Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › WATER DIVISION - WATER QUALITY PROGRAM › Chapter 335-6-8 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Section 335-6-8-.10 - Class V Well Permit Application Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) To apply for a Class V individual permit,
				an owner or operator of a new or existing well field(s) shall submit a permit
				application to the Department which shall include the following information:
(a) Name, address and phone number of the
				owner and, if different, the name, address and phone number of the property
				owner and operator.
(b) Facility
				name, address, phone number (if applicable) and physical location (if different
				from the address).
(c) A map(s)
				which shows the location of proposed injection well(s), public and private
				water supply wells, source water assessment areas meeting the requirements of
				Rule 335-7-5, well head protection areas meeting the requirements of Rule
				335-7-12, surface waters and other pertinent surface features such as roads,
				natural or manmade drainage courses, residences, and other structures within
				the area of review.
(d) A
				description of the fluids and/or pollutants to be injected and proposed
				operational procedures which include estimated average and maximum daily
				injection rates and volume of fluids and/or pollutants to be
				injected.
(e) The design, plans,
				construction specifications and other pertinent information of the treatment
				system, injection well(s), sampling system, and ground water monitoring well(s)
				required by the Department. Monitoring wells shall be located and constructed
				in accordance with approved plans and shall conform to the following
				requirements:
1. The monitoring well
				configuration shall be designed to detect pollutant movement away from the well
				or well field;
2. The monitoring
				well plan shall be designed to detect pollution in the USDW into which
				injection is permitted and any other USDW which the Department determines may
				or has the potential to be impacted by the permitted injection and any
				associated facility or activity in the area of review;
3. An adequate number of monitoring wells
				shall extend into all USDW's, likely to be affected, to detect any movement of
				fluids and/or pollutants injected, process by-products or formation fluids into
				the USDW;
4. For the purposes of
				determining the bottom elevation of a subsurface fluid distribution system, the
				seasonal high ground water elevation or soil restrictive layer shall be
				determined either by measurement of ground water levels or natural soil
				features indicative of soil saturation. A minimum separation distance between
				the bottom elevation of a subsurface fluid distribution system and the seasonal
				high ground water elevation or soil restrictive feature shall be established by
				the Department based upon the proposed disposal technology to allow for the
				protection of groundwater quality and for the proper functioning of the
				subsurface distribution system.
5.
				A plugging and abandonment plan may be required for a monitoring well when the
				Director deems it is necessary in order to prevent pollution of a
				USDW.
(f)
				Hydrodrogeological data determined to be necessary by the Department such as
				depth to ground water, direction of ground water flow, topographic description,
				physiographic province, etc.
(g)
				When required, the financial responsibility requirements in subparagraph (1)(h)
				of Rule 335-6-8-.09 shall be
				demonstrated.
(h) A certification
				described in subparagraph (1)(o) of Rule
				335-6-8-.09 signed by the
				responsible official described by subparagraph (1)(n) of Rule
				335-6-8-.09.