PA House Committee Amends the Private Water Well Construction Standards Bill

Posted by on June 25, 2013 · 1 Comment 

PA House Committee Amends & OK’s the Private Water Well Construction Standards Bill –The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee amended HB 343 to adopt the water well construction standards recommended by the American National Standards Institute/National Ground Water Association.  The amendments also prohibit DCNR from requiring a permit for construction or decommissioning of a water well and prevents the state or municipalities from metering or imposing a fee for private water usage.  PCPG supports the amendments and provided testimony in April before the committee recommending adoption of construction standards consistent with NGWA established standards.  The bill was reported to the full House and then referred to the House Rules Committee.  The text of SB 343 as amended can be found at the following link:

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2013&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=343

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HB 343 ESTABLISH STATEWIDE PRIVATE WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS (former HB 1855)

Posted by on May 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

The bill authorizes the Environmental Quality Board to establish water well construction standards through the adoption of rules and regulations of the DEP that are generally consistent with the National Groundwater Association construction standards.

Specifically, the legislation would establish construction standards, including the decommissioning of abandoned wells, to be followed by water well drillers and owners.  Nothing in this legislation requires the metering of homeowner wells.

p. Ron Miller (R-York) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Minority Chair.

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