The Jon Day Impoundment (sometimes referred to as the John Day Impoundment) is a centralized impoundment permitted to collect and store flowback water for use and re-use in hydraulic fracturing operations from wells on the Jon Day Well Pad, and future wells in the area.

Impoundment:	JON DAY IMPOUNDMENT	Loading map... {"type":"SATELLITE","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"100%","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"wmsoverlay":false,"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":14,"layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview","rotate"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"markercluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","enablefullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[]}
Operator Name:	RANGE RESOURCES APPALACHIA LLC
Permit #:	95-7-60915-6
Permit Date Recieved:	12/15/2009
Permit Date Disposed:	1/27/2010
Municipality:	Amwell
County:	Washington
State:	Pennsylvania
Latitude:	N 40.122778
Longitude:	W 80.217222
Associated Well Pads:	148176
Associated Wells:	37-125-23797, 37-125-23796, 37-125-23795, 37-125-23794, 37-125-23205, 37-125-23829, 37-125-23828, 37-125-23185

Controversies

On April 18, 2014, a leak in the Jon (John) Day centralized impoundment previously containing fracking brine and flowback fluids was discovered as workers were replacing the torn lining of a single-lined pit on the unit. While initially not described as a “leak” by Range Resources Appalachia representatives as the impoundment had been empty for a month or so, DEP investigations concluded that there was, in fact, a significant leak of fracking fluid and associated chemicals into the surrounding soil. While numbers differ, an estimated 2,500-10,000 tons of contaminated soil has been removed from the site as of the end of May, 2014, and is being taken to Washington County landfills.

The leak was not discovered until late April due to a compromised leak-detection monitor, and Range Resources Appalachia is unsure of how long ago the leak actually began or how long it had been leaking before the fluid was removed. The Range Resources spokesman reports the leak had a “minor impact” on the contaminated soil, and has had no impact on air or water quality. The DEP is investigating the truth of this claim through ongoing water and soil testing.

Violation History

Violation ID	Date	Violation Description	Status	Penalty Amount Paid
621463	01/26/2011	Failure to properly control or dispose of industrial or residual waste to prevent pollution of the waters of the Commonwealth.	Corrected/Abated	N/A
621465	01/26/2011	Failure to properly store, transport, process or dispose of a residual waste.	Corrected/Abated	N/A
660725	02/11/2013	Failure to take all necessary measures to prevent spill. Inadequate diking, potential pollution.	Corrected/Abated	N/A
675008	08/12/2013	Failure to minimize accelerated erosion, implement E&S plan, maintain E&S controls. Failure to stabilize site until total site restoration under OGA Sec 206(c)(d)	Corrected/Abated	N/A
693853	04/15/2014	Failure to take all necessary measures to prevent spill. Inadequate diking, potential pollution.	Corrected/Abated	$59,000
693852	04/15/2014	Failure to adopt pollution prevention measures required or prescribed by DEP by handling materials that create a danger of pollution.	---	N/A

Source: PA DEP eFacts.

See Also

Centralized Impoundments