## MEMORANDUM

TO: Record

FROM: James K. O’Connell, ERG

DATE: December 31 , 201 4

SUBJECT: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PA DEP) Statewide Oil and Gas Waste Reports (DCN SGE00188)

ERG downloaded the oil and gas waste reports from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) on 12/22/2014. The 23 files are listed in Table 1

. Although PA DEP protects these data with a copyright, ERG obtained permission to use and distribute these data as shown in Appendix A.

Table 1

. PA DEP Statewide Waste Reports

Attachment DCN Attachment Title

SGE00188.A01 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 1: Jan

- Jun 2014 Waste (Unconventional wells)

SGE00188.A02 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 2: Jan

- Dec 2013 Waste (Conventional wells)

SGE00188.A03 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 3: Jan

- Jun 2013 Waste (Unconventional wells)

SGE00188.A04 Statewide Data Downloads by Report ing Period

- Attachment 4: Jul

- Dec 2013 Waste (Unconventional wells)

SGE00188.A05 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 5: Jan

- Dec 2012 Waste (Conventional wells)

SGE00188.A06 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 6: Jan

- Jun 2012 Waste (Unconventional wells)

SGE00188.A07 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 7: Jul

- Dec 2012 Waste (Unconventional wells)

SGE00188.A08 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 8: Jan

- Dec 2011 Waste (Annual O&G, without Marcellus)

SGE00188.A09 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 9: Jan

- Jun 2011 Waste (Marcellus Only, 6 months)

SGE00188.A10 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 10: Jul

- Dec 2011 Waste (Marcellus Only, 6 months)

SGE00188.A11 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 11: Jan

- Dec 2010 Waste (Annual O&G, without Marcellus)

SGE00188.A12 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 12: Jul

- Dec 2010 Waste (Marcel lus Only, 6 months)

SGE00188.A13 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 13: Jul 2009

- Jun 2010 Waste (Marcellus Only, 12 months)

### Memorandum December 3 1 , 2014 Page 2

Table 1

. PA DEP Statewide Waste Reports

Attachment DCN Attachment Title

SGE00188.A14 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 14: Jan

- Dec 2009 Waste (Annual O&G, with Marcellus)

SGE00188.A15 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 15: Jan

- Dec 2008 Waste (Annual O&G, with Marcellus)

SGE00188.A16 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 16: Jan

- Dec 2007 Waste (Annual O&G, with Mar cellus)

SGE00188.A17 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 17: Jan

- Dec 2006 Waste (Annual O&G, with Marcellus)

SGE00188.A18 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 18: Jan

- Dec 2005 Waste (Annual O&G, with Marcellus)

SGE00188.A19 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 19: Jan

- Dec 2004 Waste (Annual O&G, with Marcellus)

SGE00188.A20 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 20: Jan

- Dec 2003 Waste (Annual O&G, with Marcellus)

SGE0018 8.A21 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 21: Jan

- Dec 2002 Waste (Annual O&G, with Marcellus)

SGE00188.A22 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 22: Jan

- Dec 2001 Waste (Annual O&G, with Marcellus)

SGE00188.A23 Statewide Data Downloads by Reporting Period

- Attachment 23: Jan

- Dec 2000 Waste (Annual O&G, with Marcellus)

### Memorandum December 3 1 , 2014 Page 3

A PPENDIX 

### A: C OPYRIGHTED 

### D ATA 

### C LARIFICATIO NFrom: Macciocca, Frank
To: Brent Ruminski Subject: RE: Copyright data clarification for US EPA (PA DEP)
Date: Monday, March 09, 2015 12:45:45 PM



### Brent,

Sorry for the delay. I have received no adverse responses so please proceed.

Best,

Frank

Frank Macciocca | Assistant Counsel Department of Environmental Protection Office of Chief Counsel | General Law Division Rachel Carson State Office Building 400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101 Phone: 717.787.1956 | Fax: 717.787.9369 www.depweb.state.pa.us

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From: Brent Ruminski [mailto:Brent.Ruminski@erg.com] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 11:39 AM To: Macciocca, Frank Subject: RE: Copyright data clarification for US EPA (PA DEP)



### Hi Frank. Do you have an update on this?

Thanks,

Brent Ruminski Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) 14555 Avion Parkway Suite 200 Chantilly, VA 20151 703-633-1701 (office)

From: Macciocca, Frank [ mailto:fmacciocca@pa.gov ] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 12:58 PM To: Brent Ruminski Subject: RE: Copyright data clarification for US EPA (PA DEP)



### Brent,

I am waiting on one of the program team to respond. I should have something very soon.

### Best,

Frank

Frank Macciocca | Assistant Counsel Department of Environmental Protection Office of Chief Counsel | General Law Division Rachel Carson State Office Building 400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101 Phone: 717.787.1956 | Fax: 717.787.9369 www.depweb.state.pa.us

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From: Brent Ruminski [ mailto:Brent.Ruminski@erg.com ] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 11:40 AM To: Macciocca, Frank Subject: RE: Copyright data clarification for US EPA (PA DEP)



### Hi Frank, just checking in to see if you have an update.

Thanks,

Brent

From: Macciocca, Frank [ mailto:fmacciocca@pa.gov ] Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 10:26 AM To: Brent Ruminski Subject: RE: Copyright data clarification for US EPA (PA DEP)



### Brett,

I am verifying a few things on this end to confirm my understanding based on the information below. It may take a few days, but I will respond back early next week at the latest.

Best,

Frank

Frank Macciocca | Assistant Counsel Department of Environmental Protection Office of Chief Counsel | General Law Division Rachel Carson State Office Building 400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101 Phone: 717.787.1956 | Fax: 717.787.9369 www.depweb.state.pa.usPRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION

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The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any use of this information other than by the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please send a reply e-mail to the sender and delete the material from any and all computers. Unintended transmissions shall not constitute waiver of the attorney-client or any other privilege.

From: Brent Ruminski [ mailto:Brent.Ruminski@erg.com ] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:41 AM To: Macciocca, Frank Subject: Copyright data clarification for US EPA (PA DEP)



### Hi Frank,

My name is Brent Ruminski and I work for Eastern Research Group, Inc., a contractor for the United States Environmental Protection Agency. We are supporting an EPA rulemaking that covers the unconventional oil and gas extraction industry ( http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/oilandgas/unconv.cfm ).

As part of the rulemaking process, we downloaded data from the PA DEP for analysis. EPA has determined that they would like to make these analyses and the raw data available in the public record to support the rulemaking. However, we noticed the PA DEP website has a blanket copyright claim. Based on our telephone conversation, you don’t believe data files on the PA DEP are copyrighted. It would be greatly appreciated if you could respond to this email confirming that the list of specific data files below are not copyrighted. A document control number (DCN) is assigned to each which will be referenced in our development documents and properly cited. If PA DEP does not consider them to be copyrighted, the files will be made available to the public on www.regulations.gov at the time of proposal.

• DCN SGE00188.A01 – SGE00188.A23 – One excel file for each “waste” CSV file available at: https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/DataExports/DataExports.aspx

• DCN SGE00712 – Excel file that includes a complete data pull of spud reports from: http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx? /Oil_Gas/Spud_External_Data

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Brent Ruminski Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) 14555 Avion Parkway Suite 200 Chantilly, VA 20151 703-633-1701 (office)