R 299.2462 Existing facilities; maintenance.

Rule 2462. (1) A permittee of a well shall maintain all existing dikes or fire walls installed before the effective date of these rules, and shall keep the reservoir free of oil, emulsions, waste products, stored products, tank bottoms, brine, water, vegetation, debris, or any flammable or combustible material. (2) The supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells may require surface facilities constructed before the effective date of these rules to be upgraded to meet secondary containment requirements of this part if the facility is substantially modified or if losses have resulted in pollution. (3) Before any modification of a secondary containment area, other than routine maintenance, a permittee of a well shall notify the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells in writing. The notification shall include a modified secondary containment plan reflecting the proposed changes. A permittee shall receive approval from the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells before making the modification. The supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells shall approve or deny the request within 11 days of receipt of the request. The supervisor of mineral wells may require an inspection of the modified secondary containment area before it is returned to service.