Chapter 78a - UNCONVENTIONAL WELLS
- Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 78a.1 to 78a.2)
- Subchapter B - PERMITS, TRANSFERS AND OBJECTIONS
- Subchapter C - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (§ 78a.51 to 78a.70a)
- Subchapter D - WELL DRILLING, OPERATION AND PLUGGING
- Subchapter E - WELL REPORTING (§ 78a.121 to 78a.124)
- Subchapter G - BONDING REQUIREMENTS, version 2 (§ 78a.301 to 78a.314)
Notes
The provisions of this Chapter 78a issued under 58 Pa.C.S §§ 3202, 3215(e), 3218(a), 3218.2(a)(4), 3218.4(c) and 3274; section 5 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.5); section 105 of the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. § 6018.105); section 5 of the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. § 693.5); section 104 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. § 6026.104); sections 301 and 302 of the Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S. §§ 7110.301 and 7110.302); section 3 of the Unconventional Well Report Act (58 P.S. § 1003); section 13.2 of the act of July 10, 2014 (P.L. 1053, No. 126) adding section 1741.1-E of The Fiscal Code (72 P.S. § 1741.1-E); and sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§ 510-17 and 510-20), unless otherwise noted, unless otherwise noted.
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