficeofEnvironmentalJustice/Pages/default.aspx>). There are supposed to be enhanced public participation requirements for permits in environmental justice areas, but news of this actually ever happening is scarce. In Fayette County, the entirety of Redstone, Springhill, Nicholson, and German Townships are environmental justice areas, as well as a large part of Dunbar Township. DEP's policy document on public participation guidelines for environmental justice areas is located here:
<https://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/Get/Version-48671/012-0501-002.pdf>
eNOTICE records are likely to list the same permit multiple times, as that permit moves through the DEP process.
Oil & Gas Wells designated with a site a number and the letter H typically designate horizontal wells.
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Resources:
Pennsylvania Bulletin: <https://www.pabulletin.com/>
eNOTICE: <https://www.ahs2.dep.state.pa.
DEP Oil and Gas Reports: <https://www.dep.pa.gov/DataandTools/Reports/Oil%20and%20Gas%20Reports/Pages/default.aspx>
DEP Permits Issued Detail Report:
<https://www.depreportingservic
DEP SPUD (drilling started) Report:
<https://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/Oil_Gas/Spud_External_Data>
DEP Oil and Gas Compliance Report:
<https://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/Oil_Gas/OG_Compliance>
DEP PA Oil & Gas Mapping:
<https://www.depgis.state.pa.us/PaOilAndGasMapping>
Data Portal Services Directory [Technical]
<https://www.depgis.state.pa.us/arcgis/rest/services>
Query: Oil and Gas Wells All (ID: 3) [Technical]:
<https://www.depgis.state.pa.us/arcgis/rest/services/OilGas/OilGasAllStrayGasEGSP/MapServer/3/query?where=&text=&objectIds=&time=&geometry=&geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope&inSR=&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&relationParam=&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&returnTrueCurves=false&maxAllowableOffset=&geometryPrecision=&outSR=&returnIdsOnly=false&returnCountOnly=false&orderByFields=&groupByFieldsForStatistics=&outStatistics=&returnZ=false&returnM=false&gdbVersion=&returnDistinctValues=false&resultOffset=&resultRecordCount=&f=html>
(Be sure to enter a Where clause in SQL format. Dates are in milliseconds since midnight 1/1/1970).
DEP Oil and Gas Electronic Submissions
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eSubmissionPublicSearch>
DEP Oil and Gas Electronic Notifications
<https://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer?/Oil_Gas/OG_Notifications>
DEP Oil and Gas Well Pad Report
<https://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer?/Oil_Gas/Well_Pads>
Fayette County Assessment Office Search For Tax Records:
<http://property.co.fayette.pa.us/search.aspx>
Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access:
<https://www.pasda.psu.edu/default.asp>
DEP Spatial Data Repository:
<ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/dep/>
National Response Center:
<https://www.nrc.uscg.mil/>
EPA-Echo: <https://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/
FERC citizen involvement: <https://www.ferc.gov/for-citiz
To receive E-mail notification of
all documents filed in a FERC docket, see:
<https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp >
<https://www.ferc.gov/docs-fili
Follow the directions and enter the docket number to subscribe to.
Township Supervisors receive information regarding Erosion & Sedimentation permits, and these records may be reviewable at township municipal offices.
DEP permits are reviewable through the File Review process, for application to do file review see: <https://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/southwest_regional_office/13775/file_review/593164>
Environmental Hearing Board: <https://ehb.courtapps.com/publ
PA DEP Environmental Policy Comment System:
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment/>
Federal Register Environment: <https://www.federalregister.g
Browsing of recent comment
opportunities for federal agencies, e.g. EPA. Click "sign up" to
subscribe to daily E-mails of new document listings.
SkyTruth Fayette County Drilling Alerts: <https://frack.skytruth.org/pen
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, Public Notices:
<https://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/>
EPA Pennsylvania Public Notices: <https://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-pennsylvania#notice>
Marcellus Shale waste disposal
injection wells in Pennsylvania are regulated directly by EPA, not
DEP. Notice of any new permit applications will appear at the
above web address. I'm not aware of any subscription service
to be notified of such applications. I'm not aware of any
Marcellus Shale waste disposal injection wells in Fayette County
(yet ...) but we need to monitor this page for future
applications.
Energy Assurance Daily: <https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/ead.aspx>
Daily newsletter from the US
Department of Energy about events relating to energy. The Natural
Gas section has information about pipelines.
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Disclaimers:
This compilation from the above sources was done in part by hand using copy and paste and in part using automated methods; it may omit relevant permits.
Parcel data is provided via the tax records search web page offered by the Fayette County Assessment Office (http://property.co.fayette.pa.us/). Presumed Parcel Id links are subject to availability provided by that agency and associated web sites. Presumed Parcel Ids are determined as the mapped parcel containing a given latitude and longitude, are a best effort determination which is subject to error, and are not official. In cases where a facility is leased and there is a separate parcel id for the lease, if this parcel id is not separately mapped, the parcel id shown will be the id for the enclosing parcel. Parcel owners may be surface owners only and may or may not have any relationship to oil & gas facilities.
Does not currently include water supply permits. Does not include landfill permits even though many such are for Marcellus Shale waste. (It is not possible at this time to distinguish which landfill permits are for Marcellus Shale waste and which are not without doing File Review for each permit.)
Erosion & Sedimentation permit records do not currently include latitude and longitude. Where I am publishing latitude and longitude with E&S permits it is by inferring an associated well permit and using published latitude and longitude for the well. It is possible I may be inferring the wrong well site.
Municipalities are shown from eFACTS records on the DEP web site. The DEP has been known to list a municipality incorrectly.