Commissioners in Jefferson County recently passed a resolution showing the county's opposition toward injection disposal wells. 

In neighboring Clearfield and Elk counties, two oil and gas companies are applying for permits. 

Jefferson County commissioner, Jeffrey Pisarcik said that the county is against these wells. 

"I understand this water has to go somewhere, there is always a good place for it, but we really don't think it's down our old wells and especially when we have good water," Pisarcik said. 

Pisarcik told 6 News he and the other commissioners decided to draft and pass a resolution after seeing what's going on in Clearfield and Elk counties.

In December, a few hundred residents turned out for a public hearing over a proposed injection well along Highland Street Extension in Brady Township, Clearfield County. 

The following day the EPA held a public hearing in Elk County for a proposed injection well near James City.

"We have some of the best water in Pennsylvania and the United States in this area. We would never do anything to jeopardize that so the least we could do was pass this resolution stating that we're against it," he said. 

Pisarcik told 6 News the county opted from drafting an ordinance due to the fact that an oil and gas company could file a lawsuit if they were prevented from applying for a permit. 

Pisarcik said in the event a company wishes to drill an injection well in Jefferson County, they are prepared and hope that the community supports their opposing views.

"We would try to get every citizen in the county to be against it. When it comes to public views we would ask everyone to participate in that," he said.

The resolution does not ban an oil and gas company from applying for a permit. 

Commissioners said there are no official plans for an injection well in Jefferson County.