### Gary%E.%Slagel,%Senior%Advisor,%Environmental%Affairs,% CONSOL%Energy%

# The$States$of$Interest$  Pennsylvania%  The%PA%DEP%  BOGM%  BWQM%  BAQ%  BWM%  The%PA%DCNR%  The%PA%Game%Commission%  The%PA%Fish%and%Boat%Commission%  The%US%Army%COE%

# States$of$Interest$  

### Ohio  The%Ohio%DNR%  The%Ohio%EPA%



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### West%Virginia%  The%WV%DEP% 

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### Federal%
 USA%COE%  EPA%%  FWS%

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### Sustainability%of%water%resources%  Water%for%HF%come%from%public% water%sources,%or%directly%from% ground%or%surface%waters%  250,000%–%6%million%gallons%per% well%may%be%used%depending%on% site% 

# Agency$Concerns$ Not%to%scale% Well%construction%  Landscape%disturbance%  Air%emissions%  Fracturing%fluids%%  Waste%storage%  Decreased%groundwater% quality%  Increased%traffic%on%low% capacity%roads%  Spill%Containment% 

# Agency$Concerns$ Not%to%scale%

# Agency$Concerns$

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### Fluid%and%mud% disposal%  

### Gas%migration%  

### Surface%discharge%  Downstream%PWS%  POTWs%accepting% wastes% 

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### Reuse%and%recycle% Not%to%scale%

# Expedite$Storage$and$Transport$Permits$  

### Plan%ahead,%irrespective%of%the%agency%roadblocks%  Unclear%procedures%  Workload%delays%  Review%inefficiencies%% 

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### Is%transporting%the%best%option?%  

### Centralized%storage%–%all%the%benefits%  Impoundments%vs%Tanks%  Comfort%level%of%the%permit%reviewers%  Promotes%reuse%and%recycling%

# Using$the$EPA’s$Template$for$Permits$  

### Do%EPA%procedures%illustrate%a%better%path%forward?%  

### Are%the%EPA%requirements%clear%and%realistic?%  

### Are%agency%personnel%knowledgeable?%  

### Are%the%rules%performance%based%or%design%based?%%  

### Are%agency%personnel%qualified%to%make%the%decisions?%  

### Will%decisions%be%made%in%a%timely%fashion?%

# Recent$Developments$AffecAng$Shale$ $in$Pennsylvania$

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### PA%Act%13%  Establishes%a%new%impact%fee%  Increases%setbacks%  Sets%new%water%supply%protection%standards%  Addresses%spill%containment%  Increases%bonding%rates%  Sets%a%level%of%municipal%uniformity%  Requires%new%recordkeeping%%  Standards%for%corrosion%protection%for%tanks%and% pipelines%

# West$Virginia$Marcellus$LegislaAon$ Enacted$December$14,$2011$

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### New%notice%requirements%for%water%purveyors%  

### New%well%location%restrictions%  

### Rebuttable%presumption%on%water%well%impacts%  

### Surface%owner%compensation%payment%  

### New%increased%permit%fees%%  

### Extended%reclamation%time%for%multiple%well%pads%  

### New%bonding%rates%

# Ohio$Shale$Developments$ Senate$Bill$165$–$June,$2010$  

### Sets%mandatory%pooling%standards%  

### Sets%drilling%unit%minimum%acreage%requirements%  

### Establishes%setback%distances%  

### Revises%permit%application%requirements%and%fees%  

### Addresses%noise%mitigation%  

### Sets%new%well%construction%requirements%  

### Sets%new%well%spacing%standards%%

# Other$issues$  

### Air%aggregation%  

### Road%use%%  

### Coal%mining%conflicts%  

### Pipelines%and%stream%crossings%  

### Threatened%and%endangered%species%  

### Seismicity%and%UIC%%

# Planned$or$Announced$Agency$AcAons$  

### Pennsylvania%  Chapter%78%Revisions%
 Site%specific%PPC%plans%  Secondary%containment%&%storage%of%chemicals%  Control,%storage%and%disposal%of%production%fluids%  Centralized%impoundment%standards%  Disposal%of%drill%cuttings%  Site%restoration%  Pipeline%standards%  Water%management%plans%

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### Pennsylvania%( cont )%  Spill%policy%
 Reporting%and%remediating%spills%  TAB%has%submitted%comments%  Industry%input%  Mandatory%vs.%voluntary%Act%2%compliance%

 Air%Emissions%inventory%  Act%13%compliance%  GPc5%–%emissions%  GPc8%–%road%crossings%  ESCGPc2%

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### West%Virginia%  New%permit%fees%  Staffing%%  Site%safety%plan%  E&S%controls%  Water%management%plans%  Pits%and%impoundments%  Recordkeeping%for%water%and%wastewater%  Well%setbacks%  New%notice%provisions%

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### Ohio%  Well%construction%rules%(Common%Sense%office)%
 Casing%standards%  Formation%integrity%testing%  Cement%standards%  Annular%pressures%  Well%construction%records%  General%Permit%–%Air%
 Production%phase%only%  Well%spacing%issues%

# Industry$Efforts$to$Respond$  

### Increased%interactions%with%state%agencies%  

### Formation%of%and%resurgence%of%environmental%and% regulatory%committees%  

### State%associations%are%directing%more%attention%to% shale%development%issues%  PIOGA%  WVONGA  OOGA% 

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### The%Marcellus%Shale%Coalition%  

### NEOGA%

# BMPs/Recommended$PracAces$  

### Site%Planning%Development%and%Restoration%  

### Well%Site%Production%and%Facility%Operations%  

### Well%Completion%and%Workover%Operations%  

### Responding%to%Stray%Gas%Incidences%  

### Water%Pipelines%  

### Horizontal%Directional%Drilling%  

### Contractor%Environmental%and%Safety%Training%  

### Drilling%and%Well%Construction%  

### Motor%Carrier%Safety%