Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.9 - Injection Authorized by Rule

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Plugging and abandonment of a well authorized by rule at any time after January
				  1, 1982, shall be accomplished in accordance with the standards of §
										331.46 of this
				  title (relating to Closure Standards). Class V wells shall be closed according
				  to standards under §
										331.133
				  of this title (relating to Closure Standards for Injection Wells). Motor
				  vehicle waste disposal wells, large capacity septic systems, large capacity
				  cesspools, subsurface fluid distribution systems, and drywells shall be closed
				  according to standards under §
										331.136
				  of this title (relating to Closure Standards for Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal
				  Wells, Large Capacity Septic Systems, Large Capacity Cesspools, Subsurface
				  Fluid Distribution Systems, and Drywells).
(b) Injection into Class V wells, unless
				  otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, §
										331.7
				  of this title (relating to Permit Required), or §
										331.137
				  of this title (relating to Permit for Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells), is
				  authorized under this rule.
(1) Well
				  authorization under this section expires upon the effective date of a permit
				  issued under §
											331.7
				  of this title.
(2) An owner or
				  operator of a Class V well is prohibited from injecting into the well:
(A) upon the effective date of permit
				  denial;
(B) upon failure to submit
				  a permit application in a timely manner under subsection (c) of this
				  section;
(C) upon failure to submit
				  inventory information in a timely manner under §
												331.10
				  of this title (relating to Inventory of Wells Authorized by Rule);
(D) upon failure to comply with a request for
				  information from the executive director in a timely manner;
(E) upon failure to comply with provisions
				  contained in Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Standards for Class V
				  Wells) and, if applicable, Subchapter K of this chapter (relating to Additional
				  Requirements for Class V Injection Wells Associated with Aquifer Storage and
				  Recovery Projects) or Subchapter O of this chapter (relating to Additional
				  Requirements for Class V Injection Wells Associated with Aquifer Recharge
				  Projects); or
(F) upon failure of
				  the owner or operator to comply with provisions contained in paragraph (3) of
				  this subsection for a Class V well that is authorized to inject certain wastes
				  into a Class II disposal well permitted by the Railroad Commission of
				  Texas.
(3) Unless
				  otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a disposal well
				  authorized by an active Class II permit issued by the Railroad Commission of
				  Texas whose operator has an active Form P-5 Organization Report in good
				  standing with the Railroad Commission of Texas may be authorized by rule of the
				  commission as a Class V injection well for the disposal by injection of
				  nonhazardous brine from a desalination operation or nonhazardous drinking water
				  treatment residuals.
(A) Subchapter H of this
				  chapter and subsection (a) of this section are not applicable to a Class V well
				  authorized by rule under this paragraph.
(B) The use or disposal of radioactive
				  material under this paragraph is subject to the applicable requirements of
				  Chapter 336 of this title (relating to Radioactive Substance Rules).