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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-12 - Application by permit; authorization by permit

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Permit application.
(1) Except for owners of class V wells
			 authorized in accordance with the provisions of rule
			 3745-34-11 of the
			 Administrative Code, all underground injection activities, including
			 construction and operation of an injection well, are prohibited unless
			 authorized by permit or rule.
(2) Pursuant to sections
			 6111.043 and
			 6111.044 of the Revised Code,
			  an
			 underground injection control well owner must apply for a permit to drill
			 or a permit to operate, as applicable. Obtaining a permit to drill under
			 section 6111.044 of the Revised Code and
			 Chapter 3745-34 of the Administrative Code satisfies the requirements of
			 division (J) of section
			 6111.03 and section
			 6111.45 of the Revised
			 Code.
(3) Obtaining a permit for a
			 class II or class III well under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code exempts the
			 permit holder from permit requirements under this rule.
(4) Authorization for class V well injections
			 for which permit applications have been submitted shall lapse for a particular
			 class V well injection or project upon the effective date of the permit or
			 permit denial for that well injection or project.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-13 - Class I permit application

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to the information required in accordance with rule
				3745-34-12
				of the Administrative Code, the owner shall include the following in a permit
				application for a permit to drill or permit to operate a class I injection
				well:
(A) A statement of the relative
			 expertise of the owner or operator of the proposed class I injection well in
			 the operation of class I injection wells. Within the statement include:
(1) A listing of all class I injection wells
			 that the owner or operator has operated and is operating;
(2) The date that each listed class I
			 injection well was first placed in service or if the well was placed in service
			 before the applicant acquired the well, the date that applicant acquired the
			 well; and
(3) The date of issuance,
			 identification number, and expiration date of the permits issued for each
			 listed class I injection well by the United States or the state in which the
			 listed injection well is located and, for each such permit, the name and
			 address of the federal or state agency that issued the permit.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-15 - Class I permit to operate applications

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to the information required in accordance with
				rules
				3745-34-12
				and
				3745-34-13
				of the Administrative Code, the owner shall include the following in an
				application for a permit to operate a class I injection well:
(A) The results of the formation testing
			 program, including a completion report for the injection well that includes all
			 the following information:
(1) Drilling and
			 completion reports including:
(a) Daily
			 reports;
(b) Driller's log or
			 record of strata;
(c) Casting and
			 tubing records, including the pipetallys;
(d) Cement records;
(e) Details of centralizers, scratchers, and
			 other such information; and
(f)
			 Engineering drawings of the following:
(i)
			 Well completion;
(ii) Packer
			 assembly and setting; and
(iii)
			 Well head, including the parts list.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-16 - Class V permit requirements

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In addition to the information required
			 in accordance with rule
			 3745-34-12
			 of the Administrative Code, the owner shall include the following in a permit
			 application for a permit to drill a class V injection well:
(1) A map showing the injection well(s) for
			 which a permit is sought and the applicable area of review. The area of review
			 shall be one-quarter mile beyond the injection well(s). Within the area of
			 review, the map must show the number or name, and location of all of the
			 following:
(a) All producing and abandoned
			 oil and natural gas wells for which public records exist;
(b) Injection wells including large capacity
			 septic systems and storm water drainage wells;
(c) All active and abandoned water supply
			 wells for which public records exist;
(d) Surface bodies of water;
(e) Springs;
(f) Mines (surface and subsurface);
(g) Quarries;
(h) Other pertinent surface features
			 including residences and roads;
(i)
			 Faults, if known or suspected; and
(j) Storm and sanitary sewers.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-17 - Signatories to permit applications and reports

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Applications. All permit applications
			 shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a
			 corporation; by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice
			 president;
(2) For a partnership or
			 sole proprietorship; by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively;
			 or
(3) For a municipality, state,
			 federal, or other public agency; by either a principal executive or ranking
			 elected official.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-18 - Class V injection well area permits

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			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The director may issue a class V
			 injection well permit on an area basis, rather than for each well individually,
			 provided that the permit is for class V injection wells:
(1) Described and identified by location in
			 permit application(s) if they are existing wells, except that the director may
			 accept a single description of wells with substantially the same
			 characteristics; and
(2) Within the
			 same well field, facility site, reservoir, project, or similar unit within the
			 state of Ohio; and
(3) Operated by
			 a single owner or operator; and
(4)
			 Used to inject other than hazardous waste.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-19 - Emergency permits

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Coverage. Notwithstanding any other
			 provision of this chapter, the director may temporarily permit a specific
			 underground injection which has not otherwise been authorized by rule or permit
			 if:
(1) An imminent and substantial
			 endangerment to the health of persons will result unless a temporary emergency
			 permit is granted; and
(2) Timely
			 application for a permit could not practicably have been made; and
(3) The injection will not result in the
			 movement of fluids into underground sources of drinking water.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-20 - Effect of a permit

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Compliance with a permit during its term
			 constitutes compliance, for purposes of enforcement, with sections
			 6111.043 and
			 6111.044 of the Revised Code.
			 However, a permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated during
			 its term for cause as set forth in rules
			 3745-34-23
			 and
			 3745-34-24
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B) The
			 issuance of a permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any
			 exclusive privilege.
(C) The
			 issuance of a permit does not authorize any injury to persons or property or
			 invasion of other private rights, or any infringement of state or local laws or
			 rules.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-21 - Duration of permits

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Permits to drill
			 and permits to operate for class I and class V wells shall be effective
			 for a fixed term not to exceed five years, except that in the case of the
			 renewal of an injection well operating permit that is issued for a class I
			 injection well that was in operation on May 28, 1992 shall be not less than
			 four years and not more than six years as determined by the director.
(B) The term of a permit to operate shall not
			 be extended by modification beyond the maximum duration specified in this
			 rule.
(C) The director may issue
			 any permit for a duration that is less than the full allowable term under this
			 rule.
(D)
								Termination of permits to drill.
(1) Permits to drill for class I and class V
			 wells shall terminate within eighteen months of the effective date of the
			 permit to drill if the owner or operator has not undertaken a continuing
			 program of installation or modification or has not entered into a binding
			 contractual obligation to undertake and complete within a reasonable time a
			 continuing program of installation or modification.
(2) The director may
			  extend these
			 termination dates  by up to twelve months if the applicant submits, within a
			 reasonable time before the termination date,  information that, in the
			 judgment of the director, adequately justifies an extension of time. No appeal
			 taken from denial of extension of an expiration date shall prevent termination
			 of a permit during the period between denial of extension and final disposition
			 of the appeal.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-22 - Transfer of permits

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Transfers by modification. Except as
			 provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, a permit may be transferred by the
			 permittee to a new owner or operator only if the permit has been modified or
			 revoked and reissued (under paragraph (B)(2) of rule
			 3745-34-23
			 of the Administrative Code), or a minor modification made under paragraph (D)
			 of rule
			 3745-34-25
			 of the Administrative Code, to identify the new permittee and incorporate such
			 other requirements as may be necessary under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code.
(B) Automatic transfers. As an
			 alternative to transfers under paragraph (A) of this rule, any UIC permit for a
			 well not injecting hazardous waste may be automatically transferred to a new
			 permittee if:
(1) The current permittee
			 notifies the director at least thirty days in advance of the proposed transfer
			 date referred to in paragraph (B)(2) of this rule;
(2) The notice includes a written agreement
			 between the existing and new permittees containing a specific date for transfer
			 or permit responsibility, coverage, and liability between them, and the notice
			 demonstrates that the financial responsibility requirements of paragraph (B)(6)
			 of rule
			 3745-34-27
			 of the Administrative Code will be met by the new permittee; and
(3) The director does not notify the existing
			 permittee and the proposed new permittee of his or her intent to modify or
			 revoke and reissue the permit. A modification under this paragraph may also be
			 a minor modification under rule
			 3745-34-25
			 of the Administrative Code. If this notice is not received, the transfer is
			 effective on the date specified in the agreement mentioned in paragraph (B)(2)
			 of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-24 - Termination of permits

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The director may terminate a permit
			 during its term, or deny a permit renewal application for the following causes:
(1) Noncompliance by the permittee with any
			 condition of the permit;
(2) The
			 permittee's failure in the application or during the permit issuance process to
			 disclose fully all relevant facts, or the permittee's misrepresentation of any
			 relevant facts at any time; or
(3)
			 A determination that the permitted activity endangers human health or the
			 environment and can only be regulated to acceptable levels by permit
			 modification or termination.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-25 - Minor modifications of permits

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Upon the consent of the permittee, the director may modify a
				permit to make the corrections or allowances for changes in the permitted
				activity listed in this rule, without following the procedures of Chapter
				3745-47 of the Administrative Code. Any permit modification not processed as a
				minor modification under this rule must be made for cause and with draft permit
				and public notice as required in Chapter 3745-47 of the Administrative Code and
				rule
				3745-34-23
				of the Administrative Code. Minor modifications may only:
(A) Correct typographical errors;
(B) Require more frequent monitoring or
			 reporting by the permittee;
(C)
			 Change an interim compliance date in a schedule of compliance, provided the new
			 date is not more than one hundred twenty days after the date specified in the
			 existing permit and does not interfere with attainment of the final compliance
			 date requirement; or
(D) Allow for
			 a change in ownership or operational control of a facility where the director
			 determines that no other change in the permit is necessary, provided that a
			 written agreement containing a specific date for transfer of permit
			 responsibility, coverage, and liability between the current and new permittees
			 has been submitted to the director.
(E) Change quantities or types of fluids
			 injected which are within the capacity of the facility as permitted and, in the
			 judgment of the director, would not interfere with the operation of the
			 facility or its ability to meet conditions described in the permit and would
			 not change its classification.
(F)
			 Change construction requirements in a permit to drill, approved by the director
			 pursuant to paragraph (A)(1) of rule
			 3745-34-27
			 of the Administrative Code(establishing UIC permit conditions), provided that
			 any such alteration shall comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(G) Amend a plugging and
			 abandonment plan which has been updated under paragraph (B)(5) of rule
			 3745-34-27
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-27 - Establishing drilling permit and operating permit conditions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
(A) Drilling
			 permits shall include conditions meeting the following requirements:
(1) Construction requirements as set forth in
			 this chapter. Existing wells shall achieve compliance with such requirements
			 according to a compliance schedule established as a permit condition. The owner
			 or operator of a proposed new injection well shall submit plans for testing,
			 drilling, and construction as part of the permit application. No construction
			 may commence until a permit has been issued containing construction
			 requirements (see rule
			 3745-34-06
			 of the Administrative Code). New wells shall be in compliance with paragraph
			 (A) of this rule prior to commencing injection operations. Changes in
			 construction plans during construction may be approved by the director as minor
			 modifications (rule
			 3745-34-25
			 of the Administrative Code). No such changes may be physically incorporated
			 into construction of the well prior to approval of the modification by the
			 director.
(2) Monitoring and
			 reporting requirements as set forth in this chapter shall be complied with by
			 the permittee.
(3) Additional
			 conditions. The director shall impose on a case-by-case basis such additional
			 conditions as are necessary to prevent the migration of fluids into USDW.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-28 - Schedule of compliance

Current through all regulations passed
			 and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) General. The permit may, when
			 appropriate, specify a schedule of compliance leading to compliance with
			 sections 6111.043 and
			 6111.044 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter.
(1) Time for compliance. Any
			 schedules of compliance shall require compliance as soon as possible, and in no
			 case later than three years after the effective date of the permit.
(2) Interim dates. Except as provided in
			 paragraph (B)(1)(b) of this rule, if a permit establishes a schedule of
			 compliance which exceeds one year from the date of permit issuance, the
			 schedule shall set forth interim requirements and the dates for their
			 achievement.
(a) The time between interim
			 dates shall not exceed one year.
(b) If the time necessary for completion of
			 any interim requirement is more than one year and is not readily divisible into
			 stages for completion, the permit shall specify interim dates for the
			 submission of reports of progress toward completion of the interim requirements
			 and indicate a projected completion date.
(3) Reporting. The permit shall be written to
			 require that if paragraph (A)(1) of this rule is applicable, progress reports
			 be submitted no later than thirty days following each interim date and the
			 final date of compliance.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-29 - Requirements for recording and reporting of monitoring results

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
All permits shall specify:
(A) Requirements concerning the proper use,
			 maintenance, and installation, when appropriate, of monitoring equipment or
			 methods (including biological monitoring methods when appropriate);
(B) Required monitoring including type,
			 intervals, and frequency sufficient to yield data which are representative of
			 the monitored activity including when appropriate, continuous monitoring;
(C) Applicable reporting
			 requirements based upon the impact of the regulated activity as specified in
			 this chapter. Reporting shall be no less frequent than specified in rule
			 3745-34-26
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-30 - Plan of corrective action

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Coverage. Applicants for class I well
			 permits shall identify the location of all known wells within the injection
			 well's area of review which penetrate the injection zone. For such wells which
			 are improperly sealed, completed, or abandoned, as determined by the director,
			 the applicant shall also submit a plan consisting of such steps or
			 modifications as are necessary to prevent movement of fluid into underground
			 sources of drinking water ("corrective action"). Where the plan is adequate,
			 the director shall incorporate it into the permit as a condition. Where the
			 director's review of an application indicates that the permittee's plan is
			 inadequate (based on the factors in rule
			 3745-34-33 of
			 the Administrative Code), the director shall require the applicant to revise
			 the plan, prescribe a plan for corrective action as a condition of the permit
			 under paragraph (B) of this rule, or deny the application.
(B) Requirements.
(1) Existing injection wells. Any permit
			 issued for an existing injection well requiring corrective action shall include
			 a compliance schedule requiring any corrective action accepted or prescribed
			 under paragraph (A) of this rule to be completed as soon as possible.
(2) New injection wells. No owner
			 or operator of a new injection well may begin injection until all required
			 corrective action has been taken.
(3) Injection pressure limitation. The
			 director may require as a permit condition that injection pressure be so
			 limited that pressure in the injection zone does not exceed hydrostatic
			 pressure at the site of any improperly completed or abandoned well within the
			 area of review. This pressure limitation shall satisfy the corrective action
			 requirement. Alternatively, such injection pressure limitation can be part of a
			 compliance schedule and last until all other required corrective action has
			 been taken.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-32 - Area of review

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
The area of review of each injection well or each field or
				project shall be determined according to either paragraph (A) or (B) of this
				rule. The director may solicit input from the owners or operators of injection
				wells within the state as to which method is most appropriate for each
				geographic area or field.
(A) Zone of
			 endangering influence.
(1) In the case of an
			 application for a well permit under rule
			 3745-34-12
			 of the Administrative Code, the zone of endangering influence is the area for
			 which the radius is the lateral distance where the pressures in the injection
			 zone may cause the migration of the injection and/or formation fluid into an
			 underground source of drinking water; or
(2) Computation of the zone of endangering
			 influence may be based upon the parameters listed below and should be
			 calculated for an injection time period equal to the expected life of the
			 injection well or pattern. The following modified Theis equation illustrates
			 one form which the mathematical model may take.
r = [( 2.25 KHt) \ (S10x)]1/2
where
x = (4oKH [hw-hbo (SpGb) ] ) \ 2.3 Q
r = Radius of endangering influence from injection well
				(length)
K = Hydraulic conductivity of the injection zone (length/time)
H = Thickness of the injection zone (length)
t = Time of injection (time)
S = Storage coefficient (dimensionless)
Q = Injection rate (volume/time)
hbo = Observed original hydrostatic head of injection zone
				(length) measured from the base of the lowermost underground source of drinking
				water
hw = Hydrostatic head of underground source of drinking water
				(length) measured from the base of the lowest underground source of drinking
				water
SpGb = Specific gravity of fluid in the injection zone
				(dimensionless)
o = 3.142(dimensionless)
The above equation is based on the following assumptions:
(a) The injection zone is homogenous
			 and isotropic;
(b) The injection
			 zone has infinite area extent;
(c)
			 The injection well penetrates the entire thickness of the injection zone;
(d) The well diameter is
			 infinitesimal compared to "r" when injection time is longer than a few minutes;
			 and
(e) The emplacement of fluid
			 into the injection zone creates instantaneous increase in pressure.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-33 - Corrective action

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
In determining the adequacy of corrective action proposed by
				the applicant under rule
				3745-34-30
				of the Administrative Code and in determining the additional steps needed to
				prevent fluid movement into underground sources of drinking water, the
				following criteria and factors shall be considered by the director:
(A) Nature and volume of injected fluid;
(B) Nature of native fluids or
			 by-products of injection;
(C)
			 Potentially affected population;
(D) Geology;
(E) Hydrology;
(F) History of the injection operation;
(G) Completion and plugging
			 records;
(H) Abandonment procedures
			 in effect at the time the well was abandoned;
(I) Hydraulic connections with underground
			 sources of drinking water; and
(J)
			 Surface waste handling operations.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-34 - Mechanical integrity

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An injection well has mechanical
			 integrity if the following are met:
(1) There 
									are no
			 
									significant
			 leaks in the casing, tubing or packer  .
(2) There is no significant fluid movement into an underground source
			 of drinking water (USDW) through vertical
			 channels adjacent to the injection well bore.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-35 - Criteria for establishing permitting priorities

Current through
			 all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In determining priorities for setting times for owners to
				submit applications for authorization to operate under the procedures of
				paragraphs (A) and (C) of rule
				3745-34-12,
				and paragraphs (B) and (C) of rule
				3745-34-13
				of the Administrative Code, the director shall base these priorities upon
				consideration of the following factors:
(A) Injection wells known or suspected to be
			 contaminating underground sources of drinking water;
(B) Injection wells known to be injecting
			 fluids containing hazardous contaminants;
(C) Likelihood of contamination of
			 underground sources of drinking water;
(D) Potentially affected population;
(E) Injection wells violating
			 existing requirements of this chapter and Chapters 6111. and 3734. of the
			 Revised Code;
(F) Coordination with
			 the issuance of permits required by other permit programs;
(G) Age and depth of the injection well; and
(H) Expiration dates of existing
			 permits, if any.
Effective:
				04/23/2009
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/03/2009 and 04/23/2014
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority:
				6111.043
Rule Amplifies: 6111.043
Prior Effective Dates:
				7/25/84
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-36 - Plugging and abandoning class I wells

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Prior to abandoning class I wells, the
			 well shall be plugged with cement in a manner which will not allow the movement
			 of fluids either into or between underground sources of drinking water.
(B) Placement of the cement plugs
			 shall be accomplished by one of the following:
(1) The balance method;
(2) The dump bailer method;
(3) The two-plug method; or
(4) An alternative method approved by the
			 director, which will reliably provide a comparable level of protection to
			 underground sources of drinking water.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-37 - Construction requirements for class I wells

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All class I wells shall be sited in such
			 a fashion that they inject into a formation which is beneath the lowermost
			 formation containing, within one-quarter mile of the well bore, an underground
			 source of drinking water.
(B) All
			 class I wells shall be cased and cemented to prevent the movement of fluids
			 into or between underground sources of drinking water. The casing and cement
			 used in the construction of each newly drilled well shall be designed for the
			 life expectancy of the well. In determining and specifying casing and cementing
			 requirements, the following factors shall be considered:
(1) Depth to the injection zone;
(2) Injection pressure, external pressure,
			 internal pressure, and axial loading;
(3) Hole size;
(4) Size and grade of all casing strings
			 (wall thickness, diameter, nominal weight, length, joint specification, and
			 construction material);
(5)
			 Corrosiveness of injected fluid, formation fluids, and temperatures;
(6) Lithology of injection and confining
			 intervals; and
(7) Type or grade of
			 cement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-38 - Operating, monitoring, and reporting requirements for class I wells

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
(A) Operating
			 requirements. Operating requirements shall, at a minimum, include:
(1) Except during stimulation, injection
			 pressure at the wellhead shall not exceed a maximum which shall be calculated
			 so as to assure that the pressure in the injection zone during injection does
			 not initiate new fractures or propagate existing fractures in the injection
			 zone. In no case shall injection pressure initiate fractures in the confining
			 zone or cause the movement of injection or formation fluids into an underground
			 source of drinking water.
(2)
			 Injection between the outermost casing protecting underground sources of
			 drinking water and the well bore is prohibited.
(3) Unless an alternative to a packer has
			 been approved under paragraph (C) of rule
			 3745-34-37
			 of the Administrative Code, the annulus between the tubing and the long string
			 of casings shall be filled with a fluid approved by the director, and a
			 pressure, also approved by the director, shall be maintained on the annulus.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-50 - Criteria and standards for class I injection wells

Current
			 through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
The requirements set forth in rule 3745-34-50 to
				3745-34-62
				of the Administrative Code apply to owners and operators of class I hazardous
				waste injection wells, and in some cases, the owners and operators of all class
				I injection wells. These rules supplement the requirements set forth in rules
				3745-34-01,
				3745-34-04,
				and
				3745-34-32 to
				3745-34-39
				of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-51 - Minimum criteria for siting class I hazardous waste injection wells

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
(A) All class I
			 hazardous waste injection wells shall be sited such that they inject into a
			 formation that is beneath the lowermost formation containing, within one
			 quarter mile of the well bore, an underground source of drinking water.
(B) Upon a finding by the
			 director, the siting of class I hazardous waste injection wells shall be
			 limited to areas that are geologically suitable. The director shall determine
			 geologic suitability based upon information submitted by the applicant
			 including:
(1) An analysis of the structural
			 and stratigraphic geology, the hydrogeology, and the seismicity of the region;
			 and
(2) An analysis of the local
			 geology and hydrogeology of the well site, including, at a minimum, detailed
			 information regarding stratigraphy, structure and rock properties, aquifer
			 hydrodynamics and mineral resources; and
(3) A determination that the geology of the
			 area can be described confidently and that limits of waste fate and transport
			 can be accurately predicted through the use of models.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-52 - Area of review

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
For the purposes of class I hazardous waste wells, this rule
				shall apply to the exclusion of rule
				3745-34-32 of the
				administrative code. The area of review for class I hazardous waste injection
				wells shall be a two-mile radius around the well bore. The director may specify
				a larger area of review based on the calculated cone of influence of the well.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-53 - Corrective action for wells in the area of review

Current through
			 all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For the purposes of class I hazardous waste wells, this rule
				shall apply to the exclusion of rule
				3745-34-33 of
				the Administrative Code.
(A) As part
			 of the permit to install or operate a class I injection well application, the
			 owner or operator of a class I hazardous waste well shall submit a plan to the
			 director outlining the protocol used to:
(1)
			 Identify all wells penetrating the confining zone or injection zone within the
			 area of review; and
(2) Determine
			 whether wells are adequately completed or plugged.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-54 - Construction requirements

Current through all regulations passed
			 and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All existing and new class I hazardous
			 waste injection wells shall be constructed and completed by owners and
			 operators to:
(1) Prevent the movement of
			 fluids into or between USDWs or into any unauthorized zones;
(2) Permit the use of appropriate testing
			 devices and work over tools; and
(3) Permit continuous monitoring of injection
			 tubing and long string casing as required pursuant to rule
			 3745-34-56
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-55 - Logging, sampling, and testing prior to new well operation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
(A) During the
			 drilling and construction of a new Class I hazardous waste injection well,
			 appropriate logs and tests shall be run to determine or verify the depth,
			 thickness, porosity, permeability, and rock type of, and the salinity of any
			 entrained fluids in, all relevant geologic units to assure conformance with
			 performance standards of rule
			 3745-34-54
			 of the Administrative Code and to establish accurate baseline data against
			 which future measurements may be compared. A descriptive report interpreting
			 results of such logs and tests shall be prepared by a knowledgeable log analyst
			 and submitted to the director. Such logs and tests shall include:
(1) Deviation checks during drilling on all
			 holes constructed by drilling a pilot hole which is enlarged by reaming or
			 another method. Such checks shall be at sufficiently frequent intervals to
			 determine the location of the bore hole and to assure that vertical avenues for
			 fluid movement in the form of diverging holes are not created during drilling;
			 and
(2) Such other logs and tests
			 as may be required by the director after taking into account the availability
			 of similar data in the area of the drilling site, the construction plan, and
			 the need for additional information that may arise from time to time as the
			 construction of the well progresses. At a minimum, the following logs shall be
			 required in the following situations:
(a)
			 Upon installation of the surface casing:
(i)
			 Resistivity, spontaneous potential, and caliper logs before the casing is
			 installed; and
(ii) A cement bond
			 and variable density log, and a temperature log after the casing is set and
			 cemented.
(b) Upon
			 installation of the long string casing;
(i)
			 Resistivity, spontaneous potential, porosity, caliper, gamma ray, and fracture
			 finder logs before the casing is installed; and
(ii) A cement bond and variable density log,
			 and a temperature log after the casing is set and cemented.
(c) The director may allow the use
			 of an alternative to the above logs when an alternative will provide equivalent
			 or better information; and
(3) A mechanical integrity test consisting
			 of:
(a) A pressure test with liquid or gas;
			 and
(b) A radioactive tracer
			 survey; and
(c) A temperature or
			 noise log; and
(d) A casing
			 inspection log, if required by the director; and
(e) Any other test required by the director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-56 - Operating requirements

Current through all regulations passed
			 and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Except during stimulation, the owner or
			 operator of a class I injection well shall assure the director in writing, that
			 injection pressure at the wellhead does not exceed a maximum which shall be
			 calculated so as to ensure that the pressure in the injection zone during
			 injection does not initiate new fractures or propagate existing fractures in
			 the injection zone. The owner or operator shall operate a class I injection
			 well such that the injection pressure does not initiate fractures or propagate
			 existing fractures in the confining zone, or cause the movement of injection or
			 formation fluids into a USDW.
(B)
			 Injection between the outermost casing protecting USDWs and the well bore is
			 prohibited.
(C) The owner or
			 operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well shall maintain an annulus
			 pressure that exceeds the operating injection pressure, unless the director
			 determines that such a requirement might harm the integrity of the well. The
			 fluid in the annulus shall be noncorrosive, or shall contain a corrosion
			 inhibitor.
(D) The owner or
			 operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well shall maintain mechanical
			 integrity of the injection well at all times.
(E) Permit requirements for owners or
			 operators of hazardous waste wells which inject wastes which have the potential
			 to react with the injection formation to generate gases shall include:
(1) Conditions limiting the temperature, pH
			 or acidity of the injected waste; and
(2) Procedures necessary to assure that
			 pressure imbalances which might cause a backflow or blowout do not occur.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-57 - Testing and monitoring requirements

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Testing and monitoring requirements for all class I injection
				wells shall include monitoring of the injected wastes:
(A) The owner or operator of a class I
			 injection well shall submit a written waste analysis plan to the director for
			 approval that describes the procedures to be carried out to obtain a detailed
			 chemical and physical analysis of a representative sample of the injected
			 waste, including the quality assurance procedures used. The plan shall include:
(1) The parameters for which the waste will
			 be analyzed and the rationale for the selection of these parameters; and
(2) The test methods that will be
			 used to test for these parameters; and
(3) The sampling method that will be used to
			 obtain a representative sample of the waste to be analyzed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-58 - Reporting requirements

Current through all regulations passed
			 and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The owner or operator of a class I
			 hazardous waste injection well shall submit a report to the director each
			 calendar quarter, in writing, including:
(1)
			 The maximum injection pressure; and
(2) A description of any event that exceeds
			 operating parameters for annulus pressure or injection pressure as specified in
			 the permit; and
(3) A description
			 of any event which triggers an alarm or shutdown device required by rule
			 3745-34-56
			 of the Administrative Code and the owner or operators response; and
(4) The total volume of fluid injected; and
(5) Any change in the annular
			 fluid volume; and
(6) The physical,
			 chemical and other relevant characteristics of injected fluids; and
(7) The results of monitoring required under
			 rule
			 3745-34-57
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-60 - Closure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
(A) The owner or
			 operator of a Class I hazardous waste injection well shall prepare, maintain,
			 and comply with a plan for closure of the well that meets the requirements of
			 this rule, is in compliance with rule
			 3745-34-09
			 of the Administrative Code and is acceptable to the director. The owner or
			 operator shall implement the approved closure plan upon termination of a permit
			 or the cessation of injection activities:
(1)
			 The owner or operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well shall submit
			 the plan as a part of the permit application and, upon approval by the
			 director, such plan shall be a condition of any permit issued.
(2) The owner or operator of a class I
			 hazardous waste injection well shall submit any proposed significant revision
			 to the method of closure reflected in the closure plan for approval by the
			 director no later than the date on which notice of closure is required to be
			 submitted to the director under this rule.
(3) The closure plan shall assure continuing
			 financial responsibility as required by rule
			 3745-34-09
			 of the Administrative Code.
(4) The
			 closure plan shall include the following information:
(a) The type and number of plugs to be used;
			 and
(b) The placement of each plug
			 including the elevation of the top and bottom of each plug; and
(c) The type, grade, and quantity of material
			 to be used in plugging; and
(d) The
			 method of placement of the plugs; and
(e) Any proposed test or measure to be made;
			 and
(f) The amount, size, and
			 location (by depth) of casing and any other materials to be left in the well;
			 and
(g) The method and location
			 where casing is to be parted, if applicable; and
(h) The procedure to be used to meet the
			 requirements of this rule; and
(i)
			 The estimated cost of closure; and
(j) Any proposed test or measure to be made.
(5) An owner or
			 operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well who ceases injection
			 temporarily, may keep the well open provided he:
(a) Has received prior authorization from the
			 director; and
(b) Has submitted a
			 plan to the director, for approval, that the owner or operator will follow to
			 ensure that the well will not endanger USDWS during the period of temporary
			 disuse. These actions and procedures shall include compliance with the
			 technical requirements applicable to active injection wells unless waived by
			 the director.
(6) The
			 owner or operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well that has ceased
			 operations for more than two years shall notify the director thirty days prior
			 to resuming operation of the well.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-61 - Post closure

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The owner or operator of a Class I
			 hazardous waste injection well shall prepare, maintain, and comply with a plan
			 approved by the director for post-closure care that meets the requirements of
			 this rule and is in compliance with rule
			 3745-34-09
			 of the Administrative Code. The owner or operator shall implement the approved
			 post closure plan upon termination of a permit or the cessation of injection
			 activities. The requirement to maintain and implement the approved post-closure
			 plan is enforceable irrespective of the permit.
(B) The owner or operator of a Class I
			 hazardous waste injection well shall submit the post closure plan as part of
			 the permit application and, upon approval by the director, such plan shall be a
			 condition of any permit issued.
(C)
			 The owner or operator of a Class I hazardous waste injection well shall submit
			 any proposed significant revision to the post closure plan as appropriate over
			 the life of the well, but no later than the date of the closure report required
			 under rule
			 3745-34-59
			 of the Administrative Code.
(D) The
			 post closure plan shall assure financial responsibility as required by rule
			 3745-34-62
			 of the Administrative Code.
(E) The
			 post closure plan shall include the following information:
(1) The pressure in the injection zone before
			 injection began; and
(2) The
			 anticipated pressure in the injection zone at the time of closure; and
(3) The predicted time until
			 pressure in the injection zone decays to the point that the well's cone of
			 influence no longer intersects the base of the lowermost USDW; and
(4) Predicted position of the waste front at
			 closure; and
(5) The status of any
			 cleanups required under rule
			 3745-34-53
			 of the Administrative Code; and
(6)
			 The estimated cost of proposed post-closure care.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program › Section 3745-34-62 - Financial responsibility for closure and post closure care

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
The owner or operator shall comply with the financial
				responsibility requirements of rules
				3745-55-42
				to
				3745-55-51
				or
				3745-66-42
				to
				3745-66-48
				of the Administrative Code.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				04/24/2014 and
				04/24/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 6111.043
Rule
				Amplifies: 6111.043
Prior
				Effective Dates: None
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-36 - Permit Program Regulating Discharge of Nondomestic Wastewater into a POTW › Section 3745-36-01 - Purpose and applicability

Current through all regulations passed
			 and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The purpose of this chapter is to
			 establish, as a part of a state pretreatment program under Chapter 6111. of the
			 Revised Code, both of the following:
(1) A
			 permit program regulating the discharge of nondomestic wastewater into a POTW
			 to assure compliance with pretreatment standards in this chapter.
(2) Enforceable state requirements and
			 standards regulating the introduction of pollutants into POTWs by industrial
			 users.