Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 330 - MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE › Subchapter D - OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITIES › Section 330.161 - Oil, Gas, and Water Wells

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  facility operator shall provide written notification to the executive director
				  of the location of any and all existing or abandoned water wells situated
				  within the facility upon discovery during the course of facility development.
				  The facility operator shall, within 30 days of such a discovery, provide the
				  executive director with such notification and written certification that such
				  wells have been capped, plugged, and closed in accordance with all applicable
				  rules and regulations of the commission or other state agency. Any water well
				  used for supply at the facility may remain in use as long as it is located
				  outside the waste footprint, it is not impacted by landfill operations, it can
				  be demonstrated that well design and installation will prevent any
				  cross-contamination from the waste management unit to the water well production
				  zone and between any water bearing zones, and an approved sampling plan to
				  include frequency and parameters is in place. The executive director shall
				  approve any well used to supply water at the facility that is located within
				  the permit boundary.
(b) The
				  facility operator shall provide written notification to the executive director
				  of the location of any and all existing or abandoned on-site crude oil or
				  natural gas wells, or other wells associated with mineral recovery that are
				  under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. The facility owner
				  or operator shall provide the executive director with written notification of
				  the location of any such well within 30 days after discovery during the course
				  of facility development. Within 30 days after plugging of any such well, the
				  facility operator shall provide the executive director with written
				  certification that these wells have been properly capped, plugged, and closed
				  in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations of the Railroad
				  Commission of Texas. Producing crude oil or natural gas wells that do not
				  affect or hamper landfill operations may be operated within the facility
				  boundary, if identified in the permit for the facility or in a written
				  notification to the executive director.
(c) Any water or other type of wells under
				  the jurisdiction of the commission must be plugged in accordance with all
				  applicable state requirements or additional requirements imposed by the
				  executive director. A copy of the well plugging report required to be submitted
				  to the appropriate state agency must also be submitted to the executive
				  director within 30 days after the well has been plugged.
(d) The facility operator or owner shall
				  submit for executive director approval a permit modification application
				  identifying any proposed changes to the liner installation plan as a result of
				  any well abandonment.