A DEP permit has been issued to Range Resources, allowing the company to experiment with adding (radioactive) gas drill cuttings to the aggregate used to pave well pads and access roads.
PA citizens have 30 days to appeal the decision.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, 44 Pa.B. 5494, August 16, 2014
RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Permit Issued under the Solid Waste Management Act, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170.
General Permit Application No. WMGR097R025, Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC, 100 Throck-morton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. The registration to operate under General Permit Number WMGR097R025 is for research and development activities to support the beneficial use or processing prior to beneficial use. The project involves the beneficial use of vertical drill cutting from natural gas wells as an aggregate in a stabilized soil pavement for construction of Marcellus Shale and Utica well pads and access roads. The registration was issued by Central Office on August 1, 2014.
Persons interested in reviewing a general permit should be directed to Scott E. Walters at 717-787-7381, Chief, Permits Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Waste Management, P. O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay service, (800) 654-5984.
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