Legal Opinion
EQT Prod. Co. v. Dep't of Envtl. Prot.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 10, 2018No. 844 C.D. 2017PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUDGE BROBSON
By Adjudication and Order (Adjudication) issued May 26, 2017, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (Board) assessed Petitioner EQT Production Company (EQT) a civil penalty of $1,137,295.76 for violations of The Clean Streams Law 1 and a related regulation. The violations stemmed from the release of wastewater 2 through the damaged liner of an impoundment, also known as the "S Pit," in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, which EQT used as part of fracking operations for an unconventional gas well site known as "Pad S." The wastewater infiltrated the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Department of Environmental Protection v. Cumberland Coal Resources, LPSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- United States Steel Corp. v. Department of Environmental ResourcesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- MKP Enterprises, Inc. v. Underground Storage Tank Indemnification BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- EQT Production Co. v. Department of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
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