Permitting

1. Application for a permit. a. Any person who is required to have a permit shall complete, sign, and submit an application to the state geologist. b. When the owner and operator are different, it is the operator's duty to obtain a permit. c. Applicants shall keep records of all data used to complete permit applications and supplemental information for at least three years. d. Operators of existing Class III injection wells shall submit a completed application on forms provided by the state geologist no later than four years after approval of the state program. e. Operators of new injection wells, unless covered by an existing area permit, shall submit an application within a reasonable time before construction is expected to begin. 2. Signatories to permit applications. Permit applications must be signed in accordance with the specifications in 40 CFR 144.32. 3. Duration of permits. Underground injection control permits for Class III wells are effective for a fixed term of not more than ten years. 4. Transfer of permits. Transfer of a Class III permit to a new permittee must be made in accordance with 40 CFR 144.38. 5. Modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination of permits. The commission shall modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate permits as specified in 40 CFR 144.39, 144.40, 144.41, and 124.5, at the request of any affected person or at the commission's initiative. All requests must be in writing and must contain information supportive to the request.