Pennsylvania DEP Training Focuses On Regulatory Oversight of Oil and Gas Industry

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Dustin Kuhlman, P.E.

Over 650 stakeholders in Pennsylvania’s rapidly growing oil and gas industry gathered in State College, Pennsylvania on January 11th and 12th of 2010 to participate in the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP) Regulatory Training for the Oil and Gas Industry.  The attendees included, among others, representatives from exploration and production groups, midstream operators, consulting [...]

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Navigating Muddy Waters – New Effluent Limitation Guidelines Will Impact 21,000 Construction Sites Annually

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Beth Chesson, CPESC, CPSWQ

On November 23, 2009, EPA released the final Construction & Development Effluent Limit Guidelines (C&D ELG).  The final C&D ELG will impact all construction sites disturbing more than one acre by imposing non-numeric effluent limitations.  More importantly, the C&D ELG will impose numeric effluent limits for the first time on all construction disturbing more than 10 [...]

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Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting – General Provisions

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Kristian Macoskey, QEP

If you are following the new 40 CFR 98 Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule (GHG Rule) you will know that facilities were to have started collecting reporting data on January 1, 2010.  You may be studying the requirements specific to your facility or industry group, but be sure to also take a careful look at Subpart A – [...]

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