Lackawanna County Landfill Approved to Receive Fluid Waste
Tags: Pennsylvania, Wastewater
As reported by the Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) recently approved a solid waste disposal permit modification to allow Keystone Sanitary Landfill (“Keystone”), located in Lackawanna County, to process water-based drilling fluid waste. Keystone will separate the solids from the incoming fluid waste. According to DEP’s approval letter, the separated liquid will be returned to oil and gas industry operators for reuse, while the solid waste will be processed on site and deposited in the landfill. The approved permit modification does not increase Keystone’s 2,000-ton daily limit on the disposal of drilling-related materials.