CARGOS POR PRUEBAS Y ANALISIS

A. La Junta podrá, cuando así lo estime apropiado, realizar pruebas relacionadas con una facilidad de inyección subterránea. Estas pruebas pueden estar relacionadas con el funcionamiento de la facilidad, O para determinar la cantidad de contaminantes inyectados y el grado de cumplimiento con las condiciones de permisos y disposiciones de este Reglamento. B. En caso de que la Junta opte por actuar conforme a la autoridad conferida por esta Regla y la Regla 106, la Junta podrá avisar al dueño u operador de la facilidad de sus propósitos y requerirá aquellas facilidades y aparatos necesarios para realizar dichas pruebas. C. El dueño u operador de la facilidad pagará un cargo por prueba montante a los costos incurridos por la Junta en la realización de la monitoría, análisis y pruebas. D. 1. Luego de terminada la prueba, la Junta notificará por escrito, al dueño u operador de la facilidad sobre el cargo a pagar. 2. Estos cargos deberán pagarse dentro de 30 días de la fecha de facturación. 3. En caso de cargos por pruebas y análisis pendientes de pago luego de los 30 días especificados en la subsección 2, la Junta podrá revocar O cancelar cualquier solicitud O permiso de operación otorgado a la facilidad de cuestión. 4. Posterior al pago del cargo por prueba y análisis correspondiente, la Junta enviará al dueño u operador de la facilidad copia del informe de la prueba. APENDICE A REQUISITOS DE CONSTRUCCION PARA SISTEMAS SEPTICOS APENDICE A REQUISITOS DE CONSTRUCCION PARA SISTEMAS SEPTICOS A. TANQUES SEPTICOS Los tanques sépticos deben ser a prueba de filtraciones y construídos de materiales no-corrosivos y duraderos. Las tapas de concreto se deben reforzar de manera que puedan resistir una carga estática de 732 kilogramos por metro cuadrado (150 libras pie cuadrado). Las tapas de concreto deberán tener un espesor de por lo menos 10 centímetros (4"). Los tanques se deben construir, ya sea de concreto armado pre-fabricado, de concreto armado vertido en el lugar, de metal cubierto con una capa bituminosa, O de otro material aprobado por esta Junta. 1. La construcción de tanques sépticos debe cumplir con las siguientes especificaciones: a. BOCAS DE ENTRADA Y SALIDA: La invertida del tubo de entrada debe estar localizada por lo menos 8 centímetros (3") más alta que la del tubo de salida. b. TABIQUES INTERCEPTORES: Los tabiques interceptores deberán estar colocados del 15 a 20 centímetros (6" a 8") de las paredes y extenderse por lo menos 15 cm (6") por encima del nivel del líquido y deberán tener un espacio de ventilación de 3 centímetros (1") entre el tope del tabique y el tanque de tratamiento. Los tabiques de entrada deben extenderse por lo menos 15 centímetros (6") por debajo del nivel de líquido, y los tabiques de salida deben extenderse bajo la superficie del líquido hasta una profundidad igual al 40% béndice A A-2 de la profundidad del líquido. Las T's sumergidas de materiales aprobados, con una sección corta del tubo extendiéndose hasta la profundidad requerida para los tabiques interceptores, podrán usarse como tabiques de entrada y salida. Véase Figuras 1 y 2. C. MEDIO DE ACCESOS Cada comportamiento de un tanque deberá ser provisto de un registro de acceso. Las aberturas de los registros deberán tener un diámetro de por lo menos 58 centímetros (23") d. COMPORTAMIENTOS MULTIPLES Los tanques que tienen dos comportamientos deberán tener el comportamiento de entrada de una capacidad no menor que la mitad (1/2) ni mayor de dos terceras parte (2/3) de la capacidad total del tanque. Véase Figura 2. e. TANQUES EN SERIES - Los tanques podrán estar conectados en series, siempre y cuando el número de tanques no exceda de dos (2) y el volumen del primer tanque sea igual O mayor que el volumen del segundo. f. INSTALACION La invertida del tubo de salida y todas las aberturas de un tanque deberán estar sobre la elevación estacional máxima del nivel freático. g. CAPACIDAD DEL TANQUE El volumen neto O capacidad efectiva por debajo del nivel del líquido en un tanque séptico, para flujos hasta de 1,500 galones diarios, deberá ser igual O por lo menos 1.5 veces el flujo de aguas usadas: (V= 1.5 Q) ndice A A-3 Para flujos mayores de 1,500 galones por día, la capacidad efectiva mínima del tanque debe ser por lo menos 1,125 galones más el 75% del flujo diario de aguas usadas; O V = 1,125 + 0.75 & donde V es el volumen neto del tanque en galones y Q es el flujo diario de aguas usadas en galones por día. La capacidad máxima permisible para un tanque séptico será para flujos hasta de 14,500 galones al día. La capacididad mínima del tanque será 450 galones. El flujo se determinará de acuerdo con la Tabla 1. h. PROFUNDIDAD DEL LIQUIDO - La profundidad mínima permitida para el líquido será de (4) pies (1.2 metros) en cada tanque O compartamiento. i. DIMENSIONES DE ANCHURA La dimension mínima de anchura permisible será de treinta y seis (36") pulgadas (91 cm) de ancho. j. PROFUNDIDAD - El fondo de cada tanque deberá estar localizado a una distancia mínima de cuatro (4') pies (1.2 metros) sobre el nivel freático. k. TRAFICO VEHICULAR - Para instalaciones localizadas debajo de entradas para vehículos, estacionamientos, en suelos muy saturados O sujetos a cargas muy pesadas, el tanque de tratamiento debe ser capaz de resistir un peso equivalente al de un camión H-20. Apen e A A-4 2. Condiciones de Saturación - En suelos donde el nivel freático podría subir a más de lamitad de la altura del tanque de tratamiento, se deberá tomar precauciones anti-flotantes. Se deberá añadir concreto a la parte superior del tanque O colocar anclas apropiadas a las almohadillas colocadas bajo el tanque. 3. Ubicación Cada tanque séptico deberá ser colocado a una distancia mínima de: a. Tres (3) pies (0.91m) de la colidancia de cualquier propiedad privada. b. Cien (100) pies (30.5 m) de cualquier fuente de agua potable. C. Tres (3) pies (0.91 m) de cualquier edificación. 4. Determinación de Flujo Para la determinación de flujo vea la Tabla 1. 5. Efluente El efluente del tanque séptico deberá ser tratado mediante cualquier sistema de percolación, según especificado en las Seccion B, C y D; y no será descargado a ningún cuerpo de agua receptor. 6. Trampa de Grasa - Se requerirá una trampa de grasa anterior al tanque séptico cuando las aguas usadas contengan aceite O grasa. B. SISTEMA DE TRINCHERAS El tipo y tamaño de un sistema dependerá del volumen estimado del flujo de aguas usadas, según determinado mediante la Tabla 1 de este apéndice, así como de la capacidad del suelo para filtrar las aguas usadas. 1. La Construcción de Trincheras Las trincheras de disposición deberán construirse de acuerdo con los siguientes estándares. A dice A A-5 a. Se deberá remover la vegetación de la superficie del área de disposición. b. El área del fondo de la trinchera deberá ser triturada O arada a fin de minimizar la compactación del terreno original. C. Las aguas usadas deuntanque de tratamiento O caja de distribución deberán ser descargadas al lecho mediante: i. GRAVEDAD - utilizando un tubo a prueba de filtraciones con un diámetro de por lo menos 10 CM (4") y con un declive de por lo menos 5mm por metro (1/16" por pie) ii. PRESION utilizando un tubo a prueba de filtraciones de por lo menos 3.8 cm (1.5") de diámetro. d. Las líneas de distribución - Los tubos perforados usados en el sistema de distribución deberán instalarse y alinearse de tal forma que las perforaciones queden en la parte inferior del tubo (mitad inferior). Entre el tanque de tratamiento y el área de disposición se instalará un tubo sin perforaciones. Toda la tubería debe cumplir con las normas para materiales especificadas en el Reglamento No. 7 de la Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico. e. La trinchera debe ser aproximadamente paralela a los contornos del terreno a fin de minimizar cualquier variación en la profundidad de la trinchera. ndice A A-6 f. El fondo del lecho de agregado de rocas y las líneas de distribución deben estar nivelados. g. No se permitirá la construcción de trincheras en suelos de alta permeabilidad cuyas tasas de percolación son mas rápidas de un (1) minuto por pulgada exepto cuando se pruebe a la Junta mostrando evidencia científica, que existe una capa O estrato impermeable entre el área donde descansarán las tricheras y el acuffero esté a más de 200 pies de profundidad. h. No se permitirá la construcción de trincheras en suelos con tasas de percolación más lentas desesenta (60) minutos por pulgada. i. El perímetro del área de disposición y de la extensión de relleno debe nivelarse y deberán construirse zanjas de desviación para desviar aguas subterráneas y superficiales cuando resulte necesario. j. El área de disposición y de relleno debe estabilizarse para evitar la erosión. k. No se permitirá la construcción de trincheras en áreas donde la elevación máxima del nivel freático se encuentre a menos de cuatro (4) pies bajo el fondo de la trinchera. 2. Criterios para el Diseño: Las trincheras de disposición deben diseñarse y construirse de acuerdo con los siguientes criterios: Apé ce A A-7 a. Dimensiones de las Trincheras i. Longitud máxima de la trinchera ... 30.5 metros (100 pies) ii. Anchura máxima de la trinchera 0.91 metros (3 pies) iii. Anchura mínima de la trinchera ... 0.46 metros (1.5 pies) iv. Profundidad máxima de la trinchera 0.91 metros (3 pies) V. Profundidad mínima de la trinchera 0.46 metros (1.5 pies) vi. Las trincheras deben tener un ancho y una profundidad uniforme. b. Sistema de Distribución i. El sistema de distribución debe ser diseñado para distribuir equitativamente las aguas usadas en el área de disposición. Las líneas de distribución deben colocarse a igual distancia en el área de disposición. Las líneas deben separarse según se especifica en la Tabla 2. ii. Las líneas de distribución (tubos de distribución) deben instalarse dentro de un lecho filtrante de grava con un espesor mínimo de seis (6) pulgadas (15 cm) hacia abajo y cuatro (4) pulgadas (10 cm) sobre la línea de distribución. Ape ice A A-8 iii. Se deberá cubrir completamente el agregado con una capa de por lo menos 5 cm (2") de heno O paja comprimido, o cualquier otro material aceptable a la Junta, para evitar que el material de relleno se filtre a través de la grava. iv. Se deberá colocar cuidadosamente de 20 a 30 centimetros (8" a 12") de relleno limpio sobre el heno, paja O cualquier otro material aceptable a la Junta. V. El relleno limpio se colocará en capas de 20 centímetros (8") y se compactará completamente según se va colocando. vi. La superficie del relleno deberá extenderse a la distancia de 1 metro (3.25') desde el área de disposición con una pendiente de 3% por ciento. vii. La distancia mínima entre la trinchera y el tanque de tratamiento deberá ser de 1.5 metros (5 pies) 3. El área de percolación de una trinchera se calculará mediante la siguiente fórmula: At= Wt X Lt donde: At= Area de percolación de la trinchera (en pies cuadrados) Wt= Anchura de la trinchera, (en pies) Lt- Longitud de la trinchera, (en pies) Esta área deberá ser igual que el área requerida tal como se específica en la Seccion F. endice A A-9 4. Las trincheras se usarán después de un tratamiento primario O secundario de las aguas. 5. Laaplicación de aguas usadas sin tratar en las trincheras no será permitida. 6. Vea la Figura 3 para un sistema de trincheras típico. Tabla 2: DISTANCIAS ENTRE TRINCHERAS Ancho de la trinchera en pulgadas Distancias mínimas entre la línea central de las trincheras en pies 18 a 24 6.5 sobre 24 a 30 7.0 sobre 30 a 36 7.5 C. LECHO DE PERCOLACION El sistema de lechos de percolación se construirá de acuerdo con la sección B (sistema de trincheras) con las siguientes modificaciones: 1. Separación mínima entre los tubos de distribución 1.8 metros (6 pies) 2. Anchura máxima del lecho 6.0 metros (20 pies) 3. Anchura mínima del lecho 0.91 metros (3 pies) 4. Profundidad máxima del lecho 0.91 metros (3 pies) 5. Profundidad mínima 0.46 metros (1.5 pies) 6. La distancia mínima que se debe mantener entre lechos con anchura de 3 a 6 metros (10' a 20') deberá ser de 7.5 metros (25 pies) Apé ce A A-10 7. La distancia mínima que se debe mantener entre lechos con una anchura de 1 a 3 metros (3,25' a 10') deberá ser de 3 metros (10 pies) 8. Los lechos de percolación se utilizarán después del tratamiento primario O secundario. 9. La disposición de aguas usadas sin tratar en lechos de percolación no será permitida. 10. Ver la Figura 4 para un sistema de lecho de percolación típico. 11. No se permitirá la construcción de lechos de percolación en áreas de donde la elevación estacional máxima del nivel freático se encuentra a menos de cuatro (4) pies (1.2m) debajo del fondo del lecho. D. POZOS FILTRANTES El tipo y tamaño de un sistema dependerá del volumen estimado del flujo de aguas usadas, según se determina de la Tabla 1 de este apéndice, así como de la capacidad de filtración del suelo. La construcción de pozos filtrantes deberá cumplir con lo siguiente: 1. Material de Construcción - Los tanques deberán estar construídos de materiales no corrosivos y duraderos. 2. Tapas - Las tapas de concreto deberán ser reforzadas para resistir una carga estática de 732 kilogramos por metro cuadrado (150 lbs/pies). 2 Las tapas de concreto deberan tener un espesor de por lo menos 10 centímetros (4") y deberán extenderse por lo menos 6 pulgadas (15 cm) en las paredes del pozo filtrante. endice A A-11 3. Medios de Accesos - Se deberá proveer cada tanque de un registro de acceso, Estos registros deben tener un diámetro de por lo menos 58 centímetros (23") O un cuadrado de 58 cm X 58 cm. 4. Tanques en paralelo o en Serie - Se permitirán tanques con distribución de flujo en paralelo o en serie con una distancia de separación mínima entre tanques que sea igual O mayor que "DBT". DBT= 3 X Dt para tanques circulares DBT= 3 X Lt para tanques rectangulares donde: DBT= Distancia entre tanques (en pies) Dt= Diámetro mayor del tanque (en pies) Lt= Longitud mayor del tanque (en pies) 5. Profundidad - El fondo del tanque deberá estar localizado a una distancia mínima de 1.2 metros (4 pies) sobre el nivel freático, 6. Ubicación - Cada tanque debe estar ubicado a una distancia mínima de 1.5 metros (5 pies) de la colindancia de una propiedad. - Cada tanque debe estar ubicado a una distancia mínima de 30,5 metros de cualquier fuente de agua potable. Cada tanque debe estarubicado a una distancia minima de 1,5 metros (5 pies) de cualquier edificación. Apendi A A-12 7. Configuración del Tanque a. Circular: Los tanques circulares deberán construirse de forma cilindrica con un diámetro uniforme. b. Rectangular: Los tanques rectangulares se construirán de tal manera que el fondo y el tope tengan las mismas dimensiones. 8) Las paredes de los tanques se construirán con bloques de concreto O con ladrillos, Los blocues y ladrillos se colocarán en columnas escalonadas O indentadas, con las uniones abiertas. Los bloques huecos se colocarán con las aberturas hacia el terreno. 9. El área de percolación de un pozo filtrante circular se calculará mediante la siguiente formula: Asp= Dp X 2 π X rp donde: Asp= Area de percolación del pozo filtrante (en pies cuadrados) Dp= Profundidad del pozo (en pies) (if = 3.1416 (constante) rp= Radio del pozo= diámetro del pozo (en pies) 2 Dicha área deberá ser igual O mayor que el área requerida según se especifica en la Seccion F. 10. El área de percolación de un pozo filtrante rectangular se calculará mediante la siguiente formula: péndice A A-13 Asp= (Lp X 2) + (Wp X 2) Dp donde: AsP= Area de percolación del pozo filtrante (en pies cuadrados) Lp= Longitud del pozo (en pies) Wp= Anchura del pozo (en pies) Dp= Profundidad del pozo (en pies) Esta área deberá ser igual O mayor que el área requerida según se especifica en la Seccion F. 11, No habrá un tubo de desague en estos pozos. 12, Los pozos de filtración se utilizarán después del tratamiento primario O secundario. 13. La disposición de aguas usadas sin tratar en los pozos filtrantes no está permitida. E. PRUEBA DE PERCOLACION La prueba de percolación se realizará según se especifica a continuación: 1. Excave un hoyo con las dimensiones de treinta 30 centímetros (1 pie) de ancho y de treinta 30 CM. (1 pie) de largo por sesenta 60 cm, (2 pies) de profundidad. 2. Llene el hoyo con agua y deje que ésta sea absorbida por el terreno, 3. Vuelva a llenarlo hasta una profundidad de treinta 30 cm. (12 pulgadas) : 4. Registre el tiempo que el terreno tarda en absorber los último quince 15 cm. (6 pulgadas) de agua. péndice A A-14 5. Divida este tiempo entre seis (6) Este será el resultado de la prueba de percolación en términos de minutos por pulgada. Este resultado debe ser sometido a la Junta debidamente firmado y sellado por un ingeniero con licencia dela Junta de Examinadores de Ingenieros, F. AREAS DE PERCOLACION E1 área de percolación se determinará utilizando el siguiente procedimiento: 1. Determine la tasa de aplicacion en galones por pie cuadrado por día mediante la siguiente formula: Qa= 5 LE T donde: Qa= Tasa de aplicación (galones/pie cuadrado/dfa) T= Resultado de la prueba de percolación, (minutos/pulgadas) 2. Determine el área de percolación necesaria utilizando la siguiente fórmula: A= 2 Qa donde: A= Area requerida (pies cuadrados) Q= Flujo (galones por dfa) Qa= Tasa de aplicación (galones/pies cuadrados/día) Apéndice A A-15 Tabla 1 APORTACIONES AL FLUJO DE AGUAS USADAS GALONES POR DIA Pequeñas viviendas y cabañas con ocupación de temporada. 50 Hogares unifamiliares, por unidad de vivienda 300 Proyectos de vivienda pública, por unidad de vivienda 200 Edificios de apartamentos y condominios, por unidad de vivienda. 225 Casas de húespedes y hospedajes, por persona 50 Desperdicios de cocina adicionales por huéspedes no-residentes 10 Restaurantes (desperdicios sanitarios y de cocina por cliente 10 Restaurantes (desperdicios de cocina por comida servida) 4 Campamentos turísticos O parques para remolques con baño central, por persona 35 Parques de casas móviles con baños individuales, por persona 50 Campamentos de recreación y esparcimiento (noche y día) con plomeria limitada, por persona. 50 Campamentos lujosos, por persona. 150 Campamentos de trabajo O de construcción (semi-permanente) por persona 50 Campamentos diurnos (no se sirven comidas) por persona 15 Escuelas diurnas sin cafetería, gimnasio O duchas, por estudiante 15 Escuelas diurnas sin gimnasio O duchas, con cafetería por estudiante 20 Apendice A A-16 GALONES POR DIA Escuelas diurnas con cafetería, gimnasio y duchas, por estudiante 25 Internados, por estudiante 100 Trabajadores dirunos en escuelas y oficinas, por persona/por turno 15 Instituciones que no son hospitales, por persona 125 Fábricas (galones por persona por turno, no incluye desperdicios industriales) 35 Parques para picnic (desperdicios sanitarios solamente) ; galones por persona 5 Parques para picnic con casas de baño, duchas e inodoros, por persona 10 Residencias de lujo y estancias, por persona 150 Moteles, (por espacio de la cama) 40 Moteles con baño. inodoros y desperdicios de cocina, por persona 60 Cines drive-in por espacio para carro 5 Cines, por asiento 5 Aereopuertos, por pasajero 5 Lavanderías de autoservicio (galones por máquina) 800 Tiendas (por servicio sanitario) 500 *Estaciones de gasolina, por vehículo servido (por empleado) 13 (16) *Barras, por cliente (por empleado) 5 (16) *Hoteles, por persona hospedada (por empleado) 60 (13) Oficina, por cada 1,000 pies cuadrados de espacio de piso 300 *Centro Comercial por espacio de estacionamiento (por empleado) 2 (15) Ap ice A A-17 GALONES POR DIA Carcel, por confinado (por empleado) 160 (16) *Casas de Descanso, por residente (por empleado) 119 (16) Apartamentos de verano, por persona 74 *Cafetería, por cliente (por empleado) 3 (13) Cocktail Lounge, por asiento 26 *Cafetín, por cliente (por empleado) 8 (13) Country Club, por miembro presente (por empleado) 132 (16) Salón de Comedor, por comida servida 13 Barraca dormitorio, por persona 46 *Piscina, por persona (por empleado) 13 (13) Cementerio, por empleado 25 *Ifiltraciones, por unidades de vivienda (por milla de tuberfa) 75 (10,000) *Hospital General, por cama (por empleado) 250 (16) *Hospital Mental, por cama (por empleado) 170 (16) *El flujo total será la suma de ambos flujos. A-18 FIGURA 1 Desagües Típicos en Tanques Sépticos que Minimizan los Sólidos Suspendidos en las Descargas Tabique Interceptor de escorias Tubo de desagüe del tanque Nivel del líquido Tabique Interceptor de gases Nivel de 0 Nivel del líquidos líquido Tubo de desagüe Tabique Intercepto Dispositivo de escorias Configuración del Tabique de Tabique Interceptor Interceptor de gases 20 de gases A-19 FIGURA 2 Típico Tanque Séptico de Dos Compartimientos Registros de Acceso Plano Tubo T Ventilador Entrada Desagüe Nivel del líquido Sección Longitudinal A-20 FIGURA 3 Sistema de Trinchera Típico Relleno Material que cubre la grava Grava de 3/4 - 2½ pulgadas de 1.5, 3 pies diámetro 4 pies Min. 1.5pies Tubo de distribución perforado Nivel Freático Máximo ⁶-12 pulgadas A-21 FIGURA 4 Típico Lecho de Percolación Caja de Distribución Tubo de distribución perforado Material que cubre la grava 6 Min 6 Min Camada de piedras de 3/4 a 2 1/2" de 4 pies mínimo diámetro Nivel freático máximo del agua subterránea O roca porosa APENDICE B REQUISITOS PARA FIS CLASES II (c) Y VII APENDICE B REQUISITOS PARA FIS CLASE II (c) Y VII A. Nuevas Facilidades Clase II (c) y VII 1. Disposiciones Generales a. Toda nueva facilidad Clase II (c) y VII usada para el almacenamiento subterráneo de flúidos será diseñada y construída de tal manera que, a opinion de la Junta, provee la máxima protección razonable contra escapes O derrames de la facilidad debido a corroción, roturas, falla estructural u otros medios. b. Las FIS Clase VII a ser instaladas deberán ser de pared doble O su equivalente. C. Las FIS Clase II (c) a ser instaladas deberán seguir las normas de diseño de Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Standard for Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids UL58, última edición. 2. Normas de Instalación a. Toda facilidad deberá ser instalada de acuerdo con las especificaciones del fabricante. b. Deberán ser instaladas al menos 100 pies de cualquier pozo de agua potable O FSAP. C. En áreas donde el nivel de agua subterráneo se encuentra sobre O a menos de 6 pies debajo del fondo de la excavación, se deberá instalar una capa de material impermeable al flúido almacenado alrededor del perímetro de la excavacion, Todo sistema de detección de escapes deberá estar Ap lice B B-2 localizado dentro de los confines del encerramiento formado por este material, d. Todo tanque subterráneo para el almacenamiento de substancias tóxicas O peligrosas deberá ser instalado con un sistema de contención y reclamo para prevención de la contaminación de una FSAP en caso de derrame. Dicho sistema deberá ser aprobado por la Junta previo a su instalación. 3. Protección contra desbordamiento a. Toda facilidad de almacenamiento subterráneo nueva deberá estar provisto con una medida para evitar desbordamientos. b. Estas medidas podrán consistir pero no limitarse a lo siguiente: i. un aparato para evitar desbordamiento; ii, un envase de contención de flúido capaz de interceptar y evitar la salida de un derrame hacia el terreno O el agua subterránea: O iii, Cualquier otro método aprobado por la Junta. B. Integridad Mecánica para Facilidades Clase II (c) y VII Nuevas y Existentes: 1. Las facilidades Clase II (c) y VII para almacenamiento sub. terráneo de flúidos poseen integridad mecánica si: a. No existe un escape de flúidos almacenados procedente de la facilidad O sistema de almacenamiento (lineas de distribución de flúido, tanques, etc.) Apendice B B-3 b. No existe un movimiento de flúido almacenado hacia una Fuente Subterránea de Agua Potable a través de canales verticales adyacentes a la excavación. C. Uno de los siguientes métodos deberá ser usado para evaluar la ausencia de escapes bajo 1(a) anterior: i. Para la facilidad de almacenamiento: a. en caso de instalación de facilidad nueva: 1. Prueba de jabón antes de la colocación en la excavación y después de colocar en la excavación, de acuerdo a los requisitos del Boletín API No. 1615 establecido por American Petroleum Institute. b. En caso de facilidad existente: 1. Vaciar la facilidad O el tanque y proceder con la prueba de jabon anterior. ii. Para las líneas de distribución: a. En caso de instalación de líneas nuevas 1. Después de instaladas y antes de ser enterradas, las líneas serán desconectadas del tanque O facilidad de almacenamiento, selladas y sujetas a una presión de acuerdo con las especificaciones del fabricante y con el tipo de bomba instalada y cotejadas para escapes con una solución de agua y jabón. Ap ice B B-4 b, Para líneas existentes: 1. Desconectar las líneas de distribución, vaciarlas, y proceder con la prueba anterior para líneas nuevas. iii, Todo sistema instalado nuevo O existente debera ser sometido a una prueba hidrostática O de aire luego de las pruebas anteriormente descritas, para comprobar la integridad mecânica del sistema, C. Deteccion de Escapes 1. Toda facilidad Clase II (c) y VII deberá estar equipada con medios para calcular la entrega y consumo del flúido. Se deberá mantener un registro preciso de toda entrega y consumo. 2. Toda facilidad de almacenamiento deberá estar provista de medios de monitorear continuamente con exactitud, cualquier escape O derrame que pudiera ocurrir. 3. La retención de estos registros de monitoría y de entrega y consumo se mantendrá según dispone la Regla 114 C. 4. La detección de escapes y monitoría puede proveerse mediante un sistema eléctrico de detección de escapes contínuo; alarmas operadas visualmente u operadas por flotación, detectores de niveles flúidos, presion O vacio para facilidades de pared doble; pozos de observación y barrera O membranas colectoras; para FIS Clase II (c), una instalación de un tubo en U perforado es aceptable. Otros diseños equivalentes podrán ser usados, con aprobación de la Junta. Ap ice B B-5 5. En caso de ocurrir un escape de flúidos que viole las disposiciones de la Sección A.1.a. anterior, se deberá proceder conforme a lo dispuesto en la Regla 116 de este Reglamento. D. Abandono y Clausura de FIS Clase II (c) y VII 1. Una facilidad de almacenamiento subterráneo abandonada significa una que ha permanecido fuera de servicio por dos (2) años O más; O que ha sido declarada como abandonada por el dueño u operador. 2. Una facilidad fuera de servicio es una substancialmente vacía; O fuera de uso, lo cual significa el no llevar O extraer flúido de la facilidad. O fuera de mantenimiento; O fuera de control (sin atender O asegurar) ; O combinación de éstos. 3. Ninguna persona podrá usar O mantener la existencia de una facilidad de almacenamiento subterráneo abandonada. 4. Una facilidad de almacenamiento subterráneo podrá removerse de servicio si: a. tal facilidad es declarada abandonada, inmediatamente vaciada y removida dentro de noventa (90) días de la declaración y es deshechada como desperdicio, libre de vapores y suficientemente perforada como para que no pueda ser usada más, O b. tal facilidad es declarada abandonada, inmediamente vaciada y hecha inerte llenándola por completo de arena O concreto dentro de noventa (90) días. endice B B-6 5. Una facilidad de almacenamiento subterráneo podrá declararse temporeramente fuera de servicio si se planifica volver a ponerla en servicio dentro de dos (2) años de ser declarada temporeramente fuera de servicio y se vuelve a poner en servicio dentro de esos dos (2) años; es vaciada de su contenido inmediatamente y se tapan y aseguran contra vandalismo el conducto O línea de alimentación, la abertura del calibrador y bomba de succión; y se deja abierto el respiradero. 6. Cualquier declaración de abandono de facilidad O remoción temporera de servicio deberá ser notificada a la Junta por escrito dentro de los 30 días subsiguientes a dicha declaración por el dueño u operador. Federal Register 48. No. 81 Friday, April 1. 1983 Rules and Regulations 14189 Subpart C-Authorization of Underground (3) Section 1423 of SDWA provides Injection by Rule procedures for EPA enforcement of UIC Sec requirements. 144.21 Existing Class 1. a (except emhanced (4) Section 1431 authorizes the recovery and hydrocarbon storage) and Administrator to take action to protect III wells. the health of persons when a 144.22 Existing Class II enhanced recovery contaminant which is present in or may and hydrocarbon starage wells. 144.23 Class IV wells. enter a public water system may present 144.24 Class y wells. an imminent and substantial 144.25 Requiring I permit. endangerment to the health of persons. 144.28 Inventory requirements. (5) Section 1445 of SDWA authorizes Subpart D-Authorization by Permit the promulgation of regulations for such recordkeeping. reporting. and monitoring 144.31 Authorization for a permit authorization by permit. requirements "as the Administrator may 144.32 Signatories to permit application and reasonably require to assist him in reports. establishing regulations under this title," 144.28 Area permits. and a "right of entry and inspection to 144.30 Emergency permits. determine compliance with this title. 144.35 Rifect of a permit including for this purpose, inspection. at 144.36 Duration of permits. reasonable time. or records. files, 144.37 Continuation of expiring permits. 144.38 Transfer of permits. papers, processes. controls. and 144.39 Modification or revecation and facilities reissuance of permits. (6) Section 1450 of SDWA authorizes 144.00 Termination of permits. the Administrator "to prescribe such 144.41 Minor modifications of permits. regulations as are necessary or Subpart E-Permit Conditions appropriate to carry out his functions" 144.51 Conditions applicable to all permits. under SDWA. 144.52 Establishing permit conditions (c) Overview of the UTC program. An 144.53 Schedule of Compliance. UIC program is necessary in any State 144.54 Requirements for recording and listed by EPA under section 1422 of the reporting of memitoring results. SDWA. Because all States have been 144.55 Corrective action. listed. the SDWA requires all States to Authority: Pub. L $3-523. as amended by submit an UIC program within 270 days Pub. L 25-190. Pub. L 99-83 and Pab. L - after July 24, 1980, the effective date of 502, 42 USC snof at seq. 40 CFR Part 146, which was the final Subpart A-General Provisions element of the UIC minimum 144.1 Purpose and scope of Part 144. requirements to be originally (a) Contants of Part 144. The promulgated. unless the Administrator regulations in this Part net forth grants an extension. which can be for a requirements for the Underground period not to exceed an additional 270 Injection Centrol (UIC) Program days. If a State fails to submit an promulgated under Part C of the Safe approvable program. EPA will establish Part 144 is added to read as follows: Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (Pub. L 95- a program for that State. Once a 529. as amended by Pub. L 85-190. 42 program is established. SDWA provides PART 144-UNDERGROUND U.S.C. 300f et seq.) and, to the extent that all underground injections in listed INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM that they deal with haxardous waste. the States are unlawful and subject to Subpart A-General Provisions Resource Conservation and Recovery penalties unless authorized by a permit Act (RCRA) (Pub. L 94-580 as amended or a rale. This Part sets forth the Sec. by Pub. L 95-009, Pub. L 96-510, 42 requirements governing all UIC 144.1 Purpose and scope of Part 104. U.S.C. 6901 et mg). They apply to EPA. programs, authorizations by permit or 144.2 Promulgation of Class II Programs for Indian lands. and to approved States to the extent set rule and prohibits certain types of forth in Part 145. injection. The technical regulations 144.3 Definitions. 144.4 Considerations under Federal law. (b) Authority. governing these authorizations appear in 144.5 Confidentiality of information. (1) Section 1421 of SDWA requires the 40 CFR Part 146. 144.6 Classification of wells. Administrator to promulgate regulations (d) Structure of the UIC Program. 144.7 Identification of underground sources establishing minimum requirements for (1) Part 144. This part sets forth the of drinking water and exempted equifers. effective UIC programs. permitting and other program 144.8 Noncompliance and program reporting (2) Section 1422 of SDWA requires the requirements that must be met by UIC by the Director. Administrator to list in the Federal Programs. whether run by a State or by Register "sech State for which in his EPA. It is divided into the following Subpart B-General Program Requirements judgment a State underground injection subparts: 144.11 Prohibition of unauthorized injection. control program may be necessary to (i) Subpart A describes general 144.12 Prohibition of movement of fluid into assure that underground injection will elements of the program. including underground sources of drinking water. not endanger drinking water sources" definitions and classifications. 144.13 Elimination of certain class IV wells. and to establish by regulation a program (5) Subpart B sets forth the general 144.14 Requirements for wells injecting hazardous waste. for EPA administration of UIC programs program requirements. including the 144.15 Assessment of Class V wells. in the absence of an approved State performance standards applicable to all 144.16 Waiver of requirement by Director. program in a listed State injection activities. basic elements that 14190 Federal Register / Vol. 48, No. 64 / Friday. April 1. 1983 / Rules and Regulations all UIC programs must contain, and regulatory action will be established at quality and are gases at standard provisions for waiving permit of rule a later date. temperature and pressure for the requirements under certain In the meantime. If remedial action purpose of storage. circumstances. appears necessary, an individual permit (v) Any dug hole which is not used for (iii) Subpart C sets forth requirements may be required (§ 144.25) or the emplacement of fluids underground. for wells authorized by rule. Director must require remedial action or (3) The prohibition applicable to Class (iv) Subpart D sets forth permitting closure by order (§ 144.12(c)). During IV wells under 1 144.13 does not apply procedures. UIC program development, the Director to injections of hazardous wastes into (v) Subpart E sets forth specific may identify aquifers and portions of aquifers or portions thereof which have conditions, or types of conditions, that aquifers which are actual or potential been exempted pursuant to $ 146.04. must at a minimum be included in all sources of drinking water. This will permits. provide an aid to the Director in 144.2 Promulgation of Class II Programa (2) Part 145. While Part 144 sets forth carrying out his or her duty to protect all for Indian Lands. minimum requirements for all UIC USDWs. An aquifer is a USDW if it fits Notwithstanding the requirements of Programs, these requirements are the definition, even if it has not been this Part or Parts 124 and 146 of this specifically indentified as elements of a "identified." The Director may also chapter, the Administrator may designate "exempted aquifers" using promulgate an alternate UIC Program State application for primacy to administer an UIC Program in Part 145. criteria in 1 146.04. Such aquifers are for Class II wells on any Indian those which would otherwise qualify as) reservation or Indian lands. In Part 145 also sets forth the necessary elements of a State submission and the "underground sources of drinking promulgating such a program the water" to be protected. but which have Administrator shall consider the procedural requirements for approval of no real potential to be used as drinking following factors: State programs. water sources. Therefore. they are not (3) Part 124. The public participation (a) The interest and preferences of the requirements that must be met by UIC USDWs. No aquifer is an "exempted tribal government having responsibility Programs. whether administered by the aquifer" until it has been affirmatively for the given reservation or Indian lands: State or by EPA. are set forth in Part designated under the procedures in (b) The consistency between the 144.7. Aquifers which do not fit the 124. EPA must comply with all Part 124 alternate program and any program in definition of "underground sources of requirements: State administered effect in an adjoining jurisdiction; and drinking water" are not "exempted programs must comply with Part 124 as (c) Such other factors as are necessary aquifers." They are simply not subject to required by Part 145. These and appropriate to carry out the Safe the special protection afforded USDWs. requirements carry out the purposes of Drinking Water Act. (1) Specific inclusions. The following the public participation requirement of wells are included among those types by $ 144.3 Definitions. 40 CFR Part 25 (Public Participation), injection activities which are covered by Terms not defined in this section have and supersede the requirements of that the UIC regulations. (This list is not the meaning given by the appropriate Part as they apply to the UIC Program. intended to be exclusive but is for Act. When a defined term appears in a (4) Part 146. This part set forth the clarification only.) definition. the defined term is sometimes technical criteria and standards that (i) Any injection well located on a placed within quotation marks as an aid must be met in permits and drilling platform inside the State's to readers. authorizations by rule as required by territorial waters. Administrator means the Part 144. (ii) Any dug hole or well that is deeper Administrator of the United States (e) Scope of the Permit or Rule than its largest surface dimension, Environmental Protection Agency, or an Requirement. where the principal function of the hole authorized representative. The UIC Permit Program regulates is emplacement of fluids. (iii) Any septic tank or cesspool used Application m the EPA standard underground injections by five classes national forms for applying for a permit. of wells (see definition of "well by generators of hazardous waste, or by injection." 1144.3). The five classes of including any additions, revisions or owners or operators of hazardous waste' modifications to the forms: or forms wells are set forth in $ 144.6. All owners management facilities, to dispose of or operators of these injection wells approved by EPA for use in approved fluids containing hazardous waste. must be authorized either by permit or (lv) Any septic tank. cesspool. or other States, including any approved modifications or revisions. rule by the Director. In carrying out the well used by a multiple dwelling. mandate of the SDWA. this subpart community. or Regional system for the -Appropriote Act and regulations means the Solid Waste Disposal Act. as provides that no injection shall be injection of wastes. authorized by permit or rule if it results (2) Specific exclusions. The following amended by the Resource Conservation in the movement of fluid containing any are not covered by these regulations: and Recovery Act (RCRA): or Safe contaminant into Underground Sources (i) Injection wells located on a drilling Drinking Water Act (SDWA). whichever of Drinking Water (USDWa-see $ 144.3 platform or other site that is beyond the is applicable; and applicable regulations for definition), if the presence of that State's territorial waters. promulgated under those statutes. contaminant may cause a violation of (ii) Individual or single family Approved State Program means a any primary drinking water regulation residential waste disposal systems such State UIC program administered by the under 40 CFR Part 142 or may adversely as domestic cesspools or septic systems. State that has been approved by EPA affect the health of persons @ 144.12). (iii) Non-residential cesspools. septic according to SDWA 1 1422 Existing Class IV wells which inject systems or similar waste disposal Aquifer means a geological hazardous waste directly into an systems if such systems (A) are used "formation," group of formations, or part underground source of drinking water solely for the disposal of sanitary waste, of a formation that is capable of yielding are to be eliminated over a period of six and (B) have the capacity to serve fewer a significant amount of water to a well months and new such Class IV wells are than 29 persons a day. or spring. to be prohibited (§ 144.13). Class V wells (iv) Injection wells used for injection Area of Review means the area will be inventoried and assessed and of hydrocarbons which are of pipeline surrounding an injection well described Federal Register VoL 46, No. 84 Friday, April 1. 1983 Rules and Regulations 14191 according to the criteria set forth in Formation means a body of Permit means an authorization, 146.06 or in the case of an area permit, consolidated or unconsolidated rock license. or equivalent control document the project area plus a circumscribing characterized by a degree of lithologic issued by EPA or an approved State to area the width of which is either Kg of a homogenelty which is prevailingly. but implement the sequirements of this Part, mile or a number calculated according not necessarily. tabular and is mappable Parts 145, 146 and 124. "Permit" includes to the criteria set forth in 146.06. on the earth's surface or traceable in the an area permit (I 144.33) and an Contaminant means any physical. 4 subsurface. emergency permit 144.34). Permit does chemical. biological, or radiological Formation fluid means "fluid" present not include UIC authorization by rule substance or matter in water. in a "formation") under natural (I 144.81), or any permit which has not Director means the Regional conditions as opposed to introduced yet been the subject of final agency Administrator, the Administrator of fluids, such as "drilling mud." action, such as a "draft permit." EPA. or the State Director, as the Generator means any person, by site Person an individual, context requires. or an authorized location, whose act or process produces association, partnership. corporation. representative. When there is no hazardous waste identified or listed in municipality. State or Federal agency, or approved State program. and there is an 40 CFR Part 261. an agent or employee thereof. EPA administered program. "Director" Ground water means water below the Plugging means the act or process of means the Regional Administrator. land surface in a zone of saturation. stopping the flow of water, oil or gas When there is an approved State Hazardous waste means a hazardous into or out of a formation through a program. "Director" normally means the waste as defined in 40 CFR 261.3. borehole or well penetrating that State Director. Hazardous Waste Management formation. In some circumstances. however, EPA facility ("HWM facility") means all Project means a group of wells in a retains the authority to take certain contiguous land, and structures, other single operation. actions even when there is an approved appurtenances, and improvements on Radioactive Waste means any waste State program. In such cases, the term the land used for treating. storing. or which contains radioactive material in "Director" means the Regional disposing of hazardous waste. A facility concentrations which exceed those Administrator and not the State may consist of several treatment, listed in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix B, Director. storage, or disposal operational units Table II, Column 2. Draft permit means a document (for example, one or more landfills, RCRA means the Solid Waste prepared under $ 124.6 indicating the surface impoundments. or combination Disposal Act as amended by the Director's tentative decision to issue or of them). Resource Conservation and Recovery deny, modify. revoke and reissue, facility means "Hazardous Act of 1976 (Pub. L 94-580, as amended terminate, or reissue a "permit." A Waste Management facility" by Pub. L 95-609, Pub. L 96-510, 42 notice of intent to terminate a permit, Injection well means a "well" into U.S.C. 0901 at seq.). and a notice of intent to deny a permit, which "fluids" are being injected. Regional Administrator means the as discussed in $ 124.5 are types of Injection zone means a geological Regional Administrator of the "draft permits." A denial of a request for "formation" group of formations, or part appropriate Regional Office of the modification. revocation and reissuance, of a formation receiving fluids through a Environmental Protection Agency or the or termination, as discussed in 124.5 is "well" authorized representative of the not a "draft permit." Interstate agency means an agency of Regional Administrator. Drilling mud means a heavy two or more States established by or Schedule of compliance means a suspension used in drilling an "injection under an agreement or compact schedule of remedial measures included well." introduced down the drill pipe approved by the Congress, or any other in a "permit," including an enforceable and through the drill bit. agency of two or more States having sequence of interim requirements (for Emergency permit means a UIC substantial powers or duties pertaining example, actions. operations, or "permit" issued in accordance with to the control of pollution as determined milestone events) leading to compliance 144.34. and approved by the administrator with the "appropriate Act and Environmental Protection Agency under the "appropriate Act and regulations." ("EPA") means the United States regulations.* SDWA means the Safe Drinking Environmental Protection Agency. Major facility means any UIC "facility Water Act (Pub. L 93-523, as amended EPA means the United States or activity" classified as such by the by Pub. L 96-502; 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). "Environmental Protection Agency." Regional Administrator. or, in the case Site means the land or water area Exempted aquifer an "aquifer" of approved State programs, the where any "facility or activity" is or its portion that meets the criteria in Regional Administrator in conjunction physically located or conducted. the definition of "underground source of with the State Director. including adjacent land used in drinking water" but which has been Manifast means the shipping connection with the facility or activity. exempted according to the procedures in document originated and signed by the State means any of the 50 States. the 144.7. "generator" which contains the District of Columbia. Guam, the Existing injection welLmeans an information required by Subpart B of 40 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. the "injection well" other than a "new CFR Part 262. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the injection well." New injection wells means an Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and Facility or activity means any UIC "Injection well" which began injection the Commonwealth Northern Mariana "injection well." or an other facility or after a UIC program for the State Islands. activity that is subject to regulation applicable to the well is approved er State Director means the chief under the UIC program. prescribed. administrative officer of any State or Fluid any material or Owner or operator.means the owner interstate agency operating an approved substance which flows or moves or operator of any "facility or activity" program. or delegated representative of whether in a semisolid, liquid. sludge, subject to regulation under the UIC the State Director. If responsibility is gas. or any other form or state program. divided among two or more State or 14192 Federal Register / Vol. 48, No. 64 / Friday, April 1. 1983 / Rules and Regulations interstate agencies, "State Director" measures when feasible to mitigate (1) The name and address of any means the chief administrative officer of potential adverse effects of the licensed permit applicant or permittee: the State or interstate agency authorized activity and properties listed or eligible (2) Information which deals with the to perform the particular procedure or for listing in the National Register of existence, absence, or level of function to which reference is made. Historic Places. The Act's requirements contaminants in drinking water. State/BPA Agreement means an are to be implemented in cooperation agreement between the Regional with State Historic Preservation Officers I 144.8 Classification of unlis. Administrator and the State which and upon notice to, and when Injection wells are classified as coordinates EPA and State activities. appropriate. in consultation with the follows: responsibilities and programs. Advisory Council on Historic. (a) Class Stratum (plural strata) means a single Preservation. (1) Wells used by generators of sedimentary bed or layer. regardless of (c) The Endangered Species Act 16 hazardows waste or owners or operators thickness, that consists of generally the U.S.C. 1531 at seq. Section 7 of the Act of hazardous waste management same kind of rock material. and implementing regulations (50 CFR facilities to inject hazardous waste Total dissolved solids means the total Part 402) require the Regional beneath the lowermost formation dissolved (filterable) solida as Administrator to ensure, in consultation containing, within one-quarter mile of determined by use of the method with the Secretary of the Interior or the well bore, an underground source of specified in 40 CFR Part 136. Commerce, that any action authorized drinking water. UIC means the Underground Injection by EPA is not likely to jeopardize the (2) Other industrial and municipal Control program under Part C of the continued existence of any endangered disposal wells which inject fluids Safe Drinking Water Act, including am or threatened species or adversely affect beneath the lowermost formation "approved State program." its critical habitat. containing, within one quarter mile of Underground injection means a "well (d) The-Coastal Zone Management the well bore, an underground source of injection." Act, 18 U.S.C. 1451 et seq. Section 307(c) drinking water. Underground source of drinking water of the Act and implementing regulations (b) Class II. Wells which inject fluids: (USDW) means an aquifer or its portion: (15 CFR Part 930) prohibit EPA from (1) Which are brought to the surface in (a)(1) Which supplies any public issuing a permit for an activity affecting connection with conventional oil or water system; or land or water use in the coastal zone natural gas production and may be (2) Which contains a sufficient until the applicant certifies that the commingled with waste waters from gas quantity of ground water to supply a proposed activity complies with the plants which are an integal part of public water system: and State Coastal Zone Management production operations, unless those (i) Currently supplies drinking water program. and the State or its designated waters are classified as a hazardous for human consumption: or agency concurs with the certification (or waste at the time of injection. (ii) Contains fewer than 10,000 mg/l the Secretary of Commerce overrides (2) For enhanced recovery of oil or total dissolved solids: and the States nonconcurrence). natural gas; and (b) Which is not an exempted aquifer. (e) The Fish and Wildlife (3) For storage of hydrocarbons which USDW means "underground source of Coordination Act 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq., drinking water." requires the Regional Administrator, are liquid at standard temperature and Well means a bored, drilled or driven before issuing a permit proposing or pressure. shaft. or a dug hole, whose depth is authorizing the impoundment (with (c) Class III. Wells which inject for greater than the largest surface certain exemptions]. diversion. or other extraction of minerals including: dimension. control or modification of any body of (1) Mining of sulfur by the Frasch Well injection means the subsurface water, consult with the appropriate process emplacement of "fluids" through a State agency exercising jurisdiction over (2) In situ production of uranfum or bored. drilled, or driven "well;" or wildlife resources to conserve these other metals: this category includes only through a dug well, where the depth of in-situ production from ore bodies which resources. the dug well is greater than the largest (f) Executive orders [Reserved] have not been conventionally mined. surface dimension. Solution mining of conventional mines $ 144.5 Confidentiality of information. such as stopes leaching is included B § 144.4 Considerations under Federal law. (a) In accordance with 40 CFR Part 2. Class V. Permits shall be issued in a manner any information submitted to EPA (3) Solution mining of salts or potash. and shall contain conditions consistent pursuant to these regulations may be (d) Class IV with requirements of applicable Federal claimed as confidential by the submitter. (1) Wells used by generators of laws. These laws may include: Any such claim must be asserted at the bazardous waste or of radioactive (a) The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, time of submission in the manner waste, by owners or operators of 16 U.S.C. 1273 et seq. Section 7 of the prescribed - the application form or hazardous waste management facilities, Act prohibits the Regional instructions or, in the case of other or by owners or operators of redioactive Administrator from assisting by license submissions, by stamping the words waste disposal sites to dispose of or otherwise the construction of any "confidential business information" on bazardous waste or redioactive waste water resources project that would have each page containing such information. into a formation which within one- a direct. adverse effect on the values for If no claim is made at the time of quarter (%) mile of the well contains an which a national wild and scenic river submission, EPA may make the underground source of drinking water. was established. information available to the public (2) Wells used by generators of (b) The National Historic without further notice. If a claim is hazardous waste or of redioactive Preservation Act of 1966, 16 U.S.C. 470 asserted. the information will be treated waste, by owners or operators of et seq. Section 100 of the Act and in accordance with the procedures in to hazardous waste management facilities, implementing regulations (36 CFR Part CFR Part 2 (Public Information). or by owners or operators of redioactive 800) require the Regional Administrator, (b) Claims of confidentiality for the waste disposal sites to dispose of before issuing a license, to adopt following information will be denied: hazardous waste or redioactive waste Federal Register 1 Vol. 48, No. 04 Friday. April 1, 1963 Rules and Regulations 14193 above a formation which within onenecessary to demonstrate that the When a permittee has noncompliance of quarter (%) mile of the well contains a aquifer is expected to be mineral or more than one kind, combine the underground source of drinking water, hydrocarbon producing. Information information into a single entry for each (3) Wells used by generators of contained in the mining plan for the such permittee. hazardous waste or owners or operators proposed project, such as a map and (C) The date(s) and a brief description of hazardous waste management general description of the mining zone. of the action(s) taken by the Director to facilities to dispose of hazardous waste, general information on the mineralogy ensure compliance. which cannot be classified under and geochemistry of the mining zone, (D) Status of the instance(s) of paragraphs [a)(1) or (d) (1) and (2) of this analysis of the amenability of the mining noncompliance with the date of the section (e.g., wells used to dispose of zone to the proposed mining method, review of the status or the date of hazardous waste into or above a and a time-table of planned resolution. formation which contains an aquifer development of the mining zone shall be (E) Any details which tend to explain which has been exempted pursuant to considered by the Director in addition to or mitigate the instance(s) of $ 146.04). the information required by 144.31(g). noncompliance. (e) Class V. Injection wells not (2) For Class 11 wells, a demonstration (2) Instances of noncompliance to be included in Classes 1, II, III. or IV. of commercial producibility shall be reported. Any instances of made as follows: noncompliance within the following I 144.7 Identification of underground (i) For a Class II well to be used for categories shall be reported in sources of drinking water and exempted enhanced oil recovery processes in a successive reports until the aquifers. field or project containing aquifers from noncompliance is reported as resolved. (a) The Director may identify (by which hydrocarbons were previously Once noncompliance is reported as narrative description. illustrations, produced, commercial producibility resolved it need not appear in maps, or other means) and shall protect, shall be presumed by the Director upon subsequent reports. except where exempted under a demonstration by the applicant of (i) Failure to complete construction paragraph (b) of this section, as an historical production having occurred in elements. When the permittee has failed underground source of drinking water, the project area or field. all aquifers or parts of aquifers which to complete. by the date specified in the (ii) For Class II wells not located in a meet the definition of an "underground permit, an element of a compliance field or project containing aquifers from schedule involving either planning for source of drinking water" in 144.3. which hydrocarbons were previously construction or a construction step (for Even if an aquifer has not been produced, information such as logs, core specifically identified by the Director, it example, begin construction, attain data, formation description, formation is an underground source of drinking operation level): and the permittee has depth. formation thickness and not returned to compliance by water if it meets the definition in $ 144.3. formation parameters such as (b)(1) the Director may identify (by accomplishing the required elements of permeability and porosity shall be narrative description, illustrations, the schedule within 30 days from the considered by the Director, to the extent maps, or other means) and describe in date a compliance schedule report is such information is available. geographic and/or geometric terms, due under the permit. (such as vertical and lateral limits and $ 144.8 Noncompliance and program (II),Modifications to schedules of gradient) which are clear and definite. reporting by the Director. compliance. When a schedule of all aquifers or parts thereof which the The Director shall prepare quarterly compliance in the permit has been Director proposes to designate as and annual reports as detailed below. modified under 144.39 or 144.41 exempted aquifers using the criteria in When the State is the permit-issuing because of the permittee's 40 CFR 146.04. authority. the State Director shall submit noncompliance. (2) No designation of an exempted any reports required under this section (iii) Failure to complete or provide aquifer submitted as part of a UIC to the Regional Administrator. When compliance schedule or monitoring Program shall be final-until approved by EPA is the permit-issuing authority, the reports. When the permittee has failed the Administrator as part of a UIC Regional Administrator shall submit any to complete or provide a report required program. report required under this section to in a permit compliance schedule (for (3) Subsequent to program approval or EPA Headquarters. example, progress report or notice of promulgation, the Director may, after (a) Quarterly reports. The Director noncompliance or compliance) or a notice and opportunity for a public shall submit quarterly narrative reports monitoring report: and the permittee has hearing. identify additional exempted for major facilities as follows: not-submitted the complete report aquifers. For approved State programs (1) Format. The report shall use the within 30 days from the date it is due exemption of aquifers identified (i) under following format: under the permit for compliance $ 146.04(b) shall be treated as a program (i) Provide an alphabetized list of schedules, or from the date specified in revision under $ 145.32; (ii) under permittees. When two or more the permit for monitoring reports. 146.04(c) shall become final if the State permittees have the same name. the (iv) Deficient reports. When the Director submits the exemption in lowest permit number shall be entered required reports provided by the writing to the Administrator and the first. permittee are so deficient as to cause Administrator has not disapproved the (ii) For each entry on the list. include misunderstanding by the Director and designation within 45 days. Any the following information in the thus impede the review of the status of disapproval by the Administrator shall following order: compliance. state the reasons and shall constitute (A) Name, location. and permit (v) Noncompliance with other permit final Agency action for purposes of number of the noncomplying permittees. requirements. Noncompliance shall be judicial review. (B) A brief description and date of reported in the following circumstances: (c)(1) For Class III wells, the Director each instance of noncompliance for that (A) Whenever the permittee has shall require an applicant for a permit permittee. Instances of noncompliance violated a permit requirement (other which necessitates an aquifer exemption may include one or more the kinds set than reported under paragraph (a)(2) (i) under $ 146.04(b)(1) to furnish the data forth in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. or (ii) of this section), and has not 14154 Federal Register / VoL 48, No. 64 / Friday, April 1983 / Rules and Regulations returned to compliance within 45 days concerning noncompliance with permit accordance with $ 144.38, or the permit from the date reporting of requirements by major facilities in the may be terminated under $ 144.40 if noncompliance was due under the State in accordance with the following cause exists, or appropriate enforcement permit: or schedule. The Regional Administrator action may be taken If the permit has (B) When the Director determines that shall prepare and submit information for been violated. In the case of wells a patters of noncompliance exists for a EPA-issued permits to EPA authorized by rule, see # 144.21-24. major facility permittee over the most Headquarters in accordance with the (c) For Class V wells. if at any time recent four consecutive reporting same schedule. the Director learns that a Class V well periods. This pattern includes any QUARTERS COVERED BY REPORTS ON may cause a violation of primary violation of the same requirement in two NONCOMPLIANCE BY MAJOR FACILITIES drinking water regulations under 40 CFR consecutive reporing periods. and any Part 142, be or she shall: violation of one or more requirements in (Date too completion of reports) (1) Require the injector to obtain an each of four consecutive reporting January, February, and March May St individual permit; periods; or April, May, and June - 36 July, August, and September Nov. 30 (2) Order the injector to take such (C) When the Director determines Octster, November, and Do Feb 28 cember. actions (including where required significant permit noncompliance or closure of the injection well) as may be other significant avent has occurred, Reports must be made available = the public to tion and capying on this date necessary to prevent the violation: or such as a migration of fluids into a (3) Take enforcement action. USDW. (2) For all annual reports. The period (vi) All other. Statistical information (d) Whenever the Director learns that for annual reports shall be for the shall be reported quarterly on all other a Class V well may be otherwise calendar year ending December 31, with instances of noncompliance by major adversely affecting the health of reports completed and available to the facilities with permit requirements not persons, he or she may prescribe such public no more than 00 days later. otherwise reported under paragraph (a) actions as may be necessary to prevent of this section. Subpert B-General Program the adverse effect, including any action (b) Annual reports. (1) Annual Requirements authorized under paragraph (c) of this noncompliance report. Statistical section. 144.11 Prohibition of unauthortzed reports shall be submitted by the (e) Notwithstanding any other Injection. Director on nonmajor UIC permittees provision of this section, the Director indicating the total number reviewed, Any underground injection, except as may take emergency action upon receipt the number of noncomplying nonmajor authorized by permit or rule issued of information that a contaminant which permittees, the number of enforcement under the UIC program. is prohibited. is present in or is likely to enter a public actions, and number of pennit The construction of any well required to water system may present an imminent modifications extending compliance have a permit is prohibited antil the and substantial endangerment to the deadlines. The statistical information permit has been issued. health of persons. shall be organized to follow the types of 144.12 Probibilion of receivent of fluid 4 144.13 Elimination of certain Class IV noncompliance listed in paragraph (a) of into underground sources of drinking wells. this section. water. (2) For State-administered UPC (a) In addition to the requirement of (a) No owner or operator shall Programs only. In addition to the annual I 144.14, the following are prohibited: construct. operate, maintain. convert. noncompliance report, the State Director (1) The construction of any Class IV plug, abandon, or conduct any other shall: well for the injection of harardous injection activity in & manner that (i) Submit each year a program report waste directly into an underground allows the movement of fluid containing to the Administrator (in a manner and source of drinking water; any contaminant into underground form prescribed by the Administrator) sources of drinking water, if the (2) The injection of hazardous waste consisting of presence of that centaminant may cause directly into an underground source of (A) A detailed description of the a violation of any primary drinking drinking water through a Class IV well State's implementation of its program: water regulation under 40 CFR Part 142 that was not tn operation prior to july (B) Suggested changes. if any to the or may otherwise adversely effect the 18, 1960. program description (see i 145.23(f)) health of persons. The applicant for a (3) Any increase in the amount of which are necessary to reflect more permit shall have the burden of showing hazardous waste or change in the type accurately the State's progress in issuing that the requirements of this paragraph of hazardous waste injected into a well permits: are met. injecting hazardous waste directly into a (C) An updated Inventory of active (b) For Class I. II, and III wells, if any USDW. underground injection operations in the water quality monitoring of an (4) The operation of any Class IV well State. underground source of drinking water injecting hazardous waste directly into a (ii) In addition to complying with the indicates the movement of any USDW after 6 months following the requirements of paragraph (b)(2)(i) of contaminant into the underground approval or promulgation of a UIC this section, the Director shall provide source of drinking water. except as program for the State. the Administrator, on February 28th and authorized under Part 148, the Director (b) The probibition applicable to Class August 31st of each of the first two shall prescribe such additional IV wells does not apply to injections of years of program operation. the requirements for construction, corrective hazardous wastes into aquifers or information required in 40 CFR 148.15, action. operation, monitoring - portions thereof which have been 146.25, and 140.35. reporting (including closure of the exempted pursuant to $ 140.04 (c) Schedule. (1) For all quarterly injection well] as are necessary to reports. On the last working day of May, prevent such movement. In the case of 144.14 Requirements for wells injecting August, November, and February. the wells authorized by permit, these hazardows wants. State Director shall submit to the additional requirements shall be (a) Applicability. The regulations in Regional Administrator information imposed by modifying the permit in this section apply to all generators of Federal Register No. 8dd Relday. Apdl 11988 ules and Regulations 14195 hazardous avasts, Walver of operator maintains compliance with all sperators avasts Director. applicable-requirements. facilities. maing envaloes (a) does automocour (c) Requirements. Owners or of inject operators f wells authorized under this some chinking concertenc. the Director section shall comply with the following accompanied.by may authorize a requirements no later than one year 1 144.13g) stringent requirements that grease after authorization, except that where (b) Amthorization The SERVICE operater that made acconstruction, asschanied the referenced requirements apply to Injedt harminess the integuity expensation, monitioning. permittees, the terms "permit" and regulation - OFF "permittee" shall be read to include accompanied by document shall apply.far.estharization or 544.52 to the extest that the rules and those authorized by rule: to injectias withing reductions in mquirment in will (1) Section T44.31(s)-Iexemption in from where authorized by months afterthe approval ar fluids into an underground source of temporary permits): promulgation of the'State MIIC adrinking water. of (c) Requirements.Nn/additionits lb) Va records): camplying with the applicable abovemn of (3) within 24 drinking avaier, but themasism of hours): Part 146, the operation-of-sed endangaring computed (4) Section 144.51(n)-Inotice of facility meeting the requirements of under- 148/66(a) is enequal abandonment): paragraph (b) of this:section,whall the medius the well, the Birector may (5) The owner ST operator must comply with the:following: authorize a wall are project withhess prepare. maintain. andwomply with a (1) Netification. The ewner or stringent requirements forvoymation. plan forgingging dabandonment that operator comply with the monitoring. and reporting than required meets the requirements of $ 146.10 and notification requirements of Section 8810 in 40 CFR Part 146 or 144.52 to the is acceptable to the Director (for of Pub. L 94-580. extent that thereduction in purposes of this, paragraph. temporary (2) Identification number. The owner requirements will net result in an affinjection or operator shall comply with-the increased risk off movement offluids opera tionsi met andonment): requirements of 4D CFR 364.11. into en underground source of tirinking (8) Tlenoerating (3) Manifest system. The OWNEROR water. monitoring and reporting requirements operator shall comply with the (c) When reducing requirements under (except mechanical integrity) required to applicable recordkeeping and reporting paragraph.(s)-or (b) of this section, the be specified by 346.18.(Class 1). requirements for manifested wastes in Director shall prepare a wheet under I 146.28. (Classill) and 146.33 (Class 40 CFR 28471. 4 124.8 explaining the reasons for fire ma: (4) Manifest discrepancies. The owner action. (7) Sectien 1a.52(a)(7)-(financial or operator shall comply with 40 CFR responsibility): and Subpart C-Authorization-of $264.72. (8) Section 144.14(c)-{requirements Underground Injection by Rule for wells injecting hazardous waste) (5) Operating record. The owner or operator shall comply with 40 CFR $ 144.21 Existing Class 1,41 (except applicable to Class wells injecting 264.73(a), (b)(1). and (b)(2). enhanced recovery and hydrocarbon hazardous waste-only). (6) Annual report. The owner or storage) and # wells. 144.22 Existing Class H enhanced operator shall comply with 40 CFR Injection into existing Class-Lill recovery and hydrocarbon storage wells. $ 264.75. (except existing enhanced resovery and hydrocarbon storage). and III wells is Injection into existing Class II (7) Unmanifested waste report. The enhanced recovery and hydrocarbon authorized. owner or operator shall comply with 40 (a) Duration. The authorization under storage-wells is authorized for the life of CFR $264.75. this section expires: thewell or project. ).Persompel training. The owner or (1) Upon the effective Date of the (a) Owners or operators of wells operater shall comply with the permit or permit denial II a permit authorized under this section shall applicable personnel training application has been filed in a timely complywith the following requirements, requirements of 40 CFR I 264.16. manner us specified in 100 184.31(c)(1): except that where the referenced :(9) Certification of closure. When (2) Ifs permit application has not requirements applysto permittees the abandonmentis completed, the seviner been filed in a timely manner as terms "permit" and "permittee" shall be or operator must submit to the Director specified in 3 144.31(c)(1); or read to include rule and those certification by the owner or operator (3) Five years after approval or authorized by aule: and certification by an independent promulgation of the UIC program unless (1) Section 144.51(a)-(exemption registered professional engineer that the a complete permit application is fromatule where authorized by facility has been closed in accordance pending. temporary permit): with the specifications in 1 144.52(a)(6). (b) Class II and III wells in existing (2) Section 144.51(j)(2)-(retention or (d) Additional requirements for Class fields or projects. Notwithstanding the records): IV wells. (Reservad). prohibition in 144.11, this section (3) Section 144.51(i)(6)-Ireporting authorizes Class II and Class III wells or within 24 hours): $ 144.15 Assessment of Class V walls. projects in socisting fields or projects to .(4) Section 144.52(n)-inotice of Assessment of Class V Wells. The continue normal operations until abandonment): Director shall, within three years of the permitted. including construction, (5) The owner or operator-must approval of the program in a State operation. and plugging and prepare, maintain, and comply with a submit a report and recommendations to abandonment of wells as part of the plan for plugging and abentionment that EPA in compliance with $ 146:52(b). operation, provided the owner or meets the requirements of 1 166.10 and 14196 Federal Register Vol. 48, No. 64 / Friday, April 1, 1983 Rules and Regulations is acceptable to the Director (for. operator authorized by a rule to apply all underground injections wells are purposes of this paragraph. temporary for an individual or area UIC permit prohibited unless authorized by permit. intermittent cessation of injection under this paragraph only if the owner Persons currently authorized by rule operations is not abandonment): or operator has been notified in writing must still apply for a permit under this (6) Section 144.52(a)(7)-(financiai that a permit application is required. section unless authorization was for the responsibility); The notice shall include a brief life of the well or project. Rules (7) Section 146.08-(mechanical statement of the reasons for this authorizing well injections for which integrity); decision, an application form. a permit applications have been submitted (8) Section 148.22-(casing and statement setting a time for the owner or shall lapse for a particular well injection cementing requirements where operator to file the application. and a or project upon the effective date of the appropriate): and statement that upon the effective date of permit or permit denial for that well (9) The minimum operating, the UIC permit the rule no longer applies injection or project. Procedures for monitoring and reporting requirements to the activities regulated under the UIC applications, issuance and required to be specified by $ 146.23. Program. (b) Owners or operators of wells administration of emergency permits are (c) Any owner or operator authorized authorized under this section shall found exclusively in $ 144.34. by a rule may request to be excluded comply with the construction (b) Who applies? When a facility or from the coverage of the rules by requirements no later than three years, applying for an individual or area UIC activity is owned by one person but is and other requirements no later than operated by another person, it is the permit. The owner or operator shall one year after authorization. operator's duty to obtain a permit. submit an application under I 144.31 with reasons supporting the request. to (c) Time to apply. Any person who ! 144.23 Class IV wells. (a) Injection into existing Class IV the Director. The Director may grant any performs or proposes an underground wells as defined in $ 144.6(d)(1) is such requests. injection for which a permit is or will be required shall submit an application to authorized for up to six months after 144.26 Inventory requirements. the Director in accordance with the UIC approval or promulgation of the UIC Owners or operators of all injection program as follows: Program. Such wells are subject to the wells authorized by rule shall submit (1) For existing wells, as expeditiously requirements of $ 144.13 and $ 144.14(c). inventory information to the Director. as practicable but no later than 4 years (b) Injection into existing Class IV Any authorization under this subpart from the approval or promulgation of the wells as defined in 144.6(d) (2) and (3) automatically terminates for any owner UIC program. or as required under are authorized until six months after or operator who fails to comply within § 144.14(b) for wells injecting hazardous approval or promulgation of an UIC the time specified in paragraph (c) of waste. Program incorporating criteria and this section. (2) For new injection wells, except standards under Part 146, Subpart E (a) Contents. As part of the inventory, new wells in projects authorized under applicable to Class IV injection wells. the Director shall require and the Such wells are subject to the § 144.21(b) or covered by an existing owner/operator shall provide at least area permit under $ 144.33(c), a requirements of $ 144.14(c). the following information: reasonable time before construction is $ 144.24 Class V wells. (1) Facility name and location; expected to begin. Injection into Class V wells is (2) Name and address of legal contact: (d) Completeness. The Director shall (3) Ownership of facility: authorized until further requirements (4) Nature and type of injection wells: not issue a permit before receiving a under future regulations become and complete application for a permit except applicable. (5) Operating status of injection wells, for emergency permits. An application for a permit is complete when the $ 144.25 Requiring a permit. Note.-This information is requested on Director receives an application form (a) The Director may require any national form "Inventory of Injection Wells." and any supplemental information Class I. II. III, or V injection well OMB No. 158-R0170. which are completed to his or her authorized by a rule to apply for and (b) Notice. Upon approval of the UIC satisfaction. The completeness of any obtain an individual or area UIC permit. Program in a State, the Director shall application for a permit shall be judged Cases where individual or area UIC notify owners or operators of injection independently of the status of any other permits may be required include: wells of their duty to submit inventory permit application or permit for the (1) The injection well is not in information. The method of notification same facility or activity. For EPAcompliance with any requirement of the selected by the Director must assure administered programs, an application rule; that the owners or operators will be which is reviewed under I 124.3 is Note-Any underground injection which made aware of the inventory complete when the Director receives violates any authorization by rule is subject requirement. either a complete application or the to appropriate enforcement action. (c) Deadlines. Owners or operators of information listed in a notice of (2) The injection well is not or no injection wells must submit inventory deficiency. longer is within the category of wells information no later than one year after (e) Information requirements. All and types of well operations authorized the authorization by rule. The Director applicants for permits shall provide the in the rule; need not require inventory information following information to the Director. (3) The protection of USDWs requires from any facility with interim status using the application form provided by that the injection operation be regulated under RCRA, the Director. by requirements, such as for corrective Subpart D-Authorization by Permit (1) The activities conducted by the action, monitoring and reporting, or applicant which require it to obtain operation, which are not contained in $ 144.31 Application for a permit; permits under RCRA. UIC, the National the rule. authorization by permit Pollution Discharge Elimination system (b) For EPA administered programs, (a) Permit application. Except for (NPDES) program under the Clean the Director may require the owner or owners or operators authorized by rule. Water Act, or the Prevention of Federal Register Vol. 48. No. 04 Friday. April 1 1983 Rules and Regulations 14197 Significant Deterioration (PSD) Class II wells, paragraph (b) of this individually. provided:# the permit is under the Clean Air Act section), shall be signed fallows: for injection walls: (2) Name, mailing address, and (i)For cosporation:by a principal (1) Described and identified by location of the facility for which:the executive officer of Fleast She level of location in panill tion(s) If they application is-submitted. wice-president: are existing wells, cercept that the (3)Up to four SIC codes which best 12) For a partnership or sole Director may accepts single description reflect the principal products or services prepristership Thy ageneral partner or of wells with substantinly thessame provided by the facility. the proprietor. respectively; or schare oteristion: (4) The operator's name, address, (3) For a aumicipality, State Federal (2) Within the same well field. facility telephone townership states, or other public agency.day afther site, genermals ipmjedt, similar-unit in and status as Federal, State, private, principal executive or ranking elected the same State: public. or other autity. efficial (3) Operated by a-single owner BT (4) Winsther facility islocated on Tb) Reports. MI reparts required by operator, and Indian lands. permits. other information requested My (4) Used to mject other than (6) Tisting of all permits.or the Director. and il permit applications hazaitious waste. construction approvals received or submitted for Class wells-ander applied for under any of the Tollowing (b) Area permits shall specify: $144.31 shall be signed by a person described in paragraph (a) of this (1) The area within which programs: (i) Hasmilous Weste Management section, or by a duly authorized underground injections are authorized, and pregram under RCRA. representatie.ofthatpeson.Apemon (H)TTC program under SDWA. is a duly authorized sepresentative only (2) The requirements for construction, (iii) NPDES program under OWA. if monitoring. reporting, operation. and (is)Prewentionatf Signifimentt (1) The authorizations abandonment, Jor all wells authorized termination (PSD) program writing by a permon described in by the permit. paragraph (a) of this section: (c) The area permit may authorize the (v) cagnam the (3) The authorization specifies wither permittee to construct and operate, Clean-Air-Act. an individual ore positionharing convert. or plug-and abandon wells (wj) National Emission aderds for responsibility for the owerallmparation within the permit area previded: of the regulated facility or activity. such (1) The posmittee notifies the Director epproval amdorahe as the position of plant manager. at such time as the permit requires; Clean apperator of a well or.a well field (2) The additional-well satiafies the (wij) dumping permits antierche superintendent. exposition of aguivalent criteria in paragraph (a)sef this mantion Mariae Prataction/Reseamband responsibility JA duly authorized and meets the requirements specified in Sanchaaries.A representative may thus be either. the persuit ander paragraph; of this (viii) Dredge and fill permits entler named individual or any individual sention: and section 404 of CWA. occupying anamed position): and (3) The camilativ affects drilling Jinc) Dther relevant environmental T3) The written authorization. is and openati of additional injection parmits, including State permits. submitted to the Director. avells arecapaidered by the Birector (7)_A Appographic map for other mapilf [c)-Changes to authorization. If an the quanit a topegraphic map is unavailable) authorization under paragraph] of this application and are acceptable to the extending one mileibey the preparty section is nollonger telbscause a Director. bounderies of the source depicting the different initividual orpasitionhas (id) If the stermines that any facility and-each of te-intakemend responsibility for the overall operation will anountructed pursuant to paragraph discharge structures; eachofats of the facility. a new authorization deesnet satisfy any of hazardous waste destiment storage or disposal facilities; each well where satisfying the requirements of paragraph the requirements di peragraphs (d)(1) (b) of this section must be submitted to and (c)(2) off this section the Director fluids times the Director prior to or together with any may modify the permit under's 14439, underground: and those wells. springs, and other surface weller desdies. and reports. Information or applications to terminate under 1 144.40. or take be signed by an aufhorized enforcement action. If the Director drinking mater avails distall in yeshir representative. determines that complative effects are members.or atherwise applicant within a of (d) Certification Any person signing a unacceptable, the permit may be document under paragraph on(li) of modified under $ TH.39. facility property housthing. (4) A the naturest this section shall make the following certification: I 145.00 the business. d certify under the (d) Coverage. Notwithstanding any #) Recordkeeping Applicanterell **aap records of all.deterused.de have personally examined and - familiar other provision of this Part OT Part 124. completeparmit-agplicstiens eadany with the informa subraitted in this the Director may temporarily permit a Bocument and fill attachments and That, underground injection which supplemental information submitted based on my inquiry # those inilividuals las not otherwise been authorized by under $ 144.31 for a paried efat least 3 immediately responsible for obtaining the rule or permit* years from the date the application.is Information Obdieve That T1) imminent and adbstaritial signed. time, account te, complete Immediate that endangerment to the health of persons (g) Contenterol IPC application thereaurestigntficent penalties wabsitting will result miless a temporary [Reserved]] emergency permit isgranted: or $ 144.32 Signatures to permit applications (2) A substantial and irretrievable loss and reports. 144.33 Are permits. of oil or gas RESOURCES will occur anless 1d) Applications. All permit (a) The Tiractormay issue 1 parmit.on a temporary emergency permit is applications. except those submitted for an assa basis. rather than for each well granted term Class wall; and 14198 Federal Register / Vol. 48, No. 64 / Friday. April 1, 1983 / Rules and Regulations (i) Timely application for a permit not to exceed 10 years. UIC permits for effective date of the State-issued new could not practicably have been made: Class II and III wells shall be issued for permit. and a period up to the operating life of the (ii) The injection will not result in the facility. The Director shall review each I 144.38 Transfer of permits. movement of fluids into underground issued Class II or III well UIC permit at (a) Transfers by modification. Except sources of drinking water; or least once every 5 years to determine as provided in paragraph (b) of this (3) A substantial delay in production whether it should be modified. revoked section, a permit may be transferred by of oil or gas resources will occur unless and reissued, terminated. or a minor the permittee to a new owner or a temporary emergency permit is modification made as provided in operator only if the permit has been granted to a new Class II well and the 144.39, 144.40, and 144.41. modified or revoked and reissued (under temporary authorization will not result (b) Except as provided in 144.37, the $ 144.39(b)(2)). or a minor modification in the movement of fluids into an term of a permit shall not be extended made (under $ 144.41(d)). to identify the underground source of drinking water, by modification beyond the maximum new permittee and incorporate such (b) Requirements for issuance. duration specified in this section. other requirements as may be necessary (1) Any temporary permit under (c) The Director may issue any permit under the Safe Drinking Water Act. paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall be for a duration that is less than the full (b) Automatic transfers. As an for no longer term than required to allowable term under this section. alternative to transfers under paragraph prevent the hazard. (a) of this section. any.UIC permit for a (2) Any temporary permit under 144.37 Continuation of expiring permits. well not injecting hazardous waste may paragraph (a)(2) of this section shall be (a) EPA permits. When EPA is the be automatically transferred to a new for no longer than 90 days, except that if permit-issuing authority, the conditions permittee if: a permit application has been submitted of an expired permit continue in force (1) The current permittee notifies the prior to the expiration of the 90-day under 5 U.S.C. 558(c) until the effective Director at least 30 days in advance of period, the Director may extend the date of a new permit if: the proposed transfer date referred to in temporary permit until final action on (1) The permittee has submitted a paragraph (b)(2) of this section: the application. timely application which is a complete (3) Any temporary permit under (2) The notice includes a written application for a new permit; and paragraph (a)(3) of this section shall be agreement between the existing and (2) The Regional Administrator, issued only after a complete permit new permittees containing a specific through no fault of the permittee does application has been submitted and date for transfer or permit responsibility,- not issue a new permit with an effective shall be effective until final action on coverage, and liability between them, date on or before the expiration date of and the notice demonstrates that the the application. the previous permit (for example, when (4) Notice of any temporary permit financial responsibility requirements of issuance is impracticable due to time or under this paragraph shall be published $ 144.52(a)(7) will be met by the new resource constraints). in accordance with $ 124.11 within 10 permittee; and (b) Effect. Permits continued under days of the issuance of the permit. this section remain fully effective and (3) The Director does not notify the (5) The temporary permit under this enforceable. existing permittee and the proposed new section may be either oral or written. if permittee of his or her intent to modify (c) Enforcement. When the permittee oral, it must be followed within 5 or revoke and reissue the permit. A is not in compliance with the conditions calendar days by a written temporary modification under this paragraph may of the expiring or expired permit the emergency permit. also be a minor modification under Regional Administrator may choose to (6) The Director shall condition the $ 144.41. If this notice is not received, do any or all of the following: temporary permit in any manner he or the transfer is effective on the date (1) Initiate enforcement action based she determines is necessary to ensure specified in the agreement mentioned in that the injection will not result in the upon the permit which has been paragraph (b)(2) of this section. continued; movement of fluids into an underground (2) Issue a notice of intent to deny the I 144.39 Modification or revocation and source of drinking water. new permit. If the permit is denied. the reissuance of permits. § 144.35 Effect of a permit. owner or operator would then be When the Director receives any (a) Except for Class II and Ш wells, required to cease the activities information (for example, inspects the compliance with a permit during its term authorized by the continued permit or be facility, receives information submitted constitutes compliance. for purposes of subject to enforcement action for by the permittee as required in the enforcement, with Part C of the SDWA. operating without a permit; permit (see § 144.51 of this chapter). However, a permit may be modified, (3) Issue a new permit under Part 124 receives a request for modification or revoked and reissued. or terminated with appropriate conditions: or revócation and reissuance under $ 124.5, during its term for cause as set forth in (4) Take other actions authorized by or conducts a review of the permit file) $144.39 and 144.40. these regulations. he or she may determine whether or not (b) The issuance of a permit does not (d) State continuation. An EPA issued one or more of the causes listed in convey any property rights of any sort, permit does not continue in force paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section for or any exclusive privilege. beyond its time expiration date under modification or revocation and (c) The issuance of a permit does not Federal law if at that time a State is the reissuance or both exist. If cause exists, authorize any injury to persons or permitting authority. A State authorized the Director may modify or revoke and property or invasion of other private to administer the UIC program may reissue the permit accordingly. subject rights, or any infringement of State or continue either EPA or State-issued to the limitations of paragraph (c) of this local law or regulations. permits until the effective date of the section, and may request an updated new permits, if State law allows. application if necessary. When a permit § 144.36 Duration of permits. Otherwise, the facility or activity is is modified, only the conditions subject (a) Permits for Class 1 and Class V operating without a permit from the time to modification are reopened. If a permit wells shall be effective for 8 fixed term of expiration of the old permit to the is revoked and reissued, the entire Federal Register Vol. 48, No. 64 / Friday, April 1, 1983 Rules and Regulations 14199 permit is reopened and subject to regulations if the remand and stay 144.41 Minor modifications of permits. revision and the permit is reissued for a concern that portion of the regulations Upon the consent of the permittee, the new term. See 1 124.5(c)(2) of this on which the permit condition was Director may modify a permit to make chapter. If cause does not exist under based and a request is filed by the the corrections or allowances for this section or § 144.41 of this chapter, permittee in accordance with I 124.5 changes in the permitted activity listed the Director shall not modify or revoke within ninety (90) days of judicial in this section, without following the and reissue the permit. If a permit remand. procedures of Part 124. Any permit modification satisfies the criteria in (4) Compliance schedules. The modification not processed as a minor $144.41 for "minor modifications" the Director determines good cause exists modification under this section must be permit may be modified without a draft for modification of a compliance made for cause and with Part 124 draft permit or public review. Otherwise, a schedule, such as an act of God, strike, permit and public notice as required in draft permit must be prepared and other flood. or materials shortage or other 144.39. Minor modifications may only: procedures in Part 124 must be followed. events over which the permittee has Ta) Correct typographical errors; (a) Causes for modification. The little or no control and for which there is (b) Require more frequent monitoring following are causes for modification. no reasonably available remedy. See or reporting by the permittee: For Class II or III wells the following also I 144.41(c) (minor modifications). (c) Change an interim compliance date may be causes for revocation and reissuance as well as modification: and (b) Causes for modification or in a schedule of compliance, provided revocation and reissuance. The the new date is not more than 120 days for all other wells the following may be cause for revocation or reissuance as following are causes to modify or, after the date specified in the existing alternatively. revoke and reissue a permit and does not interfere with well as modification when the permittee attainment of the final compliance date requests or agrees. permit: (1) Alterations. There are material and (1) Cause exists for termination under requirement: or substantial alterations or additions to I 144.40, and the Director determines (d) Allow for a change in ownership the permitted facility or activity which that modification or revocation and or operational control of a facility where the Director determines that no other occurred after permit issuance which reissuance is appropriate. justify the application of permit change in the permit is necessary, (2) The Director has received conditions that are different or absent in provided that a written agreement notification (as required in the permit. the existing permit. containing a specific date for transfer of see I 144.41(d)) of a proposed transfer of (2) Information. The Director has permit responsibility. coverage, and the permit. A permit also may be received information. Permits other than liability between the current and new modified to reflect a transfer after the for Class II and III wells may be permittees has been submitted to the effective date of an automatic transfer modified during their terms for this Director. cause only if the information was not (§ 144.38(b)) but will not be revoked and- (e) Change quantities or types of reissued after the effective date of the available at the time of permit issuance fluids injected which are within the (other than revised regulations. transfer except upon the request of the capacity of the facility 88 permitted and, guidance, or test methods) and would new permittee. in the judgment of the Director, would have justified the application of (c) Facility siting. Suitability of the not interfere with the operation of the different permit conditions at the time of facility location will not be considered facility or its ability to meet conditions issuance. For UIC area permits at the time of permit modification or described in the permit and would not ($ 144.33), this cause shall include any revocation and reissuance unless new change its classification. information indicating that cumulative information or standards indicate that a (f) Change construction requirements effects on the environment are threat to human health or the approved by the Director pursuant to unacceptable. environment exists which was unknown $ 144.52(a)(1) (establishing UIC permit (3) New regulations. The standards or at the time of permit issuance. conditions), provided that any such regulations on which the permit was alteration shall comply with the based have been changed by $ 144.40 Termination of permits. requirements of this Part and Part 146. promulgation of amended standards or (a) The Director may terminate a (g) Amend a plugging and regulations or by judicial decision after permit during its term, or deny a permit abandonment plan which has been the permit was issued. Permits other renewal application for the following updated under $ 144.52(a)(6). than for Class II or III wells may be causes: modified during their terms for this (1) Noncompliance by the permittee Subpart E-Permit Conditions cause only as follows: with any condition of the permit; (i) For promulgation of amended $ 144.51 Conditions applicable to all (2) The permittee's failure in the permits. standards or regulations, when: application or during the permit (A) The permit condition requested to The following conditions apply to all issuance process to disclose fully all be modified was based on a UIC permits. All conditions applicable relevant facts, or the permittee's promulgated Part 146 regulation: and to all permits shall be incorporated into misrepresentation of any relevant facts (B) EPA has revised. withdrawn, or the permits either expressly or by modified that portion of the regulation at any time: or reference. If incorporated by reference, on which the permit condition was (3) A determination that the permitted a specific citation to these regulations based. and activity endangers human health or the (or the corresponding approved State (C) A permittee requests modification environment and can only be regulated regulations) must be given in the permit. in accordance with I 124.5 within ninety to acceptable levels by permit (a) Duty to comply. The permittee (90) days after Federal Register notice of modification or termination; must comply with all conditions of this the action on which the request is based. (b) The Director shall follow the permit. Any permit noncompliance (ii) For judicial decisions, a court of applicable procedures in Part 124 in constitutes a violation of the Safe competent jurisdiction has remanded terminating any permit under this Drinking Water Act and is grounds for and stayed EPA promulgated section. enforcement action: for permit 14200 Federal Register / VOL 48, No. 64 / Friday. April 1, 1983 / Ruses and Regulations termination. revocation and reissument authorized representative upon the (1) Pleased changes. The permittee or modification: or for denial of a permit presentation of credentials and other shall give notice to the Director as soon renewal application: except that the documents as may be required by law, as possible of any planned physical permittee need not comply with the to: alterations or additions to the permitted provisions of this permit to the extent (1) Enter upon the permittee's facility. and for the duration such premises where a regulated facility or (2) Anticipated noncompliance. The noncompliance is authorized in an activity is located or conducted. or permittee shall give advance notice to emergency permit under 1 144.34. where records must be kept under the the Director of any planned changes in (b) Duty to reapply. If the permittee conditions of this permit; the permitted facility or activity which wishes to continue an activity regulated (2) Have access to and copy. at may result in noncompliance with by this permit after the expiration date reasonable times, any records that must permit requirements. of this permit. the permittee must apply be kept under the conditions of this (3) Transfers. This permit is not for and obtain a new permit. permit: transferable to any person except after (c) Need to halt or reduce activity not (3) Inspect at reasonable times any notice to the Director. The Director may a defense. Rt shall not be a defense for a facilities. equipment (including require modification or revocation and permittee in an enforcement action that monitoring and control equipment), reissuance of the permit to change the it would have been necessary to helt or practices, or operations regulated or name of the permittee and incorporate reduce the permitted activity in order to required under this permit; and such other requirements as may be maintain compliance with the conditions (4) Sample or monitor at reasonable necessary under the Safe Drinking of this permit. times, for the purposes of assuring Water Act. (See I 144.38; in some cases, (d) Daty to aritigate. The permittee permit compliance or as otherwise modification or revocation and shall take all reasonable steps to authorized by the SDWA. any reissuance is mandatory.) minimize or correct any adverse impact on the environment resulting from substances or parameters at any (4) Monitoring reports. Monitoring location. results shall be reported at the intervals noncompliance with this permit. (e) Proper operation and maintenance. (j) Monitoring and records. specified elsewhere in this permit. The permittee shall at all times properly (1) Samples and measurements taken (5) Compliance schedules. Reports of operate and maintain all facilities and for the purpose of monitoring shall be compliance or noncompliance with. or systems of treatment and control (and representative of the monitored activity. any progress reports on. interim and related appurtenances) which are (2) The permittee shall retain records final requirements contained in any installed or used by the permittes in of all monitoring information, including compliance schedule of this permit shall achieve compliance with the conditions the following: be submitted no later than 30 days of this permit. Proper operation and (i) Calibration and maintenance following each schedule date. maintenance includes effective recerds and all original strip chart (6) Twenty-four hour reporting The performance, adequate funding, recordings for centinuous monitoring permittee shall report any adequate operator staffing and training, instrumentation, copies of all reports noncompliance which may endanger and adequate laboratory and process required by this permit, and records of health or the environment, including: controls. including appropriate quality all data used to complete the application (i) Any monitoring or other assurance procedures. This provision for this permit, for a period of at least 3 information which indicates that any requires the operation of back-up or years from the date of the sample, contaminant may cause an auxiliary facilities or similar systems measurement, report, or application. endangerment to a USDW; or only when necessary to achieve This period may be extended by request (ii) Any noncompliance with a permit compliance with the conditions of the of the Director at any time; and condition or malfunction of the injection permit. (ii) The nature and composition of all system which may cause fluid migration (f) Permit actions. This permit may be injected fluids until three years after the into or between USDWs. modified, revoked and reissued, or completion of any plugging and Any information shall be provided terminated for cause. The filing of a abandonment procedures specified orally within 24 hours from the time the request by the permittes for a permit under $ 144.52(a)(6). The Director may permittee becomes aware of the modification, revocation and reissuance, require the owner or operator to deliver circumstances. A written submission or termination, or a notification of the records to the Director at the shall also be provided within 5 days of planned changes or anticipated conclusions of the retention period. the time the permittee becomes aware of noncompliance, does not stay any (3) Records of monitoring information the circumstances. The written permit condition. shall include: submission shall contain a description (g) Property rights. This permit does (i) The date, exact place. and time of of the noncompliance and its cause, the not convey any property rights of any sampling or measurements: period of noncompliance, including sort. or any exclusive privilege. (ii) The individual(s) who performed exact dates and times, and if the (h) Duty to provide information. The the sampling or measurements, noncompliance has not been currected. permittes shall furnish to the Director, (III) The date(s) analyses were the anticipated time it is expected to within a time specified. any information performed; continue; and steps taken or planned to which the Director may request to (iv) The individual(s) who performed reduce, eliminate. and prevent determine whether cause exists for the analyses; reoccurrence of the noncompliance modifying, revoking and reissuing, or (v) The analytical techniques or (7) Other noncompliance. The terminating this permit, or to determine methods used: and permittee shall report all instances of compliance with this permit. The (vi) The results of such analyses. noncompliance not reported under permittee shall also furnish to the (k) Signatory requirement. All paragraphs (i) (4), (5), and (6) of this Director. upon request, copies of records applications. reports. or information section, at the time monitoring reports required to be kept by this permit.' submitted to the Administrator shall be are submitted. The reports shall contain (i) Inspection and entry. The permittee signed and certified. (See $ 144.32) the information listed in paragraph (f)(8) shall allow the Director, or an (1) Reporting requirements. of this section. Federal Register / VoL 48, No. 64 / Friday,-April 1, 1983 / Rules and Regulations 14201 (8) Other information. Where the construction plans during construction may include, a condition prohibiting permittee becomes aware that it failed may be approved by the Administrator injection operations until the permittee to submit any relevant facts in a permit as minor modifications (§ 144.41). No shows to the satisfaction of the Director application. or submitted incorrect such changes may be physically under I 146.08 that the well has information in a permit application or in incorporated into construction of the mechanical integrity. any report to the Director, it shall well prior to approval of the (9) Additional conditions. The promptly submit such facts or modification by the Director. Director shall impose on a case-by-case information. (2) Corrective action as set forth in basis such additional conditions as are (m) Requirements prior to $ 144.55 and I 146.7 necessary to prevent the migration of commencing injection. Except for all (3) Operation requirements as set fluids into underground sources of new wells authorized by an area permit forth in 40 CFR Part 146; the permit shall drinking water. under I 144.33(c), 1 new injection well establish any maximum injection (b)(1) In addition to conditions may not commence injection until volumes and/or pressures necessary to required in all permits the Director shall construction is complete, and assure that fractures are not initiated in establish conditions in permits as (1) The permittee has submitted notice the confining zone, that injected fluids required on a case-by-case basis, to of completion of construction to the do not migrate Into any underground provide for and assure compliance with Director: and source of drinking water, that formation all applicable requirements of the (2)(i) The Director has Inspected or fluids are not displaced into any SDWA and Parts 144, 145, 146 and 124. otherwise reviewed the new injection underground source of drinking water, (2) For a State issued permit. an well and finds It is in compliance with and to assure compliance with the Part applicable requirement is a State the conditions of the permit; or 146 operating requirements. statutory or regulatory requirement (ii) The permittee has not received (4) Requirements for wells managing which takes effect prior to final notice form the Director of his or ber hazardous waste, as set forth in administrative disposition of the permit. intent to inspect or otherwise review the $ 144.14. For a permit issued by EPA. an new injection well within 13 days of the (5) Monitoring and reporting requirements as set forth in 40 CFR Part applicable requirement is a statutory or date of the notice in paragraph (m)(1) of 146. The permittee shall be required to regulatory requirement (including any this section, in which case prior inspection or review is waived and the identify types of tests and methods used interim final regulation) which takes permittee may commence injection. The to generate the monitoring data. effect prior to the issuance of the permit Director shall include in his notice a (6) Plugging and abandonment. Any (except as provided in $ 124.86(c) for reasonable time period in which he shall Class L II or III permit shall include, and UIC permits being processed under inspect the well. any Class V permit may include, Subparts E or F of Part 124). Section (n) The permittee shall notify the conditions to ensure that plugging and 124.14 (reopening of comment period) Director at such times as the permit abandonment of the well will not allow provides a means for reopening EPA requires before conversion or the movement of fluids either into an permit proceedings at the discretion of abandonment of the well or in the case underground source of drinking water or the Director where new requirements of area permits before closure of the from one underground source of become effective during the permitting project. drinking water to another. Applicants process and are of sufficient magnitude for a UIC permit shall submit a plan for to make additional proceedings I 144.52 Establishing permit conditions. plugging and abandonment. Where the desirable. For State and EPA (a) in addition to conditions required plan meets the requirements of this administered programs, an applicable in $ 144.51, the Director shall establish paragraph. the Director shall incorporate requirement is also any requirement conditions, as required on a case-byit into the permit as a condition. Where which takes effect prior to the case basis under 1 144.36, (duration of the Director's review of an application modification or revocation and permits). 1 144.53(a) (schedules of indicates that the permittee's plan is reissuance of a permit, to the extent compliance). I 144.54 (monitoring). and inadequate, the Director shall require allowed in $ 144.39. for EPA permits only I 144.53(b) the applicant to revise the plan, (3) New or reissued permits. and to (alternate schedules of compliance) and prescribe conditions meeting the the extent allowed under I 144.39 $ 144.4 (considerations under Federal requirements of this paragraph. or deny modified or revoked and reissued law). In addition, each permit shall the application. For purposes of this permits, shall incorporate each of the include conditions meeting the following paragraph, temporary intermittent applicable requirements referenced in requirements, when applicable. cessation of injection operations is not $ 144.52. (1) Construction requirements as set abandonment. (c) Incorporation. All permit forth in Part 146. Existing wells shall (7) Financial responsibility. The conditions shall be incorporated either achieve compliance with such permittee is required to maintain expressly or by reference. If requirements according to a compliance financial responsibility and resources to incorporated by reference. a specific schedule established as a permit close, plug. and abandon the citation to the applicable regulations or condition. The owner or operator of a underground injection operation in a requirements must be given in the proposed new injection well shall manner prescribed by the Director. The permit. submit plans for testing. drilling. and permittee must show evidence of construction as part of the permit financial responsibility to the Director 144.53 Schedule of compliance. application. Except as authorized by an by the submission of surety bond. or (a) General. The permit may, when area permit, no constuction may other adequate assurance, such as appropriate, specify a schedule of commence until a permit has been financial statements or other materials compliance leading to compliance with issued containing construction acceptable to the Director. the SDWA and Parts 144, 145, 146, and requirements (see $144.11). New wells (8) Mechanical integrity. A permit for 124. shall be in compliance with these any Class L II or III well or injection (1) Time for compliance. Any requirements prior to commencing project which lacks mechanical integrity schedules of compliance shall require injection operations. Changes in shall include, and for any Class V well compliance as soon as possible, and in 14202 Federal Register / Vol. 48, No. 64 1 Friday: April 1. 1963 / Rules and Regulations no case later than 3 years after the (II) One schedule shall lend to timely I 146.07) the Director shall require the effective date of the permit. compliance with applicable applicant to revise the plan. prescribe a (2) Interim dates Except as provided requirements; plan for corrective action as a condition in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section, If a (iii) The second schedule shall lead to of the permit under paragraph (b) of this permit establishes a schedule of cessation of regulated activities by a section, or deny the application. The compliance which exceeds 1 year from date which will ensure timely Director may disregard the provisions of the date of permit issuance. the schedule compliance with applicable 146.06 (Area of Review) and $ 146.07 shall set forth interina requirements and requirements; (Corrective Action) when reviewing an the dates for their achievement. (iv) Each permit containing two application to permit an existing Class II (i) The time between interire dates schedules shall include a requirement well. shall not exceed 1 year. that after the permittee has made a final (b) Requirements- (ii) If the time becausary for decision under paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this (1) Existing injection wells. Any completion of any interim requirement is section it shall follow the schedule permit issued for an existing injection more than 1 year and is not readily leading to compliance if the decision is well [other than Class II) requiring divisible into stages for completion. the to continue conducting regulated corrective action shall include a permit shall specify interim dates for the activities. and follow the schedule compliance schedule requiring any submission of reports of progress leading to termination if the decision is corrective action accepted or prescribed toward completion of the Interies to cease conducting regulated activities. under paragraph (a) of this section to be requirements and indicate a projected (4) The applicant's or permittee's completed as soon as possible. completion date. decision to cease conducting regulated (2) New Injection wells. No owner or (3) Reporting. The permit shall be activities shall be evidenced by a firm operator of a new injection well may written to require that if paragraph (a)(1) public commitment satisfactory to the begin injection until all required of this section is applicable. progress Director, such as a resolation of the corrective action has been taken. reports be submitted no later them 30 board of directors of a corporation (3) Injection pressure limitation. The days following each interim date and I 144.54 Requirements for recording and Director may require as & permit the final date of compliance. reperting of monitoring results. condition that injection pressure be so (b) Alternative schedules of All permits shall specify: limited that pressure in the injection compliance. A permit applicant or a) Requirements concerning the zone does not exceed hydrostatic permittee may cease conducting proper use. maintenance, and pressure at the site of any improperly regulated activities (by plugging and installation, when appropriate. of completed or abandoned well within the abandonment) rather than continue to monitoring equipment or methods area of review. This pressure limitation operate and meet permit requirements (including biological monitoring shall satisfy the corrective action as follows: methods when appropriate): requirement. Alternatively, such (1) If the permittee decides to case (b) Required monitoring including injection pressure limitation can be part conducting regulated activities at a type, intervals, and frequency sufficient of a compliance schedule and last until given time within the term of & permit to yield data which are representative of all other required corrective action has which has already been issued: the monitored activity including when been taken. (i) The permit may be modified to appropriate, continuous monitoring (4) Closs III Wells Only. When setting contain a new or additional schedule (c) Applicable reporting requirements corrective action requirements the leading to timely cessation of activities; based upon the impact of the regulated Director shall consider the overall effect or activity and as specified in Part 146. of the project on the hydraulic gradient (ii) The permittee shall cease Reporting shall be no less frequent than in potentially affected USDWs. and the conducting permitted activities before specified in the above regulations. corresponding changes in potentiometric noncompliance with any interim or final surface(s) and flow direction(s) rather compliance schedule requirement I 144.56 Corrective action. than the discrete effect of each well. If a already specified in the permit. (a) Coverage. Applicants for Class 1, decision is made that corrective action (2) If the decision to case conducting II, (other the existing), or III injection is not necessary based on the regulated activities is made before well permits shall identify the location determinations above. the monitoring issuance of a permit whose term will of all known wells within the injection program required in 1 146.33(b) shall be include the termination data, the permit well's area of review which penetrate designed to verify the validity of such shall contain a schedule leading to the injection zone, or to the case of determinations. termination which will ensure timely Class II wells operating over the fracture compliance with applicable pressure of the injection formation. all requirements. known wells within the area of review (3) If the permittee is undecided penetrating formations affected by the whether to casse conducting regulated increase in pressure. For such wells activities, the Director may issue or which are improperly sealed. completed. modify a permit to contain two or abandoned. the applicant shall also schedules as follows: submit a plan consisting of such steps or (i) Both schedules shall contain an modifications as are necessary to identical interim deadline requiring a prevent movement of Buid into final decision on whether to cases underground sources of drinking water conducting regulated activities no later ("corrective action"). Where the plan is than a date which ensures sufficient adequate. the Director shall incorporate time to comply with applicable it into the permit as a condition. Where requirements in a timely manner If the the Director's review of an application decision is to continue conducting indicates that the permittee's plan is regulated activities; inadequate (based OD the factors in Part 145 is added to read as follows: PART 145-STATE UIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Subpart A-General Program Requirements Sec. 145.1 Purpose and acope. 145.2 Definitions. Subpart B-Requirements for State Programs 145.11 Requirements for permitting 145.12 Requirements for compliance avaluation programs. 165.13 Requirements for enforcement authority. 145.14 Sharing of information. Federal Register an, No. as 1 Friday, April 1, 1983 y-Rules and Regulations 14203 Subpert C-State Program Submissions activities subject to the approved State (20) $ permit Sec. program. conditions): 145.21 General requirements for program (f) Any State program approved by (21) I 144.53(a)--(Schedzie of approvals. the Administrator shall at all times be compliance); 145.22 Elements of a program submission. conducted in accordance with the (22) $ 144.54-[Monitoring 145.23 Program description. 145.24 Attorney General's statement. requirements of this Part. requirements): 145.25 Memorandum of Agreement with the (g) Nothing in this Part prectudes a (23) 144.55-(Corrective Action): Regional Administrator. State from: (24) $ 124.3[a]-[Application for a (1) Adopting or enforcing permit); Subport D-Program Approval, Revision and Withdrawal requirements which are more stringent (25) 1 (d). and 10- or more extensive than these required (Modification of permits): 145.31 Approval process. 146.32 Procedures for revision of State under this Part: (26) I 124.6 (a). (c). (d), and (e)-(Draft programs. (2) Operating a program with a greater Permit): 145.33 Criteria for withdrawal of State scope of coverage then that required (27) I 124.8-IFact sheets): programs. under this Part. Where an approved (28) $ 124.10 [a)(1)(ii). (a)(1)(Hi), 145.34 Procedures for withdrawal of State State program has a greater scope of (a)(1)(v). (b). (c). (d). and (e)-(Public programs. coverage than required by Federal law notice): Authority: Pub. L 93-823, as amended by the additional coverage is not part of the (29) 1 124.11-(Public comments and Pub. L 95-190, Pub. L. 96-63 and Pub. 96- Federally approved program. requests for hearings): 502, 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq. (30) $ 124.12(a)-(Public hearings): I 145.2 Definitions. and Subpart A-General Program The definitions of Part 144 apply to all (31) 1 124.17 (a) and (c)-(Respanse to Requirements subparts of this Part. comments). $ 145.1 Purpose and scope. (b)(1) States need not implement (a) This part specifies the procedures Subpart B-Requirements for State provisions identical to the provisions EPA will follow in approving, revising. Pregrams listed in paragraphs (a) (1)-(31) of this and withdrawing State programs under section. Implemented provisions must, 145.11 Requirements for permitting. Section 1422 (undenground injection however, establish requirements at least control-UIC) of SDWA. and includes (a) All State programs under this Part as stringent as the corresponding listed the elements which must be part of must have legal authority to implement provisions. While States may impose submissions to EPA for program each of the following provisions and more stringent requirements, they may must be administered in conformance approval and the substantive provisions not make one requirement more lenient which must be present in State programs with each; except that States are not as a tradeoff for making another for them to be approved. precluded from omitting or modifying requirement more stringent: for example, (b) State submissions for program any provisions to impose more stringent by requiring that public hearings be held approval must be made in accordance requirements. prior to issuing any permit while with the procedures set out in Subpart (1) 144.9(b)-{Confidentiel reducing the amount of advance notice C. This includes developing and information): of such a hearing. submitting to EPA a program description (2) 1 144.6-{Classification of injection (2) State programs may. if they have (§ 145.23). an Attorney General's wells): adequate legal authority, implement any Statement (§ 145.24). and a (3) 1 144.7-{Identification of of the provisions of Parts 144 and 124. Memorandum of Agreement with the underground sources of drinking water See. for example $ 144.37(d) Regional Administrator (§ 145.25). and exempted aquifers): (continuation of permits) and I 124.4 (c) The substantive provisions which (4) 1 144.8-(Noncompliance (consolidation of permit processing). must be included in State programs to reporting): obtain approval include requirements (5) $ 144.11-[Prohibition of 145.12 Requirements for compliance for permitting. compliance evaluation. unauthorized injection): evaluation programs. enforcement, public participation, and (6) $ 144.12-(Probibition of (a) State programs shall have sharing of information. The movement of fluids into underground procedures for receipt, evaluation. requirements are found in Subpart B. sources of drinking water): retention and investigation for possible Many of the requirements for State (7) 1 144.13-(Elimination of Class IV enforcement of all notices and reports programs are made applicable to States wells): required of permittees and other by cross-referencing other EPA (8) 144.14-(Requirements forwells regulated persons (end for investigation regulations. In particular. many of the managing hazardous waste): for possible enforcement of failure to provisions of Parts 144 and 124 are made (9) I 144.21-3 144.26-{Authorization submit these notices and reports). applicable to States by the references by rule): (b) State programs shall have contained in $ 145.11. (10) I 144.31-{Application for a inspection and surveillance procedures (d) Upon submission of a complete permit); to determine, independent of program. EPA will conduct a public (11) $ 144.32-fSignatories): information supplied by regulated hearing. if interest is shown. and (12) 1 144.33-{Area Permits); persons, compliance or noncompliance determine whether to approve or (13) 1 144.34-(Emergency permits): with applicable program requirements. disapprove the program taking into (14) $ 144.35-(Effect of permit); The State shall maintain: consideration the requirements of this [15] $ 144.28-{Duration}: (1) A program which is capable of Part, the Sefe Drinking Water Act and (16) 1 144.38-(Permit transfer): making comprehensive surveys of all any comments received. (17) 1 144.39-(Permit modification): facilities and activities subject to the (e) Upon approval of a State program. (18) $ 144.40-(Permit termination): State Director's authority to Identify the Administrator shall suspend the (19) 144.51-{Applicable permit persons subject to regulation who have issuance of Federal permits for those conditions): failed to comply with permit application 14204 Federal Register / Vol. 48, No. 64 / Friday. April 1983 / Rules and Regulations or other program requirements. Any temporary restraining order) to stop any the penalty may be deferred or the compilation. index. or inventory of such unauthorized activity endangering public penalty may be forgiven in whole or facilities and activities shall be made health or the environment.) part, as circumstances warrant. In the available to the Regional Administrator (2)To sue in courts of competent case of a penalty for a failure to meet a upon request: jurisdiction to enjoin any threatened or statutory or final permit compliance (2) A program for periodic inspections continuing violation of any program deadline, "appropriate to the violation," of the facilities and activities subject to requirement, including permit as used in this paragraph. means a regulation. These inspections shall be conditions, without the necessity of a penalty which is equal to: conducted in a manner designed to: prior revocation of the permit, (1) An amount appropriate to redress (i) Determine compliance or (3)To assess or sue to recover in court the harm or risk to public health or the noncompliance with issued permit civil penalties and to seek criminal environment; plus conditions and other program remedies, including fines, as follows: (2) An amount appropriate to remove requirements: (i) For all wells except Class II wells, (ii) Verify the accuracy of information the economic benefit gained or to be civil penalties shall be recoverable for submitted by permittees and other gained from delayed compliance; plus any program violation in at least the regulated persons in reporting forms and (3) An amount appropriate as a amount of $2,500 per day. For Class II other forms supplying monitoring data; penalty for the violator's degree of wells, civil penalties shall be and recalcitrance, defiance, or indifference recoverable for any program violation in (iii) Verify the adequacy of sampling, to requirements of the law; plus at least the amount of $1,000 per day. monitoring. and other methods used by (ii) Criminal fines shall be recoverable (4) An amount appropriate to recover permittees and other regulated persons unusual or extraordinary enforcement in at least the amount of $5,000 per day to develop that information: costs thrust upon the public: minus against any person who willfully (3) A program for investigating violates any program requirement. or for (5) An amount. if any, appropriate to information obtained regarding Class II wells, pipeline (production) reflect any part of the noncompliance violations of applicable program and severance shall be imposable against attributable to the government itself: permit requirements; and and minus any person who willfully violates any (4) Procedures for receiving and program requirement. (6) An amount appropriate to reflect ensuring proper consideration of any part of the noncompliance caused information submitted by the public [Note.-In many States the State Director by factors completely beyond the about violations. Public effort in will be represented in State courts by the reporting violations shall be encouraged State Attorney General or other appropriate violator's control (e.g., floods, fires). legal officer. Although the State Director need [Note-In addition to the requirements of and the State Director shall make not appear in court actions he or she should this paragraph. the State may have other available information on reporting have power to request that any of the above enforcement remedies. The following procedures. actions be brought] enforcement options, while not mandatory. (c) The State Director and State (b)(1) The maximum civil penalty or are highly recommended: officers engaged in compliance Procedures for assessment by the State of evaluation shall have authority to enter criminal fine (as provided in paragraph the costs of investigations, inspections, or any site or premises subject to (a)(3) of this section) shall be assessable monitoring surveys which lead to the regulation or in which records relevant for each instance of violation and, if the establishment of violations; to program operation are kept in order violation is continuous, shall be Procedures which enable the State to to copy any records, inspect. monitor or assessable up to the maximum amount assess or to sue any persons responsible for otherwise investigate compliance with for each day of violation. unauthorized activities for any expenses (2) The burden of proof and degree of incurred by the State in removing, correcting, permit conditions and other program knowledge or intent required under or terminating any adverse effects upon requirements. States whose law requires State law for establishing violations human health and the environment resulting a search warrant before entry conform from the unauthorized activity, or both: and with this requirement under paragraph (a)(3) of this section. Procedures for the administrative (d) Investigatory inspections shall be shall be no greater than the burden of assessment of penalties by the Director.] conducted. samples shall be taken and proof of degree of knowledge or intent other information shall be gathered in a EPA must provide when it brings an (d) Any State administering a program manner (e.g., using proper "chain of action under the Safe Drinking Water shall provide for public participation in Act. the State enforcement process by custody" procedures] that will produce providing either. evidence admissible in an enforcement [Note-For example. this requirement is proceeding or in court. not met if State law includes mental state as- (1) Authority which allows an element of proof for civil violations.) intervention as of right in any civil or 145.13 Requirements for enforcement (c) Any civil penalty assessed, sought. administrative action to obtain remedies authority. or agreed upon by the State Director specified in paragraph (a) (1), (2) or (3) (a) Any State agency administering a under paragraph (a)(3) of this section of this section by any citizen having an program shall have available the shall be appropriate to the violation. A interest which is or may be adversely following remedies for violations of civil penalty agreed upon by the State affected; or State program requirements: Director in settlement of administrative (2) Assurance that the State agency or (1) To restrain immediately and or judicial litigation may be adjusted by enforcement authority will: effectively any person by order or by a percentage which represents the (i) Investigate and provide written suit in State court from engaging in any likelihood of success in establishing the responses to all citizen complaints unauthorized activity which is underlying violation(s) in such litigation. submitted pursuant to the procedures endangering or causing damage to If civil penalty, together with the costs specified in $ 145.12(b)(4): public health or environment; of expeditious compliance, would be so (ii) Not oppose intervention by any [Nota-This paragraph requires that States severely disproportionate to the citizen when permissive intervention have a mechanism (e.g., an administrative resources of the violator as to jeopardize may be authorized by statute, rule, or cease and desist order or the ability to seek a continuance in business, the payment of regulation: and Federal Register / Vol. 48, No. 61 1 Priday, April 1, 1983 1 Rules and Regulations 14205 (iii) Publish notice of and provide at accordance with the the requirements of the program on Indian lands if the State least 30 days for public comment on any this Part. does not seek this authority. proposed settlement of a State [Note-Stater which are authorized to 145.22 Elements of a program. enforcement action. administer the NPDES permit program under submission.