Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Permits for Underground Injection › Section 445A.867 - Application for permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in NAC
				445A.8491 to
				445A.8499, inclusive, an
				applicant for a permit to inject fluids must satisfy the Director that the
				underground injection will not endanger any source of drinking water. Each
				application for a permit must be signed by the owner or, if the owner does not
				operate the well, the operator of the well and must contain the following
				information:
(a) The name of the
				facility.
(b) The name and address
				of the owner.
(c) The name and
				address of the operator, if different than the owner.
(d) A description of the location of each
				injection well by the quarter-quarter section, section, township and range, and
				latitude and longitude.
(e) A map
				of the location of the facility, preferably a topographic map prepared by the
				United States Geological Survey, extending at least 1 mile beyond the
				boundaries of the facility, locating each injection well for which a permit is
				sought and the area of review. The map must show, within the area of review,
				the number, location and type of all injection wells, producing wells,
				abandoned wells, surface bodies of water, surface and subsurface mines,
				quarries, public and private systems to supply water and other pertinent
				features on the surface.
(f) A plan
				for corrective action, as required pursuant to NAC
				445A.899, for each well within
				the area of review which penetrates the zone for injection, but is not
				correctly completed or plugged.
(g)
				A narrative report, geologic cross section and isopach map in sufficient scale
				to detail the local geology and hydrology. The information should be sufficient
				to show the geologic formations, structural features and concentration of total
				dissolved solids for each formation, zone for injection and confining
				zone.
(h) The plans and drawings
				for construction showing the details of the casing and cementing, including the
				size of the hole, type of casing and type and grade of cement.
(i) The drilling log for each production or
				injection well owned or operated by the applicant which is located within the
				area of review.
(j) The proposed
				operating data, including:
(1) The average and
				maximum daily rates of injection and the volume of the fluid
				injected;
(2) The average and
				maximum pressures of the injection; and
(3) The source of the fluid injected and an
				analysis of its physical, chemical and biological characteristics.
(k) A chemical analysis, if
				available, of the fluid in the receiving formation to ensure compatibility with
				the injectate, and an analysis of the hydraulic conductivity of the receiving
				formation.
(l) The proposed
				procedures for injection, including additives to or storage and pretreatment,
				if any, of the fluid injected, the use of the well, the planned standard
				practices for stimulation of the well and the planned schedule for
				workover.
(m) A certificate that
				the applicant has ensured, through a performance bond or other appropriate
				means, the resources necessary to plug and abandon the well.
(n) A plan for plugging and abandoning the
				well as described in NAC
				445A.923.
(o) Any other information required by the
				Director to ensure that the proposed operation will not degrade an underground
				source of drinking water. That information may include a plan for monitoring
				the elevation or quality of groundwater surrounding the zone for
				injection.