Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's(PDEP) overall mission is to be protective of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's air, land and water from pollution and to safeguard the health and safety of its citizens by improving the environment. In pursuit of its basic mission, PDEP reviews and issues drilling permits, inspects drilling sites and handles reports from the public regarding water quality issues. It employs almost 3,000 personnel who work not only on drilling, but many other environmental aspects.
During 2008, the Department processed 451 Marcellus shale formation drilling permits, and 180 were processed during the first quarter of 2009. Assuming this trend continues, it represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 58%--an average of 60 permits per month in 2009 compared to an average of 38 per month in 2008. The Department projected operators would apply for over 5,000 drilling permits of all kinds during 2010. Typically only 1 in 3 wells permitted ever gets drilled.
- John Hanger is the Secretary and head of PDEP.
- Teresa Candori is Press Secretary for PDEP.
- John Hines is PDEP's Deputy Secretary for Water Management.
- Dana Aunkst is Director of the Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation
- Robert Yowell is PDEP's Northcentral Regional Director.
- George Jugovic Jr. is PDEP's Southwest Regional Director.
- Craig Lobin is Northwest Regional Manager in PDEP's Oil and Gas Program.
- Alan Eichler is Southwest Manager of PDEP's Oil and Gas program.
- Jenifer Fields heads up the southeast regional water management program.
- Tom Rathbun is a spokesman for PDEP regarding drilling wastewater issues.
- Helen Humphreys is a PDEP spokeswoman in Washington County.
- Thomas Starosta is a PDEP water quality engineer.
- John Ryder is a Water Quality Specialist Supervisor for the Oil and Gas Division, Williamsport.
- Mark Carmon is a PDEP spokesman in northeast PA.
- Daniel T. Spadoni is a PDEP spokesman in northeast PA.
- Freda Tarbell is a spokesperson in Clarion County, PA.
- John Hamilton is a spokesman in Clearfield County, PA.
