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Permalink Reply by Jelli on October 21, 2014 at 16:34

You could hire an attorney or do a search here and try to figure it out yourself. Most of the information will be from Pa. and may be for long term right of way, but it may give you some ideas as to what to consider in your contract.  No matter what the water resources people say, the agreement they send will probably give them permission to come on your property for however long they need, using whatever equipment they choose and installing any above ground pumps etc, they feel necessary. The contract may not address damages to surface, timber or stating your access to trails, logging roads etc. wont be compromised.  They will probably offer you $1 per foot.  If they are fracking 2 wells, you might be offered $2. 

Permalink Reply by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on October 24, 2014 at 3:07

Are they buying your water, or just laying pipe via the row?

Permalink Reply by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on October 24, 2014 at 3:13

IMO, you want to be sure that you have adequate protections, as Jelli states above, but if this water is being used for a well you are party to, I would not tend to make this process tedious for the operator. Get protections, get some cash and let them get in there as expedient as possible. As we know markets can change rapidly.

Permalink Reply by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on October 24, 2014 at 3:14

The great thing about this site is that there tons of gems hidden in the back pages. Here is a search of discussion mentioning water pipelines

http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-4090140519734877:160982733...

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on October 24, 2014 at 3:23

I'll second Keith's comment on the value of discussions in the archive.  When reviewing those discussion replies it is helpful to note the dates.  Some things change with time.