WV House Energy approves watered down version of bill loosening regulations for storage tanks

By: Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 1,240

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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Lawmakers on the House Energy Committee passed an amended — and narrower — version of a bill on Tuesday that, if enacted, will loosen regulations for certain aboveground storage tanks in the state.

As amended in committee Tuesday, Senate Bill 641 would only apply to tanks holding 10,000 gallons or less of brine water. Those tanks would be downgraded from being “level 1” tanks to “level 2” tanks under the state’s Aboveground Storage Tank …

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