NDAC 43-02-02.4-30
Production equipment, dikes, and seals
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 43-02-02.4-30
Storage of brine solution in underground or partially buried tanks or containers is prohibited.
Surface tanks and production equipment must be devoid of leaks and in good condition. Unused tanks
and production equipment must be removed from the site or placed into service, within a reasonable
time period, not to exceed one year. Dikes must be erected and maintained around tanks at any
production facility.
Dikes must be erected around tanks at any new production facility within thirty days after the well
has been completed. Dikes as well as the base material under the dikes and within the diked area must
be constructed of sufficiently impermeable material to provide emergency containment. Dikes must be
of sufficient dimension to contain the total capacity of the largest tank plus one day's fluid production.
The required capacity of the dike may be lowered by the director if necessity can be demonstrated to
the director's satisfaction.
Numbered metal security seals shall be properly utilized on all access valves and access points to
secure the tank or battery of tanks.