NDAC 43-02-02.1-13
Plugging and abandonment
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code § 43-02-02.1-13
1.
Any Class III permit must include conditions to ensure the well will be plugged and abandoned
so that movement of fluids is not allowed either into an underground source of drinking water
or between underground sources of drinking water.
2.
Any underground injection control permit must include a plan for plugging and abandonment
which shall be incorporated into the permit as a condition.
3.
Temporary intermittent cessation of injection operations is not considered abandonments.
4.
Prior to granting approval for plugging and abandonment, the state geologist shall consider
the information listed in 40 CFR 146.34(c).