“DEP conducted a detailed and comprehensive review of the Flatirons’ application,” DEP Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Management Scott Perry said.  “We worked with the community, the drilling company, local government officials and representatives to address their concerns.”

The new permit authorizes Flatirons to drill a well on the same pad as a previously drilled well. The Flatirons 1H gas well, which has been in production since 2011, is located in the Rattlesnake Creek watershed on property owned by the Brockway Borough Municipal Authority.

During the drilling of the Flatirons 1H gas well, pressure in the aquifer fell, causing a temporary disruption in the flow of one of the authority’s water wells. Once the driller finished setting the casing on the gas well, flow was restored to the water well within 28 hours and there was no impact to water quality.

Flatirons must follow an aquifer protection plan that will include additional protective measures during the drilling and completion of this well, including under balanced drilling technology, detailed casing and cementing, water quality sampling and monitoring and green completion flowback procedures. This permit will allow drilling to resume in the area safely and responsibly.

For more information, visit www.dep.state.pa.us or call 814-332-6945.

(GantDaily File Photo)

CLEARFIELD – Got a knack for baking, needlework, gardening, photography or art?

Clearfield County residents are invited to enter their items for show at the Clearfield County Fair. There are many departments in which one can enter including Livestock, Vegetables, Fruits & Nuts, Home & Dairy, Floral, Needlecraft and Arts, Crafts & Photography.

Let’s not forget about the PA Preferred Baking, Angel Food and Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest. The Culinary Contest features Ethan’s Café Amazing Appetizers, Liberty Tax Sticky Bun, Fun Central Kids Cupcake Decorating and King Arthur Flour Baking Contests. The Bee Kind Winery Amateur Wine Competition was such a success that it is returning for this year.

Entry forms will be accepted at the fair office until July 19. Exhibits are to be placed in their respective buildings on the Saturday and Sunday prior to the fair.

A link to the full premium book outlining all departments, rules and premiums can be located on the fair’s Web site, or by stopping at the fair office.

Preliminary work will begin on Tuesday, with overall work including placement of a new box culvert, roadway paving, guide rail updates and drainage improvements. During preliminary work, the bridge will remain open.

PennDOT’s official detour will go into effect in mid-June and will direct drivers around the closure using Routes 729, 3022 (Ansonville Road), and 3007 (Douglas Road). PennDOT’s work schedule currently calls for the closure to last through early September. All work is weather and schedule dependent.

M & B Services of Clarion is the contractor on this $350,000 project. Drivers are reminded to follow official detour signs, obey posted speed limits and always buckle up.

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