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Communities Get Paid For Natural Gas Drilling

Local communities are getting paid for natural gas drilling. The money come from the Impact fee that has collected for than $200 million overall from drilling through 2011.

  • Washington County will recieve the most with $4.4 million.
  • Greene County will recieve $3.1 million.
  • Allegheny, Westmoreland, and Fayette Counties will each receive more than $1 million.

For a complete breakdown, click the link below:

Marcellus Shale Municipality Breakdown

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