W. Va. Code § 22-6-35

Current through 2024 Regular Session
Section 22-6-35 - Civil action for contamination or deprivation of fresh water source or supply; presumption

In any action for contamination or deprivation of a fresh water source or supply within one thousand feet of the site of drilling for an oil or gas well, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such drilling, and such oil or gas well, or either, was the proximate cause of the contamination or deprivation of such fresh water source or supply.

W. Va. Code § 22-6-35