SUN-GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Eureka Resources in Williamsport.

A Williamsport plant where a discharge of 16,000 gallons of oil and natural gas liquid waste occurred last Aug. 17 was assessed a civil penalty by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The agency also levied a penalty against Eureka Resources for violations at its facility near Wysox in Bradford County, according to a DEP report.

On March 3, 2026, DEP issued two Assessment of Civil Penalties (ACPs) against Eureka Resources in the amount of $40,000.00 for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act at its oil and gas liquid waste processing facility in Standing Stone, and in the amount of $60,000 for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act at its oil and gas liquid waste processing facility in the City of Williamsport.

Eureka treated waste from natural gas well fracking.

According to DEP, it stored without authorization for 13 months approximately 1.3 million gallons of oil and gas liquid waste in 70 tanks at its facility in the 200 block of Second Street in Williamsport.

In an inspection last Aug. 1, it was discovered high-level alarms on most of the tanks were inoperable or disconnected, according to Pennlive.com.

Last Aug 17, approximately 16,000 gallons were discharged from one of the tanks with about half of it going outside the containment and the building.

Some of the liquid went into the storm sewer system and into the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. DEP determined the cause of the discharge was a corroded fitting.

Two days later DEP issued an administrative order that gave Eureka 30 days to repair or activate the tank alarms and remove and properly dispose of all oil and gas liquid at the facility.

As of March 3 Eureka remained in violation of the Solid Waste Management Act, according to the agency. The penalty assessed the Eureka facility in Bradford County cites a series of tanks leaks and failure to make repairs.

On Sept. 2, DEP issued an administrative order requiring Eureka within 90 days to remove and properly dispose of or recycle all the liquid waste on the property.

Eureka is in violation of that order, also, it said. In both cases the company was given 30 days from March 3 to pay the penalties.

In January DEP warned Eureka it faced escalated enforcement if it did not comply with its administrative orders.

Eureka continues cleanup work at the Second Street facility in Williamsport and is sending material from Standing Stone for reuse by the gas industry, DEP spokesperson Megan Lehman said.

The company complied with an administrative order for its Catawissa Avenue facility in Williamsport by removing and disposing of all material, she said.

DEP has continued its oversight and enforcement regarding the three Eureka Resources facilities.

On February 24, DEP inspected the Eureka Resources Reach Road, Williamsport facility (aka Catawissa Avenue) and determined that all oil and gas liquid waste has been removed from the site and disposed of through a permitted disposal or recycling facility. This resolved the July 9, 2025, Administrative Order issued against Eureka Resources for the Reach Road Facility.

On February 27, DEP filed a Petition for Contempt against Eureka Resources for their failure to comply with a Commonwealth Court Order dated Aug. 12, 2025, for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act at its oil and gas liquid waste processing facility in Standing Stone, Bradford County.

Eureka continues the cleanup work at the Second Street Williamsport facility and continues to send material from the Standing Stone facility for reuse by the gas industry.