Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3123 - Safety

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Emergency Action
				  Plan. A plan outlining procedures for personnel at the facility to follow in
				  case of an emergency shall be prepared and submitted as part of the permit
				  application. The plan shall contain emergency contact telephone numbers,
				  procedures and specific information for facility personnel to respond to a
				  release, upset, incident, accident, or other site emergency. A copy of the plan
				  shall be kept at the facility and shall be reviewed and updated as
				  needed.
B. Controlled Site Access.
				  All operators of salt cavern waste disposal facilities shall install and
				  maintain a chain link fence of at least 6 feet in height around the entire
				  facility property. All points of entry into the facility shall be through by a
				  lockable gate system. All gates of entry shall be locked except during hours of
				  operation.
C. Facility
				  Identification. An identification sign shall be placed at all gated entrances
				  to the salt cavern waste disposal facility. All lettering on the sign shall be
				  of at least 1-inch dimensions and kept in a legible condition. The sign shall
				  be of durable construction. Minimum information to include on the sign shall be
				  the facility name, site address, daytime and nighttime telephone numbers, and
				  shall be made applicable to the activity of the facility according to the
				  following statement.
"This facility is authorized by the Office of Conservation,
					 Injection and Mining Division to receive, store, treat, process, and/or dispose
					 of E& P wastes into a salt cavern by means of subsurface injection.
					 Improper operations, spills or violations at this facility should be reported
					 to the Office of Conservation at (225) 342-5515."
D. Personnel. Trained and competent personnel
				  shall be on duty and stationed as appropriate at the salt cavern waste disposal
				  facility during all hours and phases of facility operation. Facility operation
				  includes, but shall not be limited to, periods of waste acceptance, waste
				  offloading, waste transfer, waste transport vehicle washing, waste storage,
				  waste treatment, waste processing, and waste injection/disposal.
E. Wellhead Protection and Identification
1. A protective barrier shall be installed
				  and maintained around wellheads, pipings, and above ground structures that may
				  be vulnerable to physical or accidental damage by mobile equipment or
				  trespassers.
2. An identifying sign
				  shall be placed at the wellhead of each salt cavern well and shall include at a
				  minimum the operator's name, well/cavern name and number, well serial number,
				  section-township-range, and any other information required by the Office of
				  Conservation. The sign shall be of durable construction with all lettering kept
				  in a legible condition.