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On July 15, 2026, Pennsylvania's DEP inspected Equitrans's [EQT] NIDGH015 shale gas wastewater pipeline after the company reported a contaminated water release in Aleppo Township, Greene County. The spill of unknown quantity occurred July 14 around 6:00 p.m., roughly 1,200 feet from EQT's Walter Stinger well pad, when a riser and valve within a plastic vault failed, leaking through a hole cut in the vault's side. DEP found the vault wasn't shown on the approved Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, and nearby wetlands and a stream weren't delineated. Multiple violations were issued, with a written response due July 31. This marks Equitrans' second release in the township within weeks.
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