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E-mail to the West Virginia Association of Counties about Floodplain Permits
Document WVSORO June 1, 2013
WVSORO sent the following e-mail to the West Virginia Association of Counties alerting them that Counties should let surface owners know when drillers apply for floodplain permits and change their ordinances to make that a permanent part of the process. More
Issues: FloodplainsOil and Gas
Summary of the Provisions of Horizontal Well Control Act
Document WVSORO June 29, 2012
The passage of the Horizontal Well Control Act (HB 401) has made some mostly modest changes in the rights of West Virginia surface owners. The following is a brief summary of the most relevant and important changes. More
Issues: Horizontal wellsLegislation
The West Virginia Surface Owners’ Bill of Rights (pdf)
Document WVSORO January 30, 2012
West Virginia’s current surface owner protection laws were first enacted 1983. These were few and ineffective. Surface owners were given only 15 days’ notice before the drilling commences, with no options for input about what parts of their property will be taken by the operators. More
Issues: FrackingOil and GasPipelinesWater
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