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We have established reserves in amounts that we believe to be appropriate for pending matters and, after consultation with counsel and giving appropriate consideration to available insurance, we believe that the ultimate outcome of any pending matter involving us will not materially affect our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
−Removed: There have been no material updates to the matters previously disclosed in Item 3, "Legal Proceedings" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
+Added: Except as noted below, there are no material updates to the matters previously disclosed in Item 3, "Legal Proceedings" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: Environmental Proceedings
+Added: GPU Consent Order Inaccuracies, PADEP .
+Added: On December 16, 2020, EQT Production Company, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of EQT Corporation, entered into a Consent Order and Agreement (the GPU COA) with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (the PADEP), pursuant to which EQT Production Company agreed to install secondary containment around Gas Production Units (GPUs) located at wells that were drilled between October 8, 2016 and February 4, 2019.
+Added: In January 2022, we discovered that the list of GPUs disclosed in the GPU COA was incomplete, and we promptly notified the PADEP of the inaccuracies.
+Added: We are currently negotiating a settlement with the PADEP related to the inaccuracies in the GPU COA, and we anticipate that this matter will be resolved through a settlement in the near future;
+Added: however, no assurance can be given that a final settlement will be reached.
+Added: While we anticipate that the payment related to this matter will exceed $300,000, we expect that the resolution of this matter will not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
+Added: Produced Water Release, Washington County, Pennsylvania .
+Added: In December 2021, we discovered a produced water leak associated with a GPU disposal line at one of our well pad sites located in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
+Added: We self-reported the release to the PADEP spill hotline on December 4, 2021, and initiated cleanup of the released produced water.
+Added: The initial release was determined to be in excess of one barrel and we entered the remediation project into the PADEP's Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Act 2 Program (Act 2) for voluntary cleanup.
+Added: In January 2022, we determined the release was larger than initially discovered and we disclosed this information to the PADEP on January 14, 2022.
+Added: We submitted our Site
+Added: Characterization Report to the PADEP on January 16, 2023, and we intend to initiate remediation of the impacted area according to the PADEP’s Act 2 guidelines.
+Added: We are currently negotiating a settlement with the PADEP including this matter, as well as the Plugging Consent Order Non-Compliance matter described below.
+Added: We anticipate that this matter will be resolved through a settlement in the near future;
+Added: however, no assurance can be given that a final settlement will be reached.
+Added: While we anticipate that payment related to this matter will exceed $300,000, we expect that the resolution of this matter will not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
+Added: Plugging Consent Order Non-Compliance, PADEP .
+Added: In November 2016, we voluntarily entered into a Consent Order and Agreement with the PADEP to plug a certain number of our abandoned wells on an annual basis, and to remit Well Site Restoration Reports and Well Plugging Certificates to the PADEP in connection with such efforts.
+Added: In August 2022, the PADEP sent us a notification alleging that, although we had met or exceeded the requirements to plug the requisite abandoned wells within the agreed upon schedule, we had not met all of the administrative requirements for remitting Well Site Restoration Reports and Well Plugging Certificates.
+Added: We resolved the administrative omissions in January 2023, and we are currently negotiating a settlement with the PADEP including this matter, as well as the Produced Water Release matter described above.
+Added: We anticipate that this matter will be resolved through a settlement in the near future;
+Added: however, no assurance can be given that a final settlement will be reached.
+Added: While we anticipate that payment related to this matter will exceed $300,000, we expect that the resolution of this matter will not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
+Added: There are no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A., "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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