The Drilling Permit Application Process
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Rothman Gordon
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
What Can a Landowner Do When It Receives Notice of an Application for a Drilling Permit? Are There Objections That the Landowner Can File to the Application?
You, the landowner, have received notice that an application for a drilling permit for drilling a well on your land has been filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ("PA DEP"). What is the process? What can you do after you have received notice of the filing of an application for a drilling permit? Can you file an objection? If so, on what basis?
In Pennsylvania, no person can drill or alter a well without having first obtained a well permit. 58 Pa. C.S. § 3211(a). In order to obtain a permit, an application has to be filed with the PA DEP.