PA Department of Environmental ProtectionThe Environmental Good Samaritan Act protects landowners, groups, and individuals who volunteer to undertake certain types of reclamation projects from civil and environmental liability. Land reclamation projects covered under the Act are those that restore mineral extraction lands that have been abandoned or not completely reclaimed. Typical conditions that are suitable for land reclamation projects include entrances, refuse piles, dangerous highwalls, and unplugged oil and gas wells. Water pollution abatement projects covered under the Act are those that treat or stop water pollution caused by abandoned mines or oil and gas wells. This dataset identifies the locations of reclamation projects that were proposed to and approved by DEP in order to become eligible for protections under the Environmental Good Samaritan Act.ArcGIS DynamicMapLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/f5487b2bd296492097994a8ab5bd4c9b_37engPennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPublicEnvironmental Good Samaritan Act - Approved Reclamation Project Locations [Pennsylvania]Web servicesPennsylvaniaLast Modified: 2026-02-15