Chapter A:Major Environmental Decisions ......................................................................................... A-1

An Overview of the Year’s Environmental Law Action in The Federal Courts: Slides ................................................................................................7

Marcia E. Mulkey, Esq.

Action in the Supreme Court..................................................................................................10

Challenges to EPA’s Major Rule Makings ..............................................................................12

Challenges to Other Agencies’ Actions...................................................................................14

Citizen Suit Enforcement Decisions....................................................................................... 15

Key Superfund Cases..............................................................................................................16

Chapter B: The Clean Power Plan Update.............................................................................................. B-1

Section 1Comments of the Energy Association of Pennsylvania Concerning the Clean Power Plan and the State Implementation Plan Submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection .................................................................... 7

Submitted by: Terrance J. Fitzpatrick, Esq.

Section 2 Comments of the Widener Commonwealth Law School Environmental Law and Sustainability Center and Robert B. McKinstry, Jr. Individually on Pennsylvania Implementation of the Clean Power Plan ......................................... 15

Submitted by: Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., MFS, Esq.

Section 3 State Implementation of the Clean Power Plan: Why It Matters to Industries Outside the Power Sector ............................................................................................... 63

Submitted by: Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., MFS, Esq.

Section 4 Letter to Secretary John Quigley, Support for Inclusion of New Units in Pennsylvania’s Implementation of the Clean Power Plan.......................................73

Submitted by: Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., MFS, Esq.

Section 5 Pennsylvania Coal Alliance Comments on Compliance with EPA’s “Clean Power Plan”........................................................................................................................ 93

Submitted by: Hon. John Pippy

Chapter C: Water Update ........................................................................................................................... C-1

Steven T. Miano, Esq., Moderator, Joseph D. Cigan, III, Esq. & Michael D. Helbing, Esq.

Overview of Issues.................................................................................................................... 7

Topics That Will Be Discussed during This Panel................................................................... 9

Citations to Useful Materials..................................................................................................10Stormwater.................................................................................................................10Chesapeake Bay.......................................................................................................... 11Jurisdiction.................................................................................................................12Enforcement...............................................................................................................14Wetlands..................................................................................................................... 17TMDLs........................................................................................................................ 17Energy and Water.......................................................................................................18Endangered Species Act and Water .......................................................................... 20Miscellaneous............................................................................................................ 20

Chapter D: Sponsor’s Roundtable: Lawyer’s Practice Tips from Experienced Consultants ..... D-1

Section 1Expert Reports ..................................................................................................................... 7

Gary R. Brown, P.E.

Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 9

Stormwater.............................................................................................................................. 9

Mold Impacts .........................................................................................................................10

Vapor Intrusion......................................................................................................................12

Conclusion..............................................................................................................................13

Section 2 Using Geophysical Tools to Solve Environmental Problems: Slides .................... 15

Scott A. Wendling, PG

Federal Air Quality UpdateDouglas G. White, Esq., Moderator; Jennifer A. Smokelin, Esq. & J. Robert Stoltzfus, Esq.

The Paris Agreement – Leading the Pathway to a Low-Carbon EconomyJennifer A. Smokelin, Esq.

Federal Air Quality UpdateJ. Robert Stoltzfus, Esq.

Chapter G: A Survey of Recent Land Use Cases .................................................................................... G-1

Robinson and Its Aftermath..................................................................................................... 7

Standing ................................................................................................................................. 13

Other Preemption Cases.........................................................................................................17

Merger/Dominant Lots/Variance ..........................................................................................19

Conditional Use..................................................................................................................... 24

Subdivision............................................................................................................................ 26

Taxes ..................................................................................................................................... 28

Traffic .................................................................................................................................... 29

Technical Challenges............................................................................................................. 29

Vapor Intrusion

Draft Vapor Intrusion Guidance: Fact SheetSubmitted by: Troy Conrad, MPA

USEPA Issues Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance.........................................................Christopher M. Roe, Esq.

Attachment A: Letter to USEPA Re: Comments on Development of Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance

Attachment B: Letter to USEPA Re: Comments on Draft OSWER Final Guidance for Assessing and Mitigating the Vapor Intrusion Pathway from Subsurface Sources to Indoor Air

Chapter I: Land Banks, Vacant Land and Green Infrastructure...................................................... I-1

Section 1Pennsylvania Land Banks.................................................................................................. 7

Winifred M. Branton, Esq.

Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 9

Land Bank Basics .................................................................................................................... 9

Pennsylvania Land Bank Act..................................................................................................10

Pennsylvania’s Land Banks .................................................................................................... 17

What’s Ahead for Land Banks in Pennsylvania .................................................................... 20

Section 2 City of Lancaster Green Infrastructure Plan ............................................................. 23

Submitted by: Charlotte Katzenmoyer

Overview of Green Infrastructure ..........................................................................................27

Bioretention (Rain Gardens)................................................................................................. 29

Infiltration Practices ..............................................................................................................31

Chapter J: Hot Topics and Advanced Air Permitting .......................................................................... J-1

Pennsylvania Final Form RACT II Rule...................................................................................7

Emergency Demand-Response Provisions of EPA’s RICE Rule............................................31

EPA’s Environmental Enforcement: What Will 2016 Bring? ............................................... 33

A Review of 1-Hour NO2 NAAQS Air Quality Modeling........................................................35

The Secret to Your Environmental Permitting Challenges – A PAL Permit......................... 39

Tighening the Reins on GHG Emissions............................................................................... 43

2016 Look Ahead – ALL4 Perspective ...................................................................................51

Chapter K: CERCLA HSCA Update........................................................................................................... K-1

Section 1Developments in CERCLA in 2015-2016 ........................................................................ 7

Caleb J. Holmes, Esq.

Arizona v. City of Tuscon, 761 F.3d 1005 (9th Cir. 2014) – Deference Granted in Settlements .......................................................................................... 9

Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, No. CV-04-256-LRS, 2014 WL 7408399 (E.D. Wash. Dec. 31, 2014), appeal pending, 15-8005 (9th Cir.) – Arranger Liability .................................................................................................................... 9

Asarco LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Co., No. 14-35723 (9th Cir.) – Statutes of Limitation.............................................................................................................10

People’s Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Beazer East, Inc., 802 F.3d 876 (7th Cir. 2015) – Pre-CERCLA Release of Liability ........................................................................................... 11

NJDEP v. Exxon Mobil Corp. f/k/a GATX Terminals Corp., Nos. L-1063-07, L-0563-03 (Sup. Ct. NJ. Aug. 25, 2015) – CERCLA Settlement Standard for State Natural Resource Damages....................................13

United States v. NCR Corp., No. 10-cv-00910 (E.D. Wis.) – Divisibility..............................14

Section 2 Developments in HSCA and Act 2 in 2015-2016 ......................................................... 17

Edward S. Stokan, Esq.

HSCA ....................................................................................................................................19Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Protection v. Spangler, 109 A.3d 321 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2015) ..............................................................19Trinity Industries, Inc. v. Greenlease Holding Company, 35 F.Supp.3d 698 (W.D. Pa. 2014)............................................................................ 20

CERCLA..................................................................................................................................21Valbruna Slater Steel Corporation v. Joslyn Manufacturing Company, 2015 WL 8055999, N.D.Ind., Dec. 04, 2015 ..............................................................21

Act 2 ................................................................................................................................... 22Harley-Davison Motor Co. v. Springettsbury Twp., 124 A.3d 270 (2015).............. 22Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company v. Department of Environmental Protection, EHB Docket No. 2015-196...................................................................... 23River’s Edge of Oakmont........................................................................................... 24

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Accounting & Disclosure for Loss Contingencies ........................................................ 7

Brandon Sullivan, CPA

Course Summary ..................................................................................................................... 9

Course Outline ........................................................................................................................ 10

ARO vs. Environmental Liabilities ......................................................................................... 11

SEC Staff Views ...................................................................................................................... 16

Recent History ........................................................................................................................ 18

Financial Reporting Alert ...................................................................................................... 20

FASB Proposes Guidance on Expanded Disclosures for Certain Loss Contingencies .......... 24

Example SEC Comments ....................................................................................................... 32

Sub Event .............................................................................................................................. 34

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Chapter O: Clean Air Act Litigation ......................................................................................................... O-1

Section 1Clean Air Act Potpourri...................................................................................................... 7

Ronald S. Cusano, Esq.

I. The Demise of Judicial Deference? ............................................................................. 9 A. King v. Burwell .................................................................................................... 9 B. Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association ............................................................ 11C. Michigan v. EPA ................................................................................................. 17

II. New Source Review (“NSR”) Enforcement ............................................................... 26A. United States v. Luminant Generation Co. ............................................. 26

Section 2 References for “Hidden in Plain Sight: Secrets of the Clean Air Act” ..................31

Charles McPhedran, Esq.

Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance .................................................................... 33

Employee Trip Reduction ................................................................................................. 33

Visibility/Regional Haze................................................................................................... 33

“Air Pollutant”................................................................................................................... 34

Odors................................................................................................................................. 34

Chapter P: Act 2 Update.............................................................................................................................. P-1

Case Updates for Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2)................................................................................. 7

Joanna A. Waldron, Esq.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company v. Springettsbury Township et al. ................................ 9

EQT Production Company v. Department of Environmental Protection ............... 10

Chapter Q: Technical Aspects of Nutrient Trading Programs .......................................................... Q-1

PENNVEST – Nutrient Credit Trading: Slides ............................................................. 7Robert H. Boos, Esq.

Chapter S: Air Modeling and Monitoring Update.................................................................................S-1

Section 1Trends in Air Quality Monitoring: Air Toxics and Fenceline Monitoring Initiatives ........................................................................................................ 7

Gavin L. Biebuyck

I. Overview...................................................................................................................... 9

II. Background – Ambient Monitoring and NAAQS Attainment ...................................10

III. EPA Air Toxic Monitoring Initiatives......................................................................... 11

IV. Continuous Particulate Matter Monitoring ...............................................................14

V. Refinery NESHAP Fenceline Benzene Monitoring.................................................... 15

VI. Conclusions ................................................................................................................ 17

Section 2 Admissibility of Air Modeling Testimony....................................................................19

Scott R. Dismukes, Esq.

I. Introduction ...............................................................................................................21

II. Types of Air Quality Models .......................................................................................23

III. Conclusion..................................................................................................................27

Section 3 Air Dispersion Modeling Update: Changes to Guideline on Air Quality Models, SO2 Data Requirements Rule......................................................................... 29

William B. Jones

I. Overview.....................................................................................................................31

II. Changes to Guideline on Air Quality Models .............................................................31

III. SO2 Data Requirements Rule ....................................................................................37

IV. Conclusions ............................................................................................................... 39

Chapter U: Oil & Gas Produced Water Treatment and Disposal ...................................................... U-1

Section 1A Sustainable Choice for Oil and Gas Wasewater Treatment/Recycling: Slides............................................................................................. 7

Daniel J. Ertel & Kent McManus, P.E.

Section 2 Shale Gas Extraction Wastewater – Recycling, Treatment and Disposal: Slides ..................................................................................................................21

Thomas P. Starosta, P.E.

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Federal Issues....................................................................................................................... 7Mary B. Coe, Esq.

EPA Administrator McCarthy’s Themes - Meeting the Challenge Ahead............................... 9

General Enforcement .............................................................................................................. 9

Air ..........................................................................................................................................13

Waste and Chemical ...............................................................................................................14

Cleanup...................................................................................................................................15

Water ....................................................................................................................................16

Criminal Enforcement............................................................................................................16

Environmental Audits ............................................................................................................ 17

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Chapter BB: Practice before the Environmental Hearing Board .....................................................BB-1

Practice before the EHB..................................................................................................... 7Gail M. Conner & Michelle N. Skjoldal, Esq.

I. Source of Authority and Guidance ..................................................................... 9 A. EHB Rules of Practice & Procedure ........................................................... 9 B. Pa. Rules of Civil Procedure – 42 Pa. C.S.;

Pa. Rules of Evidence – 42 Pa. C.S. ............................................................ 9 C. EHB Practice and Procedure Manual ....................................................... 10 D. Pennsylvania Environmental Law & Practice 7th Edition (2012), eds.

Bossert & Burcat ....................................................................................... 10 II. What Is/Is Not Appealable? .............................................................................. 10

A. EHB Jurisdiction ....................................................................................... 10 B. Appealable Action by the Department...................................................... 10 C. Examples of What Is/Is Not a Final Action .............................................. 11

III. Timeliness – Period to File and Appeal ........................................................... 13 IV. Form and Content of Notice of Appeal – Perfecting ........................................ 13 V. Standing ........................................................................................................... 14 VI. General Types of EHB Appeals ........................................................................ 14 VII. Representation before the EHB ....................................................................... 15 VIII. De Novo Review ................................................................................................ 15 IX. Permittee as Party ........................................................................................... 16 X. Intervention ...................................................................................................... 17 XI. Pre-Hearing Order No. 1 .................................................................................. 17 XII. Supersedeas ...................................................................................................... 18 XIII. Discovery .......................................................................................................... 19 XIV Motions Practice - 25 Pa. Code §§ 1021.91-1021.99 ........................................ 21 XV. Scheduling of Pre-Hearing Memoranda, Pre-Hearing Conference, and

Hearing ...................................................................................................... 22 XVI. Burden of Proof -- 25 Pa. Code § 1021.122 ....................................................... 23 XVII. Hearing ............................................................................................................. 23

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XVIII. Post-Hearing ..................................................................................................... 24 XIX. Attorneys Fees .................................................................................................. 25

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Chapter CC: Chesapeake Bay Developments .........................................................................................CC-1

A DEP Strategy to Enhance Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Restoration Effort................................................................................................................ 7

Submitted by: Kimberly H. Childe, Esq.

Executive Summary................................................................................................................. 9

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................12

Background ............................................................................................................................12

The Current Situation.............................................................................................................13

Moving Forward – The Recommendations ...........................................................................16

Resource Needs ......................................................................................................................21

Moving Forward .................................................................................................................... 24

Appendices .............................................................................................................................27

Improving Local Water Quality in Pennsylvania and Restoring the Chesapeake Bay................................................................................................................. 39

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Chapter DD: Private Water Supply, Natural Gas Migration and Toxic Tort Claims.................... DD-1

Section 1Stray Gas Investigations under Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Law............................... 7

Jean M. Mosites, Esq.

I. Act 13 of 2012 Provisions ...........................................................................................10

II. Regulatory Provisions under 25 Pa. code Chapter 78................................................12

III. PA DEP Mechanical Integrity Assessments Forms and Guidance ............................14

IV. Case Study ..................................................................................................................15

An Evaluation of Fracture Growth and Gas/Fluid Migration as Horizontal Marcellus Shale Gas Wells Are Hydraulically Fractured in Greene County, Pennsylvania ....................................................................................................................... 17

Submitted by: Jean M. Mosites, Esq.

Section 2Protection of Water Supplies under the 2012 Oil and Gas Act (and analysis of the new restoration/replacement water quality standard) ....................................77

Matthew L. Wolford, Esq.

The 2012 Oil and Gas Act .......................................................................................................79

DEP’s Water Supply Protection Regulations .........................................................................81

DEP’s Evolving Restoration/Replacement Standard............................................................ 82

1989 Regulations .............................................................................................................. 82

2011 Revisions................................................................................................................... 83

2016 Revisions .................................................................................................................. 85

DEP’s Interpretation of Section 3218(a) .............................................................................................. 86

Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................ 91

Appendix A: Notification of Surface Landowner/Water Purveyor of Well Drilling Operation or Alteration ............................................................................................................93

Appendix B: Environmental Quality Board Oil and Gas Well Operators and Owners Regulations ..........................................................................................................97

Appendix C: 2011 Revisions: §78.51-.52........................................................................................107

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Appendix D: 2016 Revisions: Sections 78.51, 78.52 & 78.52(a) ..................................... 113

Appendix E: Excerpts from Relevant Portions of Final Rulemaking Package Comment & Response Document....................................................................................................121

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Chapter EE: Managing Complex Environmental Litigation ..............................................................EE-1

Managing Complex Environmental Litigation ............................................................. 7 Andrew T. Bockis, Esq. & Mark D. Shepard, Esq.

I. What is “Complex Litigation” .................................................................................. 7

II. Manual for Complex Litigation Published By the Federal Judicial Center ............. 7

III. Initial Assessment and Organization When You Are Prosecuting or Defending a Complex Environmental Case......................................................................... 8

IV. Early Communication and Negotiation with Opposing Counsel ........................... 8

V. Fostering Internal Communications ...................................................................... 9

VI. Particular Considerations and Challenges in Related Litigation ..........................10

VII. The Importance of Experts and Expert Discovery in Complex Environmental Litigation............................................................................... 11

VIII. Preparing for and Trying the Complex Environmental Case ................................12

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Chapter FF: Act 2 Basics, HSCA and Solid Waste Management Act ................................................ FF-1

Section 1Act 2 Basics: Slides .............................................................................................................. 7

Douglas G. Moorhead, Esq.

Section 2Understanding Liability for Contamination under PA Law: Slides ....................................................................................................................21

Patrick Zaepfel, Esq.

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Chapter GG: Wetlands and Mitigation Banking ................................................................................... GG-1

Background to Compensatory Mitigation and Mitigation Banking Talking Points ...................................................................................................... 7

Charney Regenstein, Esq.

Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................... 9

Slides.................................................................................................................................. 11

Guidance for Compensatory Mitigation and Wetland Restoration According to the Clean Water Act (Section 404) ......................................................................................... 33

Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources, Excerpt, Federal Register/Vol. 73, No. 70/Thursday, April 10, 2008/Rules and Regulations ....................37

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Chapter HH: Environmental Issues Facing the Oil and Gas Industry............................................. HH-1

Section 1Siting Unconventional Gas Wells: Slides....................................................................... 7

Terry R. Bossert, Esq.

Section 2Environmental Issues Facing the Oil and Gas Industry – Midstream: Slides.... 15

William Ratcliffe

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Chapter II: Developments in PA Administrative Law & Their Impact on Environmental Law Practice................................................................................................II-1

Developments in PA Administrative Law as Seen through the Lens of CPP: Slides .............................................................................................................. 7

Joseph O. Minott, Esq.

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Chapter JJ: Understanding Air and Water Permitting .......................................................................JJ-1

Now What Do I Do? A Private Environmental Lawyer’s Role in Air and Water Permitting .................................................................................................................. 7

R. Timothy Weston, Esq.

I. Understand the Client’s Proposed Project .................................................................. 9 A. Understand the Project’s Elements ..................................................................... 9 B. Understand the End Point of the Permitting Process ......................................... 9

II. Identify the Required Regulatory Approvals and Linkages .......................................10A. Development of a Permitting Matrix..................................................................10B. Permit Linkages .................................................................................................. 11

III. Advise the Client Re Permitting Processes ................................................................ 13 A. The Permit Issuance and Appeal Processes........................................................ 13 B. The Permit Decision Guarantee Policy............................................................... 14 C. Permit Coordination ........................................................................................... 15

IV. Identify Potential Hurdles and Regulatory Issues .....................................................16A. Air Permitting Issues ..........................................................................................16B. Water Permitting Issues ..................................................................................... 17 C. Environmental Justice Issues............................................................................ 20D. Cultural Resource Considerations – Pennsylvania State History

Code and National Historic Preservation Act.................................................... 22 E. The Environmental Rights Amendment............................................................ 24

V. Develop and Foster Appropriate Team Communications Protocols – Approaches to Protect Confidentiality and Privilege ................................................ 26

VI. Participate in Application Preparation & Review Process ........................................ 26

VII. Response to Public Comments................................................................................... 27

VIII. Review Draft Permit Conditions ............................................................................... 28

IX. Keep a Watchful Eye for Potential Third Party Appeal Issues.................................. 28

Table 1 – Matrix of Water Permits ............................................................................ 29

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Chapter LL:Property Rights...................................................................................................................... LL-1

Property Session Hypothetical .................................................................................................. 7

Title Chart ................................................................................................................................. 9

Section 1Current Issues Regarding Oil and Gas Property Rights ............................................ 11

Justin G. Weber, Esq.

I. Judgments ..................................................................................................................13A. Indispensable Parties..........................................................................................13B. Service by Publication......................................................................................... 15C. What if Parties Relied upon the Judgment?....................................................... 17

II. Adverse Possession of Oil and Gas Rights ................................................................. 17

III. Cases Pending before the Supreme Court.................................................................. 18 A. After-Acquired Title............................................................................................ 18 B. Title Wash ........................................................................................................... 19

Section 2Limiting Oil and Gas Conveyances, Quiet Time and Overturning Default Judgments..............................................................................................................21

Stephen W. Saunders, Esq.

Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 23

I. Restricting Oil and Gas Severances ..................................................................... 24 A. Words of Limitation – “Exceptions” and Reservations” ................................ 24 B. “Excepting” and “Reserving” and Construction Issues ................................. 25 C. “Excepting and Reserving” – A Phrase of Limitation ................................... 26 D. But Wait … There’s More – “Exceptions to Exceptions.” ............................. 27

II. Overview of the Action to Quiet Title ................................................................... 30 A. Basis for an Action to Quiet Title .................................................................. 30 B. Pa.R.C.P. 1061(b) and Procedural Issues...................................................... 30 C. Grounds for the Complaint – Adverse Possession and Abandonment ......... 32

III. Attacking Default Judgments .............................................................................. 33 A. Petition to Open ............................................................................................. 33 B. Petition to Strike ........................................................................................... 33

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Chapter MM: EHB Roundtable..................................................................................................................MM-1

Hon. Thomas W. Renwand; Hon. Steven C. Beckman; Hon. Michelle A. Coleman; Hon. Bernard A. Labuskes, Jr. & Hon. Richard P. Mather, Sr.

Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board Decisions 2015-2016 ...................... 9

DEP v. Francis Schultz, Jr., and David Friend , d/b/a Shorty and Dave’s Used Truck Parts ........................................................................................................ 9

Rostraver Township v. DEP and Tervita, LLC ...................................................................... 9

Richard L. Stedge, et al. v. DEP and Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC J ..................................10

Andrew Lester v. DEP............................................................................................................10

Richard L. Stedge, et al. v. DEP and Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC..................................... 11

DEP v. Allegheny Enterprises, Inc. ....................................................................................... 11

Consol PA Coal Co., LLC v. DEP and Center for Coalfield Justice .......................................12

Big Spring Watershed Association and Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited v. DEP and Lewis Martin .........................................................................12

Patricia A. Wilson, et al. v. DEP and Newtown Township...................................................13

Big Spring Watershed Association and Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited v. DEP and Lewis Martin .........................................................................13

Mann Realty Associates Inc. v. DEP .....................................................................................14

Consol PA Coal Co., LLC v. DEP and Center for Coalfield Justice .......................................14

Robinson Coal Company v. DEP ...........................................................................................14

Tri-Realty Co. v. DEP and Ursinus College........................................................................... 15

Sarabeth Brockley and Dan Poresky v. DEP and Delta Thermo Energy A, LLC ................16

Bonne Natale South, Breena Holland and Rich Fegley v. DEP and Delta Thermo Energy A, LLC ....................................................................................16

Cecilia Baker Viti, et al. v. DEP and Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals ..................16

DEP v. EQT Production Co. ...................................................................................................16

Borough of Brockway Municipal Authority v. DEP and Flatirons Development, LLC....... 17

South Fayette Township v. DEP and Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC........................... 17

National Fuel Gas Midstream Corp. and NFG Midstream Trout Run, LLC, Appellants, and Seneca Resources Corp. ..................................................................18

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Borough of St. Clair v. DEP and Blythe Township ...............................................................18

Tri-County Landfill, Inc. v. DEP and Pine Township and Grove City Factory Shops, LP ...................................................................................19

LAG Wrecking Inc. v. DEP.................................................................................................... 20

Sidney and Debra Miles v. DEP............................................................................................ 20

PA Waste LLC v. DEP and Clearfield County ...................................................................... 20

David W. Russell v. DEP ........................................................................................................21

Loren Kiskadden v. DEP and Range Resources-Appalachia ...............................................21

Lana and William Boyer and David and Judith Badger v. DEP and SWEPI LP ............... 22

Andrew Lester v. DEP........................................................................................................... 22

Beaver Valley Slag, Inc. and Bet-Tech International Inc. v. DEP....................................... 22

Sludge Free UMBT, et al., Appellants and Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Maya Van Rossum, Intervenors v. DEP and Synagro, a.k.a. Synagro Mid-Atlantic, Inc........................................................................................ 23

Consol PA Coal Co. LLC v. DEP ............................................................................................ 24

Tri-Realty Co. v. DEP and Ursinus College.......................................................................... 24

Wayne K. Baker v. DEP and Amerikohl Mining, Inc............................................................25

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. DEP ....................................................................................25

Tri-Realty Co. v. DEP and Ursinus College...........................................................................25

Stanley Boinovych v. DEP .................................................................................................... 26

DEP v. EQT Production Co. .................................................................................................. 26

Richard L. Stedge, et al. v. DEP and Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC.................................... 26

Thomas Peckham v. DEP .......................................................................................................27

Patricia Wilson et al. v. DEP and Newtown Supervisors .....................................................27

Ronald Teska and Giulia Mannarino v. DEP and EQT Production Co............................... 28

Marjorie Hudson, Lorne Swope, David Lippert, And Delores Steiner v. DEP and CFC Fulton Properties LLC............................................................................................... 28

Citizens for PA’s Future v. DEP and Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC ..................................... 28

Darryl Herner et al. v. DEP.................................................................................................. 29

Borough of St. Clair v. DEP and Blythe Twp. ...................................................................... 29

Friends of Lackawanna v. DEP and Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc. ............................... 30

West Buffalo Township Concerned Citizens v. DEP and Edward H. Martin ..................... 30

Friends of Lackawanna v. DEP and Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc. ............................... 30

Whiting and Whiting Roll-Off, LLC v. DEP ..........................................................................31

Wetzel v. DEP and Hegins Township and Hubley Township...............................................31

Peter K. Edwardson v. DEP.................................................................................................. 32

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David Vanscyoc and Anna P. Vanscyoc v. DEP and Emerald Coal Resources, LP ............ 32

John Joseph Contracting v. DEP.......................................................................................... 33

Snyder, et al. v. DEP and Columbia Gas Trans., LLC.......................................................... 33

Sludge Free UMBT, et al., and Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Intervenors v. DEP and Synagro Mid-Atlantic, Inc........................................................................................ 34

Borough of St. Clair v. DEP and Blythe Township .............................................................. 34

National Fuel Gas Midstream Corp. and NFGL Midstream Trout Run, LLC and Seneca Resources Corp. .........................................................................................................35

Peter Karnick v. DEP and Wayco EHB ................................................................................ 36

Mirkovich v. DEP and Emerald Coal Resources, LP ........................................................... 36

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp v. DEP................................................................................................. 37

Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. DEP and RE Gas Development, LLC ........................... 38

Heywood Becker v. DEP ....................................................................................................... 38

M.C. Resource Development Co. a/k/a M.C. Resources Development, Inc. v. DEP ........... 39

Borough of Kutztown and Kutztown Municipal Authority v. DEP and Maxatawny Township................................................................................................................... 39

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Chapter NN: Navigating Due Diligence and Negotiating Transactional Documents ..................NN-1

Section One:Scenario................................................................................................................................... 7

Philip L. Hinerman, Esq., Larry D. Silver, Esq. & Richard F. Vannucci, Jr., P.E.

Real Estate Broker Letter ........................................................................................... 11Aerial Photo of Property from Realtor .......................................................................13Aerial Photo of Property Post-Due Diligence............................................................. 15

Section Two:Issues in Purchase/Sales Agreement Initial Steps: Slides........................................ 17

Philip L. Hinerman, Esq.

Section Three:Crafting Effective Sales Agreement Language for Property with Environmental Conditions: Slides..................................................................................35

Larry D. Silver, Esq.

Section Four:All Appropriate Inquiry/Conceptual Model: Slides ...................................................45

Richard F. Vannucci, Jr., P.E., Esq.

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Chapter PP: Pipelines .................................................................................................................................. PP-1

1. Pipeline Infrastructure Development in Pennsylvania................................................ 7

2. Legal Framework.......................................................................................................... 7

3. Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force ............................................................................. 8

4. Recent or Pending Legal Matters ................................................................................ 8

Additional Resources .......................................................................................................... 9

Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force Final Report Presentation February 18, 2016: Slides................................................................................................. 11

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Chapter QQ: NGO Litigation ...................................................................................................................... QQ-1

Citizen Suit Litigation: Slides ........................................................................................... 7Richard S. Wiedman, Esq.

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Chapter SS: Industrial Water Intake and Wastewater Discharge ................................................... SS-1

Section 1:Industrial Cooling Water Intake: Slides ........................................................................ 7

Jillian C. Kirn, Esq.

Section 2:Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permitting, Compliance and Enforcement ............................................................................................................... 17

Russell S. Warner, Esq.

I. Types of Industrial Wastewater Permits....................................................................19A. Direct Dischargers ..............................................................................................19B. Indirect Dischargers .......................................................................................... 20C. Permits for Stormwater Associates with Industrial Activities........................... 20

II. General Permits and Other Industrial NPDES Permits.............................................21A. Statewide General Permits .................................................................................21B. Other Individual NPDES Permits...................................................................... 22C. Other Application Forms Applicable to NPDES Permits .................................. 22D. Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs or eDMRs) and Related Information .. 22

III. Enforcement Provisions and Tools ........................................................................... 23A. Federal Clean Water Act (the "CWA") (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) ...................... 23B. Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law ("CSL") (35 P.S. § 691 et seq.)...................... 26C. The Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa. C.S.A. § 101 et seq.) ("Code") ......................... 28D. Private Actions/Citizen Suits............................................................................. 29

VI. Appealing an Industrial Wastewater Permit Issue or Violation ............................... 30A. NPDES Permits (40 C.F.R. § 124.19)................................................................. 30B. Clean Water Act Administrative Penalties (33 U.S.C. § 1319(g)(8)) ..................31C. PADEP Imposed Civil Penalties (35 P.S. § 691.605;

25 Pa. Code § 92a101-104)..................................................................................31

V. Environmental Whistleblower Protection Laws ....................................................... 32A. General Provisions of Whistleblower Laws ....................................................... 32B. Federal Environmental Whistleblower Protection Laws................................... 32C. Pennsylvania Environmental Whistleblower Protection Laws ......................... 32D. Whistleblower Enforcement Cases .................................................................... 32

VI. Recent Developments and Case Law......................................................................... 33A. PADEP v. Sunoco Logistics Partners, LLC ....................................................... 33B. EQT Production Company v. PADEP and PADEP v. EQT

Production Company ........................................................................................ 34C. Penn Environment v. PPG Industries, Inc. ....................................................... 36

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D. Scope of Judicial Deference to Agency's Interpretation of Environmental Laws and Regulations .........................................................................................37

E. Recent Significant Enforcement Determinations.............................................. 38F. Recent Notice Cases........................................................................................... 39G. Pennsylvania State Practice Updates................................................................. 39H. Noteworthy Enforcement Cases ......................................................................... 40

Appendix A: PA DEP Guidance, Policies and Resources ..............................................................43

Appendix B: US EPA Guidance, Policies & Resources...................................................................47

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