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%

 West%Virginia%

 The%WV%DEP%

 Federal%

 USA%COE%

 EPA%%

 FWS%
 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$Concerns$

 Fluid%and%mud%

disposal%

 Gas%migration%  Surface%discharge%  Downstream%PWS%  POTWs%accepting%

wastes%

 Reuse%and%recycle%

Not%to%scale%
Expedite$Storage$and$Transport$Permits$

 Plan%ahead,%irrespective%of%the%agency%roadblocks%

 Unclear%procedures%

 Workload%delays%

 Review%inefficiencies%%

 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$

 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,$2011$

 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%
 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%
 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%
 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%

 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%