West Virginia § 22-6A-21 Establishment of public website information and electronic notification registry regarding horizontal well permit applications

West Virginia Statutes

§ 22-6A-21 — Establishment of public website information and electronic notification registry regarding horizontal well permit applications

West Virginia § 22-6A-21

Ch. 22ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

Art. 6ANATURAL GAS HORIZONTAL WELL CONTROL ACT

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W. Va. Code § 22-6A-21 (2026).

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(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, ind

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(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.