Pennsylvania HB43 amends well permit requirements to include notification of surface owners and water purveyors.
Pennsylvania HB43 amends Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to modify well permit requirements. The bill mandates that well permit applicants notify surface owners by sending notice to those who receive tax notices for the surface property, as listed in county assessment books. Additionally, applicants must notify surface landowners or water purveyors. The well operator must also publish public notice in a local newspaper once a week for four weeks. This act will take effect 60 days after enactment.
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