Monitoring, Record Keeping, And Reporting Requirements

The Director may require monitoring, record keeping, and reporting by any owner or operator if the Director finds that the well may adversely affect a ground water source or is injecting a contaminant that could have an unacceptable effect upon the quality of the ground waters of the state. (7-1-25) 01. Monitoring. The Director may require, as conditions of the permit, the installation, use, and maintenance of monitoring equipment or methods including, but not limited to, the following: (7-1-25) a. Monitoring of injection pressures and pressures in the annular space between casings; (7-1-25) b. Flow rate and volumes; (7-1-25) c. Analysis of quality of the injected fluids for contaminants that are subject to limitation or reduction under the conditions of the permit; or other contaminants which the Director has reason to believe are in the injected fluids; (7-1-25) d. Monitoring of ground water through special monitoring wells or existing points of diversion for beneficial use in the zone of influence as determined by the Director; (7-1-25) e. A demonstration of the integrity of the casing, tubing, or seal of the injection well. (7-1-25) f. The frequency of required monitoring shall be specified in the permit when issued, except that the Director at any time may, in writing, require additional monitoring and reporting. (7-1-25) g. All monitoring tests and analysis required by permit conditions shall be performed in a state certified laboratory or other laboratory approved by the Director. (7-1-25) h. Any field instrumentation used to gather data, when specified as a condition of the permit, shall be required by the Director to be tested and maintained in such a manner as to ensure the accuracy of the data. (7-1-25) i. All samples and measurements taken for the purpose of monitoring shall be representative of the monitoring activity and fluids injected. (7-1-25) 02. Record Keeping. The permittee shall maintain records of all monitoring activities to include: (7-1-25) 3.01 - 4.00 3,500 4.01 - 5.00 4,000 Greater than 5.00 As determined by the Director Determined Radii of the Zone of Influence Based on Maximum Average Weekly Injection Rates (cfs) of Class V Injection Wells * Injection (cfs) Radius (ft) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 37.03.03 – Rules & Minimum Standards Department of Water Resources for the Construction & Use of Injection Wells Section 060 Page 20 a. Date, time, and exact place of sampling; (7-1-25) b. Person or firm performing analysis; (7-1-25) c. Date of analysis, analytical methods used and results of analysis; (7-1-25) d. Calibration and maintenance of all monitoring instruments; and (7-1-25) e. All original tapes, strip charts or other data from continuous or automated monitoring instruments. (7-1-25) 03. Reporting. Monitoring results obtained by the permittee pursuant to the monitoring requirements prescribed by the Director shall be reported to the Director as required by permit conditions. (7-1-25) a. The Director shall be notified in writing by the permittee within five (5) days after the discovery of a violation of the terms and conditions of the permit. If the injection activity endangers human health or a public or domestic water supply, use of the injection well shall be immediately discontinued, and the owner or operator shall immediately notify the Director. Notification shall contain the following information: (7-1-25) i. A description of the violation and its cause; (7-1-25) ii. The duration of the violation, including dates and times; if not corrected or use of the well discontinued, the anticipated time of correction; and (7-1-25) iii. Steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of the injection. (7-1-25) b. Where the owner or operator becomes aware of failure to submit any relevant facts in any permit application or report to the Director, that person shall promptly submit such facts or information. (7-1-25) c. The permittee shall furnish the Director, within a time specified by the Director, any information which the Director may request to determine compliance with the permit. (7-1-25) d. The Director shall be notified in writing of planned physical alterations or additions to any facility related to the permitted injection well operation. (7-1-25) e. Additional information to be reported to the Director in writing shall include: (7-1-25) i. Transfer of ownership; (7-1-25) ii. Any change in operational status not previously reported; (7-1-25) iii. Any anticipated noncompliance; and (7-1-25) iv. Reports of progress toward meeting the requirements of any compliance schedule attached or assigned to an approved permit. (7-1-25) f. All notices and reports submitted to the Director shall be signed and certified. (7-1-25) 05. Permit Assignable. Permits may be assigned to a new owner or operator of an injection well if the new owner or operator, within thirty (30) days of the change, notifies the Director of such change. The new owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the terms and conditions of the permit from the time that such change takes place. (7-1-25) 059. (RESERVED)