Pennsylvania Statutes Title 58 P.S. Oil and Gas § 1102. Findings and declarations

(1) The oil and gas industry needs reliable sources of water to drill, complete and hydraulically fracture conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells.

(2) An acceptable source of water for oil and gas development is treated mine water from coal mines.

(3) Treated coal mine water can be effectively substituted for fresh water for oil and gas well development, which conserves sources of fresh water.

(4) The purpose of this act is to protect a mine operator who provides treated mine water for the development of an oil or gas well from liability for the offsite use of treated mine water and to protect persons who use treated mine water to develop oil and gas wells from liability for the treatment or abatement of mine drainage or mine pool water.

(5) Treated mine water and mine drainage are not residual waste or solid waste for the purposes of the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97),  1 known as the Solid Waste Management Act.