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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2019 - 2020 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted:	December 20, 2018 02:33 PM
From:	Senator John T. Yudichak
To:	All Senate members
Subject:	Improvements to DEP's Water Quality Testing Program

I am planning to reintroduce legislation (SB 392) to amend Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas Act (Title 58) with changes suggested in a report by the Auditor General regarding the Department of Environmental Protection’s water quality program (DEP’s Performance in Monitoring Potential Impacts to Water Quality from Shale Gas Development, 2009-2012).

Specifically, my legislation seeks to:

Give the department more time to conduct its investigation whenever a suspected water contamination incident involves the migration of natural gas;
Require the department to inspect each unconventional well site at least once a year after the well is in production;
In addition to wastewater fluids, require the department to maintain records on the generation, transportation, and disposal of drill cuttings;
Require the department to publish lists of probably causes of water supply contamination if they are supported by credible evidence; and
Require that well inspection reports include the written comments of the inspector as they relate to the well site.

I hope you’ll join me in sponsoring this important bill. Should have any questions, please contact my office at (717) 787-7105.

Previous co-sponsors include Senators Brewster, Costa, Farnese, Haywood, Hughes, Mensch, and Tartaglione.

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