Dita Osborne, manager of ECMC’s marginal well plugging program, announced the second application round opens Feb. 19 and closes April 2; six wells have been plugged so far and the program expects to plug about 120 more wells over the next year.

Minutes note correspondence that Beran Environmental Services, on behalf of EQT Production Company, intends to apply to PA DEP for permits related to well plugging and site restoration in Benezette Township; the notice states a 30-day public comment period and estimates 2.99 acres of disturbance including five wetlands and one stream.