Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 05 - Water Quality › Part 4 - Groundwater Discharge Rules (Rules for the Discharge of Non-Sanitary Wastewater and Other Fluid to or Below the Ground Surface) (250-RICR-150-05-4) › Section 250-RICR-150-05-4.18 - Closure of a Groundwater Discharge System

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The owner
				  shall close a groundwater discharge system that is abandoned, no longer in use
				  or required to be closed by the Director, in a manner that prevents adverse
				  impact to the groundwater resources of the State in accordance with all
				  requirements of these rules. This applies to any groundwater discharge system
				  subject to these rules, whether unauthorized or operating under a Groundwater
				  Discharge System Registration or Approval, Temporary Approval or a UIC
				  Registration or Order of Approval issued prior to July 12, 2012. A groundwater
				  discharge system that was installed without approval from the Director and
				  where the owner does not intend or is not eligible to apply under these rules
				  for a Registration or Approval to continue to operate, shall be closed in
				  accordance with §
										4.18 of this
				  Part.
B. Notification of
				  Termination for Authorized Discharges: Prior to the initiation of any closure
				  activities, the owner of a groundwater discharge system authorized under these
				  rules or under a UIC Registration or Order of Approval issued prior to July 12,
				  2012 shall submit to the Director, a Notification of Termination of a
				  Groundwater Discharge and any other information required by the Director.
				  Analytical characterization of soil and/or groundwater at the site may be
				  required following cessation of the groundwater discharge to demonstrate
				  compliance with these rules.
C.
				  Unauthorized Discharge Subject to Registration: Prior to the initiation of any
				  closure activities, the owner of a groundwater discharge system subject to
				  registration under §
										4.9 of this Part or a
				  stormwater discharge system subject to §
										4.11 of this Part that is
				  associated with a LUHPPL (as defined by the Rhode Island Stormwater Design and
				  Installation Standards Manual, Subchapter 10 Part 7 of this Chapter) that has
				  been operating without Department authorization shall notify the Director to
				  determine if Notification of Termination under §
										4.18(B) of
				  this Part is an available option or if closure of the groundwater discharge
				  system is required in accordance with §
										4.18(D) of
				  this Part.
D. Application
				  Requirements: Except as otherwise provided in §
										4.18(F) of
				  this Part, prior to the initiation of any closure activities, the owner of a
				  facility that has been operating a groundwater discharge system identified in
				  §§
										4.18(D)(1) through
				  (5) shall submit to the Director, an
				  Application for Closure of a Groundwater Discharge System, prepared in
				  accordance with §
										4.8 of this Part, the
				  supporting information listed in §
										4.18(E) of
				  this Part, and any other information required by the application or the
				  Director:
1. A groundwater discharge that
				  through analytical testing conducted in accordance with a Groundwater Discharge
				  Registration or Approval or Temporary Approval or other Department requirement
				  has been characterized as having adversely impacted the groundwater resources
				  of the State;
2. A groundwater
				  discharge system subject to §
											4.18(C) of
				  this Part that is not eligible for closure under Notification of Termination
				  under §
											4.18(B) of
				  this Part;
3. A groundwater
				  discharge system subject to approval under §
											4.10 of this Part that has
				  been operating without Department authorization and is not eligible for
				  approval under §
											4.10(K) 
				  of this Part;
4. A groundwater
				  discharge operating without Department authorization that through analytical
				  testing conducted in accordance with §§
											4.9(F) and
				  4.11(F) of
				  this Part or other Department requirement has been characterized as having
				  adversely impacted the groundwater resources of the State;
5. A groundwater discharge system operating
				  without Department authorization that has been characterized in accordance with
				  §§
											4.12(B)(2)
				  or 4.14(I) of
				  this Part as having received and/or discharged hazardous wastewater through a
				  Class IV well, as identified in §
											4.6(E) of
				  this Part.