West Virginia Statutes
§ 22-6-35 — Civil action for contamination or deprivation of fresh water source or supply; presumption
West Virginia·Ch. 22 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES·Art. 6 OFFICE OF OIL AND GAS; OIL AND GAS WELLS; ADMINISTRATION; ENFORCEMENT
In any action for contamination or deprivation of a fresh water source or supply within one thousand feet of the site of drilling for an oil or gas well, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such drilling, and such oil or gas well, or either, was the proximate cause of the contamination or deprivation of such fresh water source or supply.
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Legislative History
1994 Reg. Sess., HB4065
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