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The Stream, August 13, 2021: Argentina’s Agricultural Sector Suffering Amid Parana River Drought

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Santa Clara County Residents Heed Water Warning, Cut Daily Use. Santa Clara County Residents Heed Water Warning, Cut Daily Use. Heavy rain is causing flooding in Turkey. Compounding disasters like cyclones and flooding plague India. Water levels on Lake Erie are predicted to remain lower than last year. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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DEP Issued Record 6,860 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators In 2023-- Nearly 52% More Than In 2021; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues

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more than in 2021 and 26.6% DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Annual Report said 5,416 notices of violation were issued to conventional operators in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 and in 2015, DEP issued just 1,024 violations to conventional operators. more than in 2022 and 569.9% more than in 2015. Read more here. Read more here.

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DEP Chesapeake Bay Office Update: Farm Conservation Tax Credit Applications; York County Better Farms, Clean Water Field Day; Join Mifflin County Riparian Rangers!

PA Environment Daily

Tax credit requests from those applications are estimated to be over $19 million, an amount exceeding the $13 million in tax credits available to Pennsylvania farmers for measures to improve soil and water quality for this program year. The 2022-23 REAP application round will open on August 1, 2022.

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DEP Issues Record 5,653 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators So Far In 2023; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues

PA Environment Daily

That’s 25% more than in 2021. On November 13, PA Environment Digest reported DEP has issued at least 435 notices of violation to 87 conventional oil and gas operators for abandoning their wells without plugging them so far in 2023, according to DEP’s Oil & Gas Compliance Reporting Database. Read more here. Read more here.

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DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks for Voluntary Water Conservation; First Since 2020

PA Environment Daily

On August 31, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the Commonwealth Drought Task Force has declared a drought watch for 36 counties and asks for voluntary water conservation in those counties. Click Here for a map of drought declarations that’s updated daily. Longer grass shades the soil, improving moisture retention.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 17 to 23 -- 7 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Defective Casing From 2018; Mariner Pipeline Drilling Mud Breakout; Additional Shell Air Penalties; Water Supply Investigation

PA Environment Daily

DEP also issued fresh violations for failure of the operator to comply with a Commonwealth Court order issued on August 16, 2023 requiring remediation of the sites for releases of wastewater based on violations issued on October 24, 2022. LLC and found the wells to be abandoned and not plugged. No follow-up actions were requested.

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October 18 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure? Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure? The October 18 PA Environment Digest is now available.