Pennsylvania § 3218.3 - Transportation records regarding wastewater fluids.
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§ 3218.3. Transportation records regarding wastewater fluids.
(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.
Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 4(3)(ix) of Act 13 of 2012 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3218.3 ("Transportation records regarding wastewater fluids.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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