Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 9 - Commercial Disposal Facilities › Section 165:10-9-1 - Use of commercial pits

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Scope.
This Section shall cover the permitting, construction,
				operation, and closure requirements for any commercial pit. A commercial pit is
				a disposal facility which is authorized by Commission order and used for the
				disposal, storage, and handling of deleterious substances or soils contaminated
				by deleterious substances produced, obtained, or used in connection with
				drilling, production and/or pipeline construction operations. This does not
				cover disposal well pits. (See
				165:10-9-3 and
				165:10-7-20.)
(b)
Application requirements.
(1)
Who may apply.
The applicant
				for a commercial pit shall be the owner of the land (or person having a written
				firm option to purchase the land at the time the application is filed) on which
				the proposed pit is to be located: if leased, both the owner and lessee shall
				be joint applicants.
(2)
Compliance with rules.
Before issuance of an order, the applicant
				shall comply with Commission Rules of Practice
				165:5-7-1,
				165:5-7-35,
				165:5-3-1, and this Section.
				Subsequent to issuance of an order authorizing commercial pit(s) and prior to
				commencing construction of such pit(s), the applicant is required to submit a
				recorded copy of a deed to the Conservation Division reflecting that the
				applicant owns the land which is to be used for the commercial pit
				facility.
(3)
Exhibits.
Two complete sets of all exhibits which shall be relied
				upon by the applicant shall be submitted to the Pollution Abatement Department
				of the Commission, pursuant to
				165:5-7-35. Those exhibits shall
				include, but are not limited, to the following:
(A) A lithologic log of test borings,
				identifying the subsurface materials encountered and the depth at which
				groundwater was encountered pursuant to (c)(2)(D) of this Section.
(B) Results of permeability tests of the
				proposed liner materials, pursuant to (e)(7) of this Section.
(C) A topographic map of the commercial pit
				site.
(D) The appropriate Soil
				Conservation Service (SCS) soil survey aerial photo and legend.
(E) A detailed drawing of the site, with
				complete construction plans drawn to scale by or under the supervision of a
				registered professional engineer.
(F) A plan for closure of the pit(s) which
				shall provide for a minimum three feet of soil cover and shall specifically
				state how all aspects of closure shall be accomplished, including volume and
				fate of liquids and solids, earthwork to close the pit(s) (including placement
				of stockpiled topsoil), and revegetation of the site.
(G) An itemization of projected hauling,
				closure, reclamation, maintenance, and monitoring costs.
(H) A plan for post-closure maintenance and
				monitoring which shall address maintenance of the site as well as monitoring
				and plugging of wells. Exemption from the plugging of monitor wells may be
				obtained upon written request and approval of the Manager of Pollution
				Abatement.
(I) A plan for operation
				which shall address the method(s) by which excess water will be
				disposed.