South Fayette hires firm for well site
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South Fayette Township commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to hire Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering, Inc. to review a proposed Marcellus Shale gas well site.
Township resident John Alan Kosky filed an application with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for potential drilling on property on Cecil-Sturgeon Road in South Fayette.
“South Fayette Township has not been served with any application, so there has been no compliances with local ordinances,” said Deron Gabriel, president of the board of commissioners. He said the DEP has not provided the township with a copy of the application.
Gabriel said the proposed site appears to be only about one mile from the South Fayette School District campus. The property is currently zoned for planned economic development. Under the township’s oil and gas ordinance, drilling is permitted as a conditional use in PED districts.
Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering of Coraopolis will also be used by the township for miscellaneous services related to the Cuddy gas well review and other matters as it sees fit. Commissioner Joe Horowitz was absent from Wednesday’s meeting and did not vote.