Washington County, PA – Longwall Mining and Oil and Gas Drilling (March, 2016)

Pennsylvania State Plane South (3702), NAD 83, Feet - CCJ/RJH. March, 2016Data Sources: 1,000 foot well buffer created by RJH, Unconventional Gas Wells – PADEP. All other data PADEP unless marked.

Funded by a grant fromThe Colcom Foundation

Active Other Oil & Gas Well Permits (PADEP, 2016_02 / WVDEP, 2016_03)

! Active Drilling (PA and WV)

Active Deep Gas Well Permits (PADEP, 2016_02 / WVDEP, 2016_03)

1,000 Foot Well Permit Buffer (PA only)

Active, Vertical

Active, Horizontal

PA Longwall Mining Panels (PADEP, 2016_03)

Projected

Completed

Active

State Parks (PADCNR, 2009)

State Gamelands (PGC, 2007)

State Forests (PADCNR, 2006)

Counties (PennDOT)

Municipalities (PennDOT)

Highway (ESRI)

Limited Access (ESRI)

Major Road (ESRI)

Streams (USGS/NHD)

Transportation

PA Underground Mining Permit (PADEP, 2016_03)

Active

Completed

Pending

WithdrawnPA Non-attaining Streams (PADEP, 2016_01)

PA and WV Mined Out Legacy Areas(PADEP, 2016_03 / WVDEP, 2016_03)

PA Abandoned Mine Land Sites, (PADEP, 2014_04)

‘Non‐attaining Streams’ represents stream assessments in an 

integrated format for the Clean Water Act Section 305(b) 

reporting and Section 303(d) listing.  This data shows which 

evaluated stream segments did not meet standards for at least 

one for the following:  aquatic life, fish consumption, potable 

water supply, and recreation..

Washington County and the Marcellus Shale Play and the Pennsylvania Coal Fields

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