The big news in this bulletin is DEP finally publishing the location of the long promised air monitoring station for Fayette County. See notes below. DEP's decision to put an additional air monitoring station in Fayette County was entirely due to Fayette Marcellus Watcher public comments.

Also notable is publication of the latest version of the notorious GP-5, the general permit regulating most compressor stations, which many readers of this bulletin know and dread. While the latest GP-5 does have some new provisions regarding methane, the longstanding problems for compressor station neighbors have not been fixed.




Source: Pennsylvania Bulletin

Final Technical Guidance—Substantive Revision

 DEP ID: 275-2101-003. Title: Air Quality Permit Exemptions. Description: Consistent with the provision of 25 Pa. Code § 127.14 (relating to exemptions), the Department may determine sources or classes of sources which may be exempt from the plan approval and permitting requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 (relating to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.14(d), the Department is finalizing an amendment to the Air Quality Permit Exemptions.

 The Department published a notice at 47 Pa.B. 733 (February 4, 2017) opening a public comment period for Technical Guidance Document No. 275-2101-003, entitled ''Air Quality Permit Exemptions.'' The comment period ended on June 5, 2017. The Department published a second notice at 48 Pa.B. 1902 (March 31, 2018) opening a second public comment period for Technical Guidance Document No. 275-2101-003 on Category Nos. 35 and 38 under 25 Pa. Code § 127.14(a)(8); Category No. 16 under 25 Pa. Code § 127.14(a)(9); and Category No. 40 under the Trivial Activities provision. The comment period ended on May 15, 2018. The Department has prepared a Comment and Response Document which is available on the Department's web site. At this time the Department is finalizing only the revisions to Category Nos. 35 and 38; under 25 Pa. Code § 127.14(a)(9), Category No. 16; and under the Trivial Activities provision, Category No. 40 of Technical Guidance Document 275-2101-003. Any other revisions to the technical guidance document will be finalized at a later date.

 Contact: Questions regarding this technical guidance document should be directed to Naishadh Bhatt, (717) 787-2856 or nabhatt@pa.gov or Frank Zarefoss, (717) 787-4325 or fzarefoss@pa.gov.


 Effective Date: August 8, 2018
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Rescission of Technical Guidance

 DEP ID: 270-0810-006. Title: Guidance for Performing Single Stationary Source Determination for Oil and Gas Industries. Description: The Department is rescinding this technical guidance document due to the issuance of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule entitled ''Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector,'' 81 FR 35622 (June 3, 2016).

 Contact: Questions regarding this technical guidance document should be directed to Frank Zarefoss, (717) 787-4325 or fzarefoss@pa.gov.

 Effective Date: August 8, 2018

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary
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For the EPA Final Rule see:
<https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-06-03/pdf/2016-11968.pdf>

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NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Issuance of General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit No. 5A for Unconventional Natural Gas Well Site Operations or Remote Pigging Stations (BAQ-GPA/GP-5A); Modified General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit No. 5 for Natural Gas Compressor Stations, Processing Plants and Transmission Stations (BAQ-GPA/GP-5)
[48 Pa.B. 3491]
[Saturday, June 9, 2018]

 In accordance with 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), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has issued the General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit No. 5A for Unconventional Natural Gas Well Site Operations and Remote Pigging Stations (BAQ-GPA/GP-5A) and modifications to General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit No. 5 for Natural Gas Compression Stations, Processing Plants and Transmission Stations (BAQ-GPA/GP-5) with an effective date of August 8, 2018.

 The Department published a notice regarding the availability of the proposed GP-5A and proposed revisions to GP-5 for public review and comment at 47 Pa.B. 733 (February 4, 2017). The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on March 22, 2017. However, due to increased public and legislative interest, the comment period was extended until June 5, 2017, at 47 Pa.B. 1235 (February 25, 2017). The Department prepared a comment and response document that summarizes the comments submitted to the Department from 9,357 individuals and organizations during the public comment period.

 On March 31, 2018, the Department published a second notice of the availability of the proposed GP-5A and proposed revisions to GP-5 for public review and comment in full compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.612 (relating to public notice and review period). The notice was published at 48 Pa.B. 1902 (March 31, 2018), in six newspapers of general circulation and sent to nearby states and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The public comment period ended on May 15, 2018. The Department prepared a comment and response document that summarizes the comments submitted to the Department from 32 individuals and organizations during the second public comment period.

 Applicants may seek authorization to use GP-5A or GP-5 by submitting the General Permit application to the appropriate Department regional office. Applicants must receive the Department's written approval prior to constructing and/or operating sources under these General Permits. The newly revised general permits, GP-5 and GP-5A, will be required for new natural gas wells and new compression, processing and transmission stations along pipelines, respectively. The Department will publish notice of each authorization to use GP-5 or GP-5A in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 A copy of the General Permits with related documents, including comment and response documents and Technical Support Document, can be obtained by contacting Frank Zarefoss, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 787-4325 or fzarefoss@pa.gov. The documents are available on the Department's web site at http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Air/BAQ/Permits/Pages/GeneralPermits.aspx.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary
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The actual documents are available here:
<http://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/GetFolder?FolderID=8904>
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GP5-26-00549F: Mountain Gathering, LLC (810 Houston Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102) on May 24, 2018, to allow the operation of one (1) Caterpillar natural gas fired engines, rated at 1,340 bhp, controlled by an oxidation catalyst and one (1) dehydration unit at the Adams Compressor Station located in Dunbar Township, Fayette County.
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Location: 40.030833,-79.644167 [an Environmental Justice Area] <http://osm.org/go/ZWp29lrC--?m=>
[See Notes.]

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NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Pennsylvania's 2018 Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan
[48 Pa.B. 3643]
[Saturday, June 16, 2018]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is seeking public comment on Pennsylvania's 2018 Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan (Plan). The Plan has been updated to address changes that have been made in the Commonwealth's ambient air monitoring network and to identify changes that are anticipated to occur in the remainder of 2018 and in 2019.

 On October 17, 2006, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated final amendments to the National ambient air monitoring requirements for criteria pollutants in 40 CFR Parts 53 and 58 (relating to ambient air monitoring reference and equivalent methods; and ambient air quality surveillance). See 71 FR 61236 (October 17, 2006). The EPA's final rule requires state and local agencies to enhance air monitoring to ''improve public health protection and better inform the public about air quality in their communities.'' Under 40 CFR 58.10 (relating to annual monitoring network plan and periodic network assessment), air quality state and local monitoring agencies must adopt an annual air monitoring network plan and make the plan available for public inspection for at least 30 days prior to final submission to the EPA Regional Administrator. The Plan, which is due July 1, 2018, must include a statement of purpose for each monitor and evidence that siting and operation of each monitor meets Federal requirements. The EPA may also provide an opportunity for review and comment prior to approving or disapproving a state's monitoring network plan.

 The Plan is available on the Department's web site at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by contacting Nick Lazor at nlazor@pa.gov or (717) 783-9268.

 The Department must receive comments no later than July 16, 2018. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's eComment system at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Written comments can be submitted to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''2018 Annual Monitoring Network Plan'' as the subject line in written communication.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary
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For the actual document, see:
<http://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/GetDocument?docId=29432
&DocName=DRAFT%202018%20ANNUAL%20AMBIENT%20AIR%20MONITORING%20NETWORK%20PLAN.PDF>
[See Notes.]

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NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Proposed State Implementation Plan Revision; Certification of Reasonably Available Control Technology for Control Techniques Guidelines under the 2008 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Incorporation of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 122 into the Commonwealth's State Implementation Plan Public Hearings
[48 Pa.B. 3644]
[Saturday, June 16, 2018]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is proposing to submit a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as required by the Clean Air Act (CAA) (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and the implementing regulations under the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). This proposed SIP revision certifies that the Department is implementing regulations that meet reasonably available control technology (RACT) based on the EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. The Department is also requesting that the EPA include as part of this SIP revision 25 Pa. Code Chapter 122 (relating to National standards of performance for new stationary sources), which incorporates by reference the Federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) in 40 CFR Part 60 (relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources) to address RACT for certain CTG source categories.

 Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA (42 U.S.C.A. § 7502(c)(1)) provides that SIPs or SIP revisions for areas in nonattainment of a NAAQS must include plan provisions to provide for the implementation of all reasonably available control measures as expeditiously as practicable (including reductions in emissions from existing sources in the area as may be obtained through the adoption, at a minimum, of RACT) and must provide for attainment of the NAAQS. Section 182(b)(2) of the CAA (42 U.S.C.A. § 7511a(b)(2)) provides that for certain nonattainment areas, states must revise their SIPs to include provisions to require the implementation of RACT under section 172(c)(1) of the CAA with respect to each category of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions covered by a CTG document issued before or after November 15, 1990.

 Under section 184(b)(1)(B) of the CAA (42 U.S.C.A. § 7511c(b)(1)(B)), in accordance with section 110 of the CAA (42 U.S.C.A. § 7410), each state included within a transport region established for ozone must submit a SIP revision which, among other things, requires the implementation of RACT with respect to all sources of VOCs in the state covered by a CTG issued before or after November 15, 1990.

 The Department is including the following items as part of this SIP revision:

 • CTG RACT Certifications under the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS

 • Certification of Negative Declarations for RACT Purposes

 • Incorporation of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 122:

 a. Document A1—Final Annex A the Department's NSPS Rule Chapter 122

 b. Document A2—1978 Pennsylvania Bulletin Notice—Proposed Chapter 122 Rulemaking and Public Comment Notice

 c. Document A3—1979 April Pennsylvania Bulletin Notice—Final Chapter 122 Rulemaking

 d. Document A4—1979 May Pennsylvania Bulletin Notice—Final Chapter 122 Rulemaking

 e. Document A5—1997 Pennsylvania Bulletin Notice—Final Chapter 122 Rulemaking

 • Incorporation into the SIP of unredacted language in the following permits:

 a. Document B1—Permit 25-00930 Donjon Shipbuilding as redacted

 b. Document B2—Permit No. 26-00545 Heartland Fabrication (Formerly Brownsville Marine) as redacted

 c. Document E1—Permit No. 39-00024 Geo Specialty Chem Trimet Div as redacted

 The following items, with exception of the documents previously referenced, are not being submitted for incorporation into the Commonwealth's SIP and are only included as supporting reference documents:

 • Appendix A: Natural Gas Processing Facilities

 • Appendix B: Shipbuilding Cover Sheet

 • Appendix C: Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners

 • Appendix D: SOCMI Distillation and Reactor Processes

 • Appendix E: SOCMI Air Oxidation Processes

 • Appendix F: CTG and NSPS Subpart KKK

 The Department is seeking public comment on this SIP revision that proposes to: certify that the Department's regulations to control VOC emissions have been implemented in this Commonwealth and address RACT based on the EPA's CTG for the 2008 ozone NAAQS; incorporate 25 Pa. Code Chapter 122 and source-specific permit limits into the Commonwealth's SIP; and submit negative declarations for RACT purposes under the 2008 ozone NAAQS where there are no existing sources in this Commonwealth.

 The proposed SIP revision and supporting documents are available on the Department's web site at http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by contacting Amanda Rodriguez at amarodrigu@pa.gov or (717) 787-9702.

 The Department will provide the opportunity for three public hearings to receive comments on the proposed SIP revision. The hearings will be held on Monday, July 16, 2018, at 1 p.m. in the Southwest Regional Office, Waterfront A Conference Room, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; the Southeast Regional Office, Delaware Conference Room, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401; and the Rachel Carson State Office Building, 12th Floor, Conference Room, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.

 Persons wishing to present testimony should contact Randy Bordner, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, or Amanda Rodriguez at (717) 787-9702 or amarodrigu@pa.gov to reserve a time. Witnesses will be limited to 10 minutes and should provide two written copies of their testimony.

 If by July 13, 2018, no person has expressed an interest in testifying at a hearing, the hearing will be cancelled. The Department will provide public notice on the Bureau of Air Quality webpage at http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Air/BAQ/Pages/default.aspx if the hearing is cancelled. Persons may also contact the Department to find out if the hearing is cancelled by contacting Amanda Rodriguez at amarodrigu@pa.gov or (717) 787-9702.

 Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Amanda Rodriguez at (717) 787-9702 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

 The Department must receive comments no later than July 17, 2018. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's eComment system at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Written comments can be submitted to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''CTG RACT Certification SIP'' as the subject line in written communication.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary
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Appendix A (Natural Gas Processing Facilities) is available here:
<http://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/GetDocument?docId=29434&DocName=02%20PROPOSED%20APPENDIX%20A%20-%20CONTROL%20
OF%20VIOLATILE%20ORGANIC%20EQUIPMENT%20LEAKS%20FROM%20NATURAL%20GAS
%2FGASOLINE%20PROCESSING%20PLANTS.PDF>
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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.

New:
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1232919
Permit number: 051-20011
Site: BERTHA M & E G MUELLER 604557 WELL
Client: EQT PRODUCTION CO
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 06/13/2018
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
    Sub-Facility ID    Sub-Facility Name    Description
    56218    BERTHA M & E G MUELLER 604557    Well
Permit Review Notes:
    Date Review Note
    6/13/2018    The technical review and decision review are complete and either the permit decision and/or permit issuance are forthcoming.
    6/13/2018    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=1232919>
Site Programs:
    Oil & Gas
Municipalities:
    Henry Clay Twp, Fayette County
Well Details:
    Permit Number: 051-20011
    Well Name: BERTHA M & E G MUELLER 604557
    Unconventional Well: N
    Well Configuration: Vertical Well
    Well Type: GAS
    Well Status: Active
    Coal Association: NonCoal
    Conservation Well: N
    Primary Facility ID: 42688
    Site ID: 40936
    Site Name: BERTHA M & E G MUELLER 604557 WELL
    Well Pad ID: 0
    Well Pad Name:
    Storage Field:
    Operator: EQT PRODUCTION CO
    Operator Number: OGO-61555
    Permit Date: 1901-01-01
    Permit Date Expires:
    SPUD Date: 1959-08-29
    Date Plugged:
    UIC ID:
    UIC Type:
    Surface Elevation: 2825
    County: Fayette
    Municipality: Henry Clay Twp
    Location: 39.84126,-79.42603
Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.84126&mlon=-79.42603#map=15/39.84126/-79.42603>
Parcel Id: 16010001

New:
[Possibly Off-Topic:]
Authorization ID: 1232132
Permit number: 100419
Site: CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL
Client: ADVANCED DSPL SVC CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL INC
Authorization type: Landfill Pmt Final Construction Certification Form 37
Application type: Modification
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 06/08/2018
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: ACTIVE
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
    Sub-Facility ID    Sub-Facility Name    Description
    212043    J&J LANDFILL    Landfill
        Location: 39.896749,-79.838809
        Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.896749&mlon=-79.838809#map=15/39.896749/-79.838809>
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1232132>
Site Programs:
    Air Quality
    Clean Water
    Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields
    Mining
    Radiation Protection
    Waste Management
    Water Planning and Conservation
Municipalities:
    German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area], Fayette County
Presumed Parcel Id: 15280012

New:
Authorization ID: 1231002
Permit number: 051-24664
Site: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: INR OPERATING LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit (Conventional)
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 05/31/2018
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
    Sub-Facility ID    Sub-Facility Name    Description
    1259713    WELLBORE SURFACE HOLE LOCATION    Well
Permit Review Notes:
    Date Review Note
    6/15/2018    Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
    6/5/2018    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=1231002>
Site Programs:
    Oil & Gas
Municipalities:
    Springhill Twp [an Environmental Justice Area], Fayette County
Well Details:
    Permit Number: 051-24664
    Well Name: COASTAL 2V
    Unconventional Well: N
    Well Configuration: Vertical Well
    Well Type: GAS
    Well Status: Active
    Coal Association: Coal
    Conservation Well: Y
    Primary Facility ID: 826848
    Site ID: 739525
    Site Name: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
    Well Pad ID: 147971
    Well Pad Name: COASTAL WELL PAD
    Storage Field:
    Operator: INR OPERATING LLC
    Operator Number: OGO-51036
    Permit Date:
    Permit Date Expires:
    SPUD Date:
    Date Plugged:
    UIC ID:
    UIC Type:
    Surface Elevation: 1130
    County: Fayette
    Municipality: Springhill Twp
    Location: 39.733336,-79.800886
Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.733336&mlon=-79.800886#map=15/39.733336/-79.800886>
Presumed Parcel Id: 36210048
Application: <http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=NTYyNzU4>
Coal Status Report: <http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=NTYyNjA4>
Ownership & Control Info: <http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=NTYyNTgz>
Plat: <http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=NTYyNTY1>
Coordination with Public Resources:
<http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=NTYyNTM1>
PNDI: <http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=NTU5Mzk4>
PNDI Support Doc: <http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=NTU5Mzk5>
[See Notes.]

Authorization ID: 1230405
Permit number: ESX18-051-0004
Site: CERULLO PAD A ESCGP ESX18-051-0004
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: New
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 05/24/2018
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
<https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1230405>
Site Programs:
    Oil & Gas
Municipalities:
    German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area], Fayette County
Well Pad Id: 155068
Wells on this Pad:
051-24650    CERULLO 1
Location: 39.879083,-79.902789 <https://osm.org/go/ZWpNvUhQ--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id:  15190070

Authorization ID: 1228846
Permit number: ESX11-051-0023
Site: BAER WELL SITES ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 05/10/2018
Status: Withdrawn on 6/4/2018
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Permit Review Notes:
    Date Review Note
    5/14/2018    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=1228846>
Site Programs:
    Oil & Gas
Municipalities:
    Redstone Twp, Fayette County
Location [of BAER UNIT 6H]: 39.998708,-79.817186 <https://osm.org/go/ZWpep4uT--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id: 30060203
[See Notes.]

Authorization ID: 1227101
Permit number: ESX18-051-0003
Site: EDENBORN/RGGS B ESCGP ESX18-051-0003
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: New
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 05/03/2018
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Permit Review Notes:
    Date Review Note
    6/6/2018    Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
    5/14/2018    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=1227101>
Site Programs:
    Oil & Gas
Municipalities:
    German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area], Fayette County
Well Pad ID: 155083
Location: 39.881931,-79.896106 <https://osm.org/go/ZWpN6mOL--?m=>
Wells on this Pad:
    051-24651    EDENBORN/RGGS B 1
Presumed Parcel Id:  15220014

Authorization ID: 1219473
Permit number: GP08260718001
Site: DOGBONE WATER LINE SYSTEM GP5 & GP8
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: GP-08 Temporary Road Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 02/26/2018
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
    Sub-Facility ID    Sub-Facility Name    Description
    1255183    DOGBONE WATER LINE SYSTEM GP08260718-001    Bridge
Permit Review Notes:
    Date Review Note
    5/2/2018    Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
    4/20/2018    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=1219473>
Site Programs:
    Water Planning and Conservation
Municipalities:
    Luzerne Twp, Fayette County

Authorization ID: 1219469
Permit number: GP05260718001
Site: DOGBONE WATER LINE SYSTEM GP5 & GP8
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: GP-05 Utility Line Stream Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 02/26/2018
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
    Sub-Facility ID    Sub-Facility Name    Description
    1255180    DOGBONE WATER LINE SYSTEM GP05260718-001    Pipeline or Conduit
Permit Review Notes:
    Date Review Note
    5/2/2018    Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
    4/20/2018    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=1219469>
Site Programs:
    Water Planning and Conservation
Municipalities:
    Luzerne Twp, Fayette County

[Possibly Off-topic:]
Authorization ID: 1202153
Permit number: 100419
Site: CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL
Client: ADVANCED DSPL SVC CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL INC
Authorization type: Minor Modification to an Existing Fac
Application type: Modification
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 10/11/2017
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
    Sub-Facility ID    Sub-Facility Name    Description
    212043    J&J LANDFILL    Landfill
        Location: 39.896749,-79.838809
        Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.896749&mlon=-79.838809#map=15/39.896749/-79.838809>
Permit Review Notes:
    Date Review Note
    4/17/2018    Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
    2/21/2018    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=1202153>
Site Programs:
    Air Quality
    Clean Water
    Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields
    Mining
    Radiation Protection
    Waste Management
    Water Planning and Conservation
Municipalities:
    German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area], Fayette County

[Possibly Off-Topic:]
Authorization ID: 1187805
Permit number: PA0090948
Site: CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL
Client: ADVANCED DSPL SVC CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL INC
Authorization type: Minor IW Facility with ELG
Application type: Renewal
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 06/12/2017
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
    Sub-Facility ID    Sub-Facility Name    Description
    212046    OUTFALL 001    Discharge Point
        Location: 39.902222,-79.835
        Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.902222&mlon=-79.835#map=15/39.902222/-79.835>
        Presumed Parcel Id: 15280013
    568839    OUTFALL 002    Discharge Point
        Location: 39.896111,-79.836111
        Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.896111&mlon=-79.836111#map=15/39.896111/-79.836111>
        Presumed Parcel Id: 15280012
    568840    SW OUTFALL 003    Discharge Point
        Location: 39.895833,-79.835833
        Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.895833&mlon=-79.835833#map=15/39.895833/-79.835833>
        Presumed Parcel Id: 15280012
Permit Review Notes:
    Date Review Note
    7/10/2017    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=1187805>
Site Programs:
    Air Quality
    Clean Water
    Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields
    Mining
    Radiation Protection
    Waste Management
    Water Planning and Conservation
Municipalities:
    German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area], Fayette County

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Source: Reuters Commodities: Energy
<http://www.reuters.com/finance/commodities/energy>

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Notes:

[Repeat Note:] There is major uncertainty about the location of the Adams Compressor Station. The DEP maintains latitude and longitude for "Air Emission Plants" at the sub-facility level. Separate geolocation by sub-facility makes sense for certain types of permits, where e.g. each outfall or stream crossing has its own location. For compressor stations this can cause serious confusion. For the Adams compressor station, sub-facilities are currently carrying two different locations:

    Location: 40.03313,-79.661428
    Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.03313&mlon=-79.661428#map=15/40.03313/-79.661428>

This is not in Dunbar Twp; instead it maps to Vanderbilt. The second location is:

    Location: 40.030833,-79.644167
    Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.030833&mlon=-79.644167#map=15/40.030833/-79.644167>

The previous location published via an "eMapPA link" [an older system, no longer operating] in the Facility Record was:

    Location: 40.030837,-79.644161 [an Environmental Justice Area] <http://osm.org/go/ZWp29lrC--?m=>

Meanwhile, the address in the Facility Record is:

    362 LEISENRING VANDERBILT RD
    VANDERBILT, PA  15486-1018
    Dunbar Township, Fayette County

which is in yet a different place. Discrepancies in geolocating compressor stations are so profuse, one is tempted to think there is deliberate obfuscation. If DEP is "confused" about the location of a compressor station, how can it ever have been properly inspected?

The location being shown on the maps in this issue is the second one (Dunbar Twp) from the sub-facility records, but this is not verified.

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Below are extracts from the 2018 Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan pertaining to the monitoring station to be installed in Fayette County. Installation of an additional air monitoring station in Fayette County is entirely the result of public comments by several Fayette Marcellus Watchers! Before we waste too much energy patting ourselves on the back, we should note that DEP has been promising this for several years now, so we'll believe it when we see it.

SITE NAME: UNIONTOWN
AQS ID: 420510524
CBSA: Pittsburgh MSA
COUNTY: FAYETTE
MUNICIPALITY: MENALLEN TWP
LATITUDE: 39.917663
LONGITUDE: -79.805499
ADDRESS: NEW SALEM RD
COMMENTS: PM2.5 network expansion due to shale gas activities

Monitor Summary

Monitor	Network	Start Date	Sample Frequency	Method Description	Monitoring Scale	Appendix D Objectives
Ozone	SLAMS	New 2017-18	Continuous	UV Absorption	Neighborhood
NO2	SLAMS	New 2017-18	Continuous	Chemiluminescence	Neighborhood	Source Oriented
PM2.5	SLAMS	New 2017-18	Continuous	Beta Attenuation	Neighborhood	Source Oriented
Carbonyls	Other	New 2017-18	1 in 6	DNPH - Coated Cartridges (24 Hour)	N/A	N/A
VOC	Other	New 2017-18	1 in 6	Canister (24 Hour)	N/A	N/A

Fayette County Monitoring Station Location: 39.917663,-79.805499 <https://osm.org/go/ZWpau_ON--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id: 22190046

The location of the monitoring station -- just east of Shamrock Compressor Station -- is absolutely ideal. (Note: Shamrock Compressor Station shows incorrectly on OpenStreetMap as "Texas Eastern Transmission". Shamrock is connected to a Texas Eastern transmission line, but owned and operated by Laurel Mountain Midstream.)

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The company INR OPERATING LLC seems to have bought out the assets of Burnett Oil in Fayette County. Burnett was issued a prior permit # 051-24636 for a well called "Coastal 2V", originally issued on 2016-06-22, and renewed on 9/19/2017. (A Drill & Operate Well permit is good for one year; if the well is not drilled during that year, the operator has to apply for a renewal.) It's not clear why INR chose to apply for Coastal 2V with a new API Number; that is possibly a mistake. (The current authorization 1231002 above is an application of type "New" instead of "Renewal".) For the issuance of 051-24636, see the 10/1/17 issue of this bulletin. (The latitude and longitude for the well with the prior API number are identical to the current ones.)
Well Details:
    Permit Number: 051-24636
    Well Name: COASTAL 2V
    Unconventional Well: N
    Well Configuration: Vertical Well
    Well Type: GAS
    Well Status: Proposed But Never Materialized
    Coal Association: NonCoal
    Conservation Well: Y
    Primary Facility ID: 808138
    Site ID: 739525
    Site Name: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
    Well Pad ID: 0
    Well Pad Name:
    Storage Field:
    Operator: INR OPERATING LLC
    Operator Number: OGO-51036
    Permit Date: 2016-06-22
    Permit Date Expires: 2018-06-22
    SPUD Date:
    Date Plugged:
    UIC ID:
    UIC Type:
    Surface Elevation: 1130
    County: Fayette
    Municipality: Springhill Twp
    Location: 39.733336,-79.800886
Map URL: <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.733336&mlon=-79.800886#map=15/39.733336/-79.800886>
Original Full Permit for Coastal 2V:
<http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/pdfHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MzY5MDA5&ext=PDF>
Burnett Renewal Permit:
<http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/pdfHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=NTA5NTkx&ext=PDF>

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[Repeat note from the 5/20/18 issue of this bulletin:] The site BAER WELL SITES was the subject of a prior Notification application, which was denied on 3/20/2018. (See the 03/25/18 issue of this bulletin.) We can't really tell without having the actual application documents, but it is likely this is a "termination notice" for the well pad Erosion & Sedimentation permit. This site was the subject of successful litigation against Chevron by the split-estate surface owner, and became famous when a surface owner placed her ancestor's ashes at the property entrance, as required by her religion, and Chevron went to court to have the ashes taken down.

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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:
<http://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 Springhill, Nicholson, German, and Georges 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:
<http://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: <http://www.pabulletin.com/>

eNOTICE: <http://www.ahs2.dep.state.pa.us/eNOTICEWeb/>

DEP Oil and Gas Reports: <http://www.dep.pa.gov/DataandTools/Reports/Oil%20and%20Gas%20Reports/Pages/default.aspx>

DEP Permits Issued Detail Report:
<http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/Oil_Gas/Permits_Issued_Detail>

DEP SPUD (drilling started) Report:
<http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/Oil_Gas/Spud_External_Data>

DEP Oil and Gas Compliance Report:
<http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/Oil_Gas/OG_Compliance>

DEP PA Oil & Gas Mapping:
<http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/PaOilAndGasMapping>

Data Portal Services Directory [Technical]
<http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/arcgis/rest/services>
Query: Oil and Gas Wells All (ID: 3) [Technical]:
<http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/arcgis/rest/services/OilGas/OilGasAllStrayGas/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).

New:
DEP Oil and Gas Electronic Submissions
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eSubmissionPublicSearch>

DEP Oil and Gas Electronic Notifications
<http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer?/Oil_Gas/OG_Notifications>

DEP Oil and Gas Well Pad Report
<http://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:
<http://www.pasda.psu.edu/default.asp>
DEP Spatial Data Repository:
<ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/dep/>

National Response Center:
<http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/>

EPA-Echo: <http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/compliance_report_air.html>

FERC citizen involvement: <http://www.ferc.gov/for-citizens/get-involved.asp>

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: <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/southwest_regional_office/13775/file_review/593164>

Environmental Hearing Board: <http://ehb.courtapps.com/public/index.php>

PA DEP Environmental Policy Comment System:
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment/>

Federal Register Environment: <https://www.federalregister.gov/environment>

SkyTruth Fayette County Drilling Alerts: <http://frack.skytruth.org/pennsylvania-frack-alerts/fayette_pa>

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, Public Notices:
<http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/>

EPA Pennsylvania Public Notices: <http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-pennsylvania#notice>

Energy Assurance Daily: <http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/ead.aspx>

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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.