West Virginia Statutes
§ 22-6-35 — Civil action for contamination or deprivation of fresh water source or supply; presumption
West Virginia § 22-6-35
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 22ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
Art. 6OFFICE OF OIL AND GAS; OIL AND GAS WELLS; ADMINISTRATION; ENFORCEMENT
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 22-6-35 (2026).
Text
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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West Virginia § 22-6-35, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/22/22-6-35.