Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-515 - E and P Waste Management and Operations Plan

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All existing commercial facilities and
				  transfer stations must maintain an E and P Waste management and operations plan
				  (WMOP, Plan) on file with the Office of Conservation.
B. The plan must be updated as necessary or
				  at the request of the commissioner to take into consideration any changes or
				  modifications made at the facility.
C. The plan must describe the methods by
				  which activities at the facility are monitored to insure compliance with the
				  applicable requirements of this Chapter and Chapters 1, 3 and 4 of LAC 43:XIX,
				  Subpart 1, Statewide Order No. 29-B.
D. For existing commercial facilities and
				  transfer stations, a WMOP shall be submitted to the Office of Conservation
				  within 180 days of promulgation of this requirement.
E. For new commercial facilities and transfer
				  stations, a WMOP must be submitted with the application.
F. At a minimum, a WMOP shall contain the
				  following information:
1. volume, rate of
				  application/treatment and types of E and P Wastes to be received, stored,
				  treated and/or disposed at each commercial facility or transfer station; a
				  complete explanation of procedures for witnessing the receipt, sampling, and
				  testing of E and P Wastes (E and P Waste acceptance policy) to assure that only
				  permitted E and P Wastes are accepted, in compliance with the requirements of
				  §545; and a detailed explanation of the storage, treatment and disposal
				  system and related equipment to be utilized;
2. a contingency plan for reporting,
				  responding to and cleaning up spills, leaks, and releases of E and P Wastes or
				  treatment byproducts, including provisions for notifying applicable local,
				  state and federal emergency response authorities and for taking
				  operator-initiated emergency response actions;
3. a plan for routine inspection and
				  maintenance of monitoring equipment (e.g., gauges, monitor wells, etc.) to
				  ensure and demonstrate compliance with permit and regulatory
				  requirements;
4. commercial land
				  treatment facilities must provide the following information:
a. a groundwater and facility monitoring plan
				  to comply with the applicable requirements of this Chapter;
b. specific plans for preventing or
				  minimizing air emissions from sources such as the volatilization of organic
				  materials (e.g., benzene) and/or hydrogen sulfide in E and P Waste, particulate
				  matter (dust) carried by the wind, periodic removal and subsequent handling of
				  free oil, and chemical reactions (e.g., production of hydrogen sulfide from
				  sulfur-bearing E and P Wastes);
c.
				  the plan shall address short-term and long-term distribution of Waste Type 06
				  on land treatment cells to prevent excessive 'same cell' loading of this E and
				  P Waste Type;
d. a reuse stockpile
				  management plan (see §565 G);
e. plans to comply with the location criteria
				  of §507. A.3 for land treatment of E and P Waste;
5. a security plan for the
				  facility;
6. a community relations
				  or public information plan; and
7.
				  an environmental, health, and safety plan which describes site sampling methods
				  and procedures to determine the potential risks to public health, safety and
				  welfare or the environment posed by the site. Such plan shall indicate how the
				  facility will comply with the applicable environmental monitoring requirements
				  of this Chapter.