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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Requirements.--A well operator of an unconventional well that transports wastewater fluids shall do all of the following:
(1) Maintain records for five years, in accordance with regulations under subsection (b) and on a form approved by the department, of the amount and destination of the fluids transported.
(2) Make the records under paragraph (1) available to the department upon request.
(b) Recordkeeping.--Recordkeeping requirements shall be determined by the department and shall include the following:
(1) The number of gallons of wastewater fluids produced in the drilling, stimulation or alteration of a well.
(2) Upon completion of the well, the name of the person or company that transported the wastewater fluids to a disposal site or to a location other than the well site.
(3) Each location where wastewater fluids were disposed of or transported and the volumes that were disposed of at the location other than the well site.
(4) The method of disposal.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 58 Pa.C.S.A. Oil and Gas § 3218.3. Transportation records regarding wastewater fluids - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-58-pacsa-oil-and-gas/pa-csa-sect-58-3218-3/
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