West Virginia Code
Article 6A. Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act
§22-6A-21. Establishment of Public Website Information and Electronic Notification Registry Regarding Horizontal Well Permit Applications

(a) No later than ninety days after the effective date of this article, the secretary shall establish resources on the department's public website which will list searchable information related to all horizontal well applications filed in this state, including information sufficient to identify the county and approximate location of each horizontal well for which a permit application is filed, the referenced well application number, date of application, name of the applicant, and any written comments submitted by the public.
(b) The secretary shall also establish a registration and e-notification process by which individuals, corporations and agencies may register to receive electronic notice of horizontal well applications filings and notices, by county of interest. Once established, individuals, agencies and corporations interested who are properly registered to receive e-notices of filings and actions on horizontal well permits shall receive electronic notifications of applications and notices of permits issued for horizontal drilling in their designated county or counties of interest.

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West Virginia Code

Chapter 22. Environmental Resources

Article 6A. Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act

§22-6A-1. Short Title

§22-6A-2. Legislative Findings; Declaration of Public Policy

§22-6A-3. Applicability; Exceptions

§22-6A-3a. Karst Terrain; Rulemaking

§22-6A-4. Definitions

§22-6A-5. Application of Article Six of This Chapter to Horizontal Wells Subject to This Article

§22-6A-6. Secretary of Department of Environmental Protection; Powers and Duties

§22-6A-7. Horizontal Well Permit Required; Permit Fee; Application; Soil Erosion Control Plan; Well Site Safety Plan; Site Construction Plan; Water Management Plan; Permit Fee; Installation of Permit Number; Suspension and Transfer of a Permit

§22-6A-7a. Modifications of Permits

§22-6A-8. Review of Application; Issuance of Permit; Performance Standards; Copy of Permits to County Assessor

§22-6A-9. Certificate of Approval Required for Large Pits or Impoundment Construction; Certificate of Approval and Annual Registration Fees; Application Required to Obtain Certificate; Term of Certificate; Revocation or Suspension of Certificates; Ap...

§22-6A-10. Notice to Property Owners

§22-6A-10a. Method of Delivery of Notice

§22-6A-11. Procedure for Filing Written Comments; Procedures for Considering Objections and Comments; Issues to Be Considered; and Newspaper Notice

§22-6A-12. Well Location Restrictions

§22-6A-13. Plugging of Horizontal Wells

§22-6A-14. Reclamation Requirements

§22-6A-15. Performance Bonds; Corporate Surety or Other Security

§22-6A-16. Compensation of Surface Owners for Drilling Operations

§22-6A-17. Reimbursement of Property Taxes of Encumbered Properties

§22-6A-18. Civil Action for Contamination or Deprivation of Fresh Water Source or Supply; Presumption; Water Rights and Replacement; Waiver of Replacement

§22-6A-19. Offenses; Civil and Criminal Penalties

§22-6A-20. Division of Highways Certification

§22-6A-21. Establishment of Public Website Information and Electronic Notification Registry Regarding Horizontal Well Permit Applications

§22-6A-22. Air Quality Study and Rulemaking

§22-6A-23. Impoundment and Pit Safety Study; Rulemaking

§22-6A-24. Casing and Cement Standards