On January 12,
2016, the Fayette County Commission in West Virginia enacted an ordinance
banning the storage, disposal, or use of oil and natural gas waste in Fayette
County. This is the first county in West Virginia passing such ban on
wastewater disposal.
According to a media report, the ordinance was enacted in response to many
complaints and inquiries from Fayette County residents relating to spill and
leakage incidents from oil and natural gas wastewater disposal wells in the
Lochgelly area.
Another media report declared that “the ordinance gives both the county
commission and individual citizens the authority to seek legal action against
those who violate the law and authorizes Fayette County Circuit Court to impose
fines of up to $5 million and force the offenders to re-mediate any
environmental contamination or damage to public health.”
Written by Chloe Marie - Research Fellow
01/19/2016
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