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Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 330 - MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE › Subchapter U - STANDARD AIR PERMITS FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITIES AND TRANSFER STATIONS › Section 330.993 - Additional Requirements for Owners or Operators of Category 3 Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The owner
				  and/or operator must comply with the applicable provisions as specified in 40
				  Code of Federal Regulations §§60.752 - 60.759 and 40 Code of Federal
				  Regulations Part 63, Subparts A and AAAA. The landfill gas collection and
				  control system may be capped or removed provided that the following are met:
(1) the municipal solid waste landfill is
				  permanently closed in accordance with Subchapter K of this chapter (relating to
				  Closure and Post-Closure); and
(2)
				  the conditions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations §60.752(2)(b)(v) are met,
				  and a closure report has been submitted to the Texas Commission on
				  Environmental Quality's Air Permits Division in accordance with 40 Code of
				  Federal Regulations §60.757(d).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 330 - MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE › Subchapter U - STANDARD AIR PERMITS FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITIES AND TRANSFER STATIONS › Section 330.995 - Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for all Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Sites

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A copy of this
				  subchapter along with any claimed permit by rule, the applicable general
				  conditions of Chapter 106, Subchapter A of this title (relating to General
				  Requirements), and any claimed standard permits must be kept at the
				  site.
(b) The operator will keep
				  records for any permit by rule or standard permit claimed containing sufficient
				  information to demonstrate compliance with Chapter 106, Subchapter A of this
				  title and all applicable permit by rule or standard permit conditions. This
				  information must include, but is not limited to, production records and
				  operating hours.
(c) The owner or
				  operator will maintain additional records specified in 40 Code of Federal
				  Regulations (CFR) Part 60, Subpart WWW or
				  40 CFR
				  63, Subpart AAAA, if applicable, including:
(1) an initial design capacity report
				  required by
				  40 CFR
				  §60.757(a)(2), or an
				  amended design capacity report required by
				  40 CFR
				  §60.757(a)(3);
(2) records of the non-methane organic
				  compound emission rates, determined annually using the procedures specified in
				  40 CFR
				  §60.754(a)(1), or every
				  five years using the procedures of
				  40 CFR
				  §60.757(b)(1)(ii), as
				  applicable, and submit the non-methane organic compound emissions rate report
				  within 90 days of exceeding 2.5 million megagrams and 2.5 million cubic meters
				  and annually thereafter, or every five years in accordance with
				  40 CFR
				  §60.757(b);
				  and
(3) all records in accordance
				  with the provisions of
				  40 CFR
				  §60.758, Recordkeeping
				  Requirements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.1 - Purpose, Scope, and Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The purpose of this chapter is to implement the provisions of the Injection
				  Well Act, Texas Water Code, Chapter 27, as it applies to the commission. The
				  implementation shall be consistent with the policy of this state to: maintain
				  the quality of fresh water in the state to the extent consistent with the
				  public health and welfare and the operation of existing industries, taking into
				  consideration the economic development of the state; prevent underground
				  injection that may pollute fresh water; and require the use of all reasonable
				  methods to implement this policy.
(b) This chapter applies to all injection
				  wells and activities within the commission's jurisdiction.
(c) Exemptions from the prohibition of
				  injection of hazardous waste authorized by 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part
				  148 are not within the scope of the commission's jurisdiction.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
General definitions can be found in Chapter 3 of this title
					 (relating to Definitions). The following words and terms, when used in this
					 chapter, have the following meanings.
(1) Abandoned well--A well which has been
				  permanently discontinued from use or a well for which, after appropriate review
				  and evaluation by the commission, there is no reasonable expectation of a
				  return to service.
(2)
				  Activity--The construction or operation of any of the following:
(A) an injection well for disposal of
				  waste;
(B) an injection or
				  production well for the recovery of minerals;
(C) a monitor well at a Class III injection
				  well site; or
(D) any other class
				  of injection well regulated by the commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.3 - Injection Prohibited

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Unless
				  excluded under subsection (b) of this section, the construction of an injection
				  well, the conversion of a well into an injection well, and the use or operation
				  of an injection well is prohibited unless authorized by an injection well
				  permit, order, or rule of the commission. A RCRA permit applying the standards
				  of Chapter 335, Subchapter F of this title (relating to Permitting Standards
				  for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Storage, Processing, or Disposal
				  Facilities) will constitute an underground injection control (UIC) permit for
				  hazardous waste injection wells for which the technical standards of this
				  chapter are not generally appropriate.
(b) The following activities are not within
				  the scope of subsection (a) of this section:
(1) injection of waste into subsurface strata
				  via a single family residential cesspool or other device that receives waste,
				  which has an open bottom or perforated sides;
(2) injection of waste into subsurface strata
				  via a septic system well used for single family residential waste
				  disposal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.4 - Mechanical Integrity Required

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Injection is prohibited for Class I and III wells which
					 lack mechanical integrity, the result of which may pollute an underground
					 source of drinking water. Except where excluded in the case of authorization by
					 rule, mechanical integrity under §
										331.43
					 of this title (relating to Mechanical Integrity Standards) must be demonstrated
					 to the satisfaction of the executive director before operation begins.
					 Injection may be prohibited for Class V wells which lack mechanical integrity.
					 The executive director may require a demonstration of mechanical integrity at
					 any time if there is reason to believe mechanical integrity is lacking. When
					 the executive director determines that a Class I or III well lacks mechanical
					 integrity, the executive director shall give written notice of this
					 determination to the owner or operator. Unless the executive director requires
					 immediate cessation, the owner or operator shall cease injection into the well
					 within 48 hours of receipt of the executive director's determination. The
					 executive director may allow plugging of the well or require the permittee to
					 perform additional construction, operation, monitoring, reporting, and
					 corrective actions which are necessary to prevent the movement of fluid into or
					 between underground sources of drinking water caused by the lack of mechanical
					 integrity. The owner or operator may resume injection upon written notification
					 from the executive director that the owner or operator has demonstrated
					 mechanical integrity.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.5 - Prevention of Pollution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No permit
				  or authorization by rule shall be allowed where an injection well causes or
				  allows the movement of fluid that would result in the pollution of an
				  underground source of drinking water. A permit or authorization by rule shall
				  include terms and conditions reasonably necessary to protect fresh water from
				  pollution.
(b) Persons authorized
				  to conduct underground injection activities under this chapter shall address
				  unauthorized discharges of chemicals of concern (COCs) from associated tankage
				  and equipment according to the requirements of Chapter 350 of this title
				  (relating to the Texas Risk Reduction Program).
(c) Pre-injection units must be designed,
				  constructed, operated, maintained, monitored, and closed so as not to cause:
(1) the discharge or imminent threat of
				  discharge of waste into or adjacent to the waters in the state without
				  obtaining specific authorization for such a discharge from the
				  commission;
(2) the creation or
				  maintenance of a nuisance; or
(3)
				  the endangerment of the public health and welfare.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.6 - Prohibition of Class IV Well Injection

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The injection of hazardous fluids or radioactive wastes
					 into or above a formation which within one quarter mile of the well contains an
					 underground source of drinking water is prohibited. Wells used to inject
					 hazardous waste-contaminated ground water that is of acceptable quality to aid
					 remediation and is being reinjected into the same formation from which it was
					 drawn are not prohibited by this section if such injection is approved by the
					 commission pursuant to provisions for cleanup of releases consistent with
					 federal regulations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
					 Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 United States Code (USC)
					 9601-9657, or pursuant to provisions for cleanup of releases consistent with
					 federal regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
					 42 USC
					 6901 through
					 6987.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.8 - Prohibition of Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells and Large Capacity Cesspools

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  construction of new motor vehicle waste disposal wells and large capacity
				  cesspools is prohibited.
(b) The
				  owner or operator of a motor vehicle waste disposal well in a groundwater
				  protection area must close the well within one year after designation of the
				  groundwater protection area, or by January 1, 2005, whichever occurs earlier,
				  or apply for a Class V underground injection control (UIC) permit prior to the
				  closure date.
(1) The owner or operator of a
				  motor vehicle waste disposal well located in a groundwater protection area may
				  be granted an extension to the closure deadline by the executive director for
				  up to one year if the most efficient compliance option for the well is
				  connection to a sanitary sewer or installation of new treatment
				  technology.
(2) To continue
				  operating during the extension period, the owner or operator must ensure that
				  the injectate meets primary maximum contaminant levels for drinking water and
				  other health-based standards at the point of injection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.10 - Inventory of Wells Authorized by Rule

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The owner or operator of an injection well facility, except for those wells
				  listed under subsection (b) of this section, must submit to the executive
				  director prior to construction (or within one year after January 1, 1982 if the
				  well existed on that date), an inventory for each facility containing:
(1) the name of the facility;
(2) the name and address of legal
				  contact;
(3) the ownership of the
				  facility;
(4) the nature, type and
				  operating status of the injection well(s); and
(5) the location, depth, and construction of
				  each well.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.11 - Classification of Injection Wells

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Injection wells within the jurisdiction of the commission are classified as
				  follows.
(1) Class I:
(A) wells used by generators of hazardous
				  wastes or owners or operators of hazardous waste management facilities to
				  inject hazardous waste, other than Class IV wells;
(B) other industrial and municipal waste
				  disposal wells which inject fluids beneath the lower-most formation which
				  within 1/4 mile of the wellbore contains an underground source of drinking
				  water (USDW); and
(C) radioactive
				  waste disposal wells which inject fluids below the lower-most formation
				  containing a USDW within 1/4 mile of the wellbore.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.12 - Conversion of Wells

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Persons
				  utilizing wells authorized by permit, rule, or otherwise, who wish to convert
				  the well from its authorized purpose to a new or additional purpose must first
				  obtain the appropriate approval described in paragraphs (1) - (4) of this
				  section.
(1) Persons utilizing injection
				  wells authorized by permit must obtain either a permit amendment pursuant to
				  §
											305.62 of
				  this title (relating to Amendment), or if appropriate, a permit revocation
				  pursuant to §
											305.66
				  of this title (relating to Permit Denial, Suspension, and Revocation) or §
											305.67
				  of this title (relating to Revocation and Suspension Upon Request or
				  Consent).
(2) Persons utilizing
				  injection wells authorized by rule that are to be converted to a purpose that
				  requires authorization by permit must obtain a permit.
(3) Persons utilizing injection wells
				  authorized by rule that are to be converted to a purpose that does not require
				  authorization by permit must obtain the written approval of the executive
				  director.
(4) Prior to converting a
				  Class V motor vehicle waste disposal well, the owner or operator must inventory
				  the well with the executive director under §
											331.10
				  of this title (relating to Inventory of Wells Authorized by Rule) and comply
				  with the conversion requirements under subsection (c) of this
				  section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.13 - Exempted Aquifer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An exempted
				  aquifer is an aquifer or a portion of an aquifer which meets the criteria for
				  fresh water but which has been designated an exempted aquifer by the commission
				  after notice and opportunity for public hearing. Those aquifers or portions of
				  aquifers which were designated for exemption by the Texas Department of Water
				  Resources in its original application for program approval submitted to the
				  United States Environmental Protection Agency shall be considered to be
				  exempted aquifers.
(b) Except for
				  injection authorized by rule, the commission may require a permit for injection
				  into an exempted aquifer to protect fresh water outside the exempted aquifer
				  which may be subject to pollution caused by the injection.
(c) An aquifer or portion of an aquifer may
				  be designated as an exempted aquifer if the following criteria are met:
(1) It does not currently serve as a source
				  of drinking water for human consumption; and
(2) Until exempt status is removed according
				  to procedures in subsection (f) of this section, it will not in the future
				  serve as a source of drinking water for human consumption because:
(A) It is mineral, hydrocarbon or geothermal
				  energy bearing with production capability;
(B) It is situated at a depth or location
				  which makes recovery of water for drinking water purposes economically or
				  technologically impractical;
(C) It
				  is so contaminated that it would be economically or technologically impractical
				  to render that water fit for human consumption; or,
(D) It is located above a Class III well
				  mining area subject to subsidence or catastrophic collapse.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.14 - Prohibition of Disposal of Certain Wastes into Certain Geological Formations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding
				  any provision to the contrary in this chapter, Chapter 335 of this title
				  (relating to Industrial Solid Waste and Municipal Hazardous Waste), or any
				  other chapter of this title, the storage, processing, or disposal of hazardous
				  waste in a solution-mined salt dome cavern, bedded salt cavern, or a sulphur
				  mine is prohibited.
(b) Waste
				  streams other than nonhazardous drinking water treatment residuals are
				  prohibited from injection into a Class I salt cavern disposal well located in
				  horizontally bedded or non-domal salt and its associated salt cavern.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.15 - Financial Assurance Required

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Injection is prohibited for Class I and III wells which
					 lack financial assurance, as required by this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.16 - Memorandum of Understanding Between the Texas Department of Health and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Regarding Radiation Control Functions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Texas
					 Department of Health and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
					 Regarding Radiation Control Functions, effective November 30, 1998, is adopted
					 by reference in §
										7.118
					 of this title (relating to Memorandum of Understanding between the Texas
					 Department of Health and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
					 Regarding Radiation Control Functions). However, the full text of the
					 memorandum of understanding can be found only in Texas Department of Health
					 rule 25 TAC §
										289.101(relating
					 to Memorandum of Understanding between the Texas Department of Health and the
					 Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Regarding Radiation Control
					 Functions). If a copy of this document is required and cannot be obtained from
					 the Internet, a copy can be requested from the Texas Natural Resource
					 Conservation Commission, Chief Clerk's Office, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas
					 78711-3087, (512) 239-3300.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.19 - Injection Into or Through the Edwards Aquifer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as authorized in subsection (c) of
				  this section, for applications submitted on or after September 1, 2001,
				  injection wells that transect or terminate in the Edwards Aquifer may be
				  authorized by rule under §
										331.9
				  of this title (relating to Injection Authorized by Rule) or by permit only as
				  follows:
(1) wells that inject groundwater
				  withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer may be authorized only if:
(A) the groundwater is unaltered physically,
				  chemically, or biologically; or
(B)
				  the groundwater is treated in connection with remediation that is approved by
				  state or federal order, authorization, or agreement and does not exceed the
				  maximum contaminant levels for drinking water contained in §
												290.104
				  of this title (relating to Summary of Maximum Contaminant Levels, Maximum
				  Residual Disinfectant Levels, Treatment Techniques, and Action
				  Levels);
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 331.21 - Required Submission of Geoscientific Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All geoscientific information submitted to the agency under
					 this chapter shall be prepared by, or under the supervision of, a licensed
					 professional geoscientist or a licensed professional engineer and shall be
					 signed, sealed, and dated by the licensed professional geoscientist or licensed
					 professional engineer in accordance with the Texas Geoscience Practice Act and
					 the Texas Engineering Practice Act.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter C - GENERAL STANDARDS AND METHODS › Section 331.41 - Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The provisions of this subchapter set forth standards and
					 requirements that apply to all Class I and Class III wells, unless specifically
					 excluded.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter C - GENERAL STANDARDS AND METHODS › Section 331.42 - Area of Review

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The area of
				  review is the area surrounding an injection well or a group of injection wells,
				  for which the permit application must detail the information required in
				  Subchapter G of this chapter (relating to Consideration Prior to Permit
				  Issuance).
(1) The area of review for Class I
				  wells, except those wells authorized to inject only nonhazardous desalination
				  concentrate or nonhazardous drinking water treatment residuals, is an area
				  determined by a radius of 2 1/2 miles from the proposed or existing wellbore,
				  or the area within the cone of influence, whichever is greater.
(2) The area of review for those Class I
				  wells authorized to inject only nonhazardous desalination concentrate or
				  nonhazardous drinking water treatment residuals, is an area determined by a
				  radius of 1/4 mile from the proposed or existing wellbore, or the area within
				  the cone of influence, whichever is greater. Notwithstanding subsection (c) of
				  this section, if the area of review is determined by a mathematical model
				  pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the permissible radius is the
				  result of such calculation even if it is less than 1/4 mile.
(3) The area of review for salt dome cavern
				  disposal wells and associated caverns, is the sum of the two following areas:
(A) an area determined by a radius of 2 1/2
				  miles from the proposed or existing wellbore; and
(B) the greatest horizontal plane
				  cross-sectional area of the salt dome between land surface and a depth of 1,000
				  feet below the projected floor of the proposed or existing salt dome
				  cavern.
(4) The area of
				  review for Class III wells, is the project area plus a circumscribing area, a
				  minimum of 1/4 mile, the width of which is the lateral distance from the
				  perimeter of the project area, in which the pressures in the injection zone may
				  cause the migration of the injection and/or formation fluid into a Underground
				  Sources of Drinking Water.
(5) The
				  area of review for Class V wells is an area determined by a radius of at least
				  1/4 mile from the proposed or existing wellbore.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter C - GENERAL STANDARDS AND METHODS › Section 331.43 - Mechanical Integrity Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  injection well has mechanical integrity if:
(1) there is no significant leak in the
				  casing, tubing, or packer; and
(2)
				  if there is no significant fluid movement through vertical channels adjacent to
				  the injection wellbore.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter C - GENERAL STANDARDS AND METHODS › Section 331.44 - Corrective Action Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Corrective action standards for all wells. In determining the adequacy of
				  corrective action proposed or required to prevent or correct pollution of
				  underground sources of drinking waters (USDWs), and fresh or surface water, the
				  following factors shall be considered:
(1)
				  toxicity and volume of the injected fluid;
(2) toxicity of native fluids and by-products
				  of injection;
(3) population
				  potentially affected;
(4) geology
				  and hydrology;
(5) history of the
				  injection operation;
(6) completion
				  and plugging records;
(7)
				  abandonment procedures in effect at the time a well was abandoned;
(8) hydraulic connections with USDWs, and
				  fresh or surface water;
(9)
				  reliability of the procedures used to identify abandoned wells;
(10) any other factors which might affect the
				  movement of fluids into or between USDWs; and
(11) for Class III wells only, when setting
				  corrective action requirements the executive director shall consider the
				  overall effect of the project on the hydraulic gradient in potentially affected
				  USDWs, and the corresponding changes in potentiometric surfaces(s) and flow
				  directions(s) rather than the discrete effect of each well. If a decision is
				  made that corrective action is not necessary based on the determinations in
				  this paragraph, the monitoring program required in §
											331.84 of
				  this title (relating to Monitoring Requirements) shall be designed to verify
				  the validity of those determinations.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter C - GENERAL STANDARDS AND METHODS › Section 331.45 - Executive Director Approval of Construction and Completion

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The executive director may approve or disapprove the
					 construction and completion for an injection well or project. In making a
					 determination whether to grant approval, the following shall be reviewed for
					 compliance with the standards of this chapter:
(1) for Class I wells, except for those Class
				  I wells authorized to inject only nonhazardous desalination concentrate or
				  nonhazardous drinking water treatment residuals, and salt dome cavern disposal
				  wells and associated salt dome caverns:
(A)
				  actual as-built drilling and completion data on the well;
(B) all logging and testing data on the
				  well;
(C) a demonstration of
				  mechanical integrity;
(D)
				  anticipated maximum pressure and flow rate at which the permittee will
				  operate;
(E) results of the
				  injection zone and confining zone testing program as required in §
											331.62(a)(7)
				  of this title (relating to Construction Standards) and §
											331.65(a)
				  of this title (relating to Reporting Requirements);
(F) the actual injection procedure;
(G) the compatibility of injected wastes with
				  fluids in the injection zone and minerals in both the injection zone and the
				  confining zone and materials used to construct the well;
(H) the calculated area of review and cone of
				  influence based on data obtained during logging and testing of the well and the
				  formation, and where necessary, revisions to the information submitted under
				  §
											331.121
				  of this title (relating to Class I Wells);
(I) the status of corrective action required
				  for defective wells in the area of review;
(J) compliance with the casing and cementing
				  performance standard in §
											331.62(a)(5)
				  of this title, and where necessary, changes to the permit to provide for
				  additional testing and/or monitoring of the well to insure the continuous
				  attainment of the performance standard; and
(K) compliance with the cementing
				  requirements in §
											331.62(a)(6)
				  of this title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter C - GENERAL STANDARDS AND METHODS › Section 331.46 - Closure Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
				  Subsections (b) -
(i), (k) - (n), and (r) of
				  this section apply to Class I wells except for salt cavern disposal wells and
				  those Class I wells authorized to inject only nonhazardous desalination
				  concentrate or nonhazardous drinking water treatment residuals. For salt dome
				  cavern disposal wells, only subsections (c), (e) -
(i), (k) - (l), (n) - (p), and (r) of this
				  section apply. For bedded salt cavern disposal wells, only subsections (e) -
				  (h), (k) - (l), (n) - (o), and (q) - (r) of this section apply. For Class I
				  wells authorized to inject only nonhazardous desalination concentrate or
				  nonhazardous drinking water treatment residuals, only subsections (e) - (h),
				  (n), and (r) of this section apply.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter C - GENERAL STANDARDS AND METHODS › Section 331.47 - Pond Lining

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All holding ponds, emergency overflow ponds, emergency
					 storage ponds, or other surface impoundments associated with, or part of the
					 pre-injection units associated with underground injection wells shall be lined
					 with clay or an artificial liner, and shall in addition, conform to any
					 applicable requirements of Chapter 335 of this title (relating to Industrial
					 Solid Waste and Municipal Hazardous Waste).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter C - GENERAL STANDARDS AND METHODS › Section 331.48 - Waiver of Requirements (for Class III and Class V Wells Only)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) When injection
				  does not occur into, through, or above an underground source of drinking water,
				  the commission, by permit, may authorize a well with less stringent
				  requirements than those required in this chapter to the extent that the less
				  stringent requirements will not result in an increased likelihood of movement
				  of fluid that may pollute USDWs, and fresh or surface water.
(b) When injection occurs and a cone of
				  depression centered at the well or well field is maintained for the injection
				  zone, the commission, by permit, may authorize a well with less stringent
				  requirements for operation, monitoring, and reporting than those required in
				  this chapter to the extent that the less stringent requirements will not result
				  in an increased likelihood of movement of fluid that may pollute USDWs, and
				  fresh or surface water.
(c) When
				  requirements are reduced under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, a
				  technical summary will be prepared setting forth the basis for the
				  action.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR CLASS I WELLS OTHER THAN SALT CAVERN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL WELLS › Section 331.61 - Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The sections of this subchapter apply to all Class I
					 injection wells, other than salt cavern disposal wells, unless otherwise
					 noted.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR CLASS I WELLS OTHER THAN SALT CAVERN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL WELLS › Section 331.64 - Monitoring and Testing Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Applicability. Subsections (b) - (j) of this section apply to all Class I wells
				  except for those Class I wells authorized to inject only nonhazardous
				  desalination concentrate or nonhazardous drinking water treatment
				  residuals.
(b) Injection fluids
				  shall be sampled and analyzed with a frequency sufficient to yield
				  representative data of their characteristics.
(1) The owner or operator shall develop and
				  follow an approved written waste analysis plan that describes the procedures to
				  be carried out to obtain a detailed chemical and physical analysis of a
				  representative sample of the waste, including the quality assurance procedures
				  used. At a minimum, the plan shall specify:
(A) the parameters for which the waste will
				  be analyzed and the rationale for the selection of these parameters;
(B) the test methods that will be used to
				  test for these parameters; and
(C)
				  the sampling method that will be used to obtain a representative sample of the
				  waste to be analyzed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR CLASS I WELLS OTHER THAN SALT CAVERN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL WELLS › Section 331.66 - Additional Requirements and Conditions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This section applies to all Class I wells
				  except for those Class I wells authorized to inject only nonhazardous
				  desalination concentrate or nonhazardous drinking water treatment
				  residuals.
(b) A permit for a Class
				  I well shall include expressly or by reference the following conditions.
(1) A sign shall be posted at the well site
				  which shall show the name of the company, company well number, and commission
				  permit number. The sign and identification shall be in the English language,
				  clearly legible and shall be in numbers and letters at least one inch
				  high.
(2) An all-weather road shall
				  be installed and maintained to allow access to the injection well and related
				  facilities.
(3) The wellhead and
				  associated facilities shall be painted, if appropriate, and maintained in good
				  working order without leaks.
(4)
				  The commission may prescribe additional requirements for Class I wells to
				  protect USDWs, and fresh or surface water from pollution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR CLASS I WELLS OTHER THAN SALT CAVERN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL WELLS › Section 331.67 - Recordkeeping Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  permittee shall keep complete and accurate records of:
(1) all monitoring required by the permit,
				  including:
(A) continuous records of surface
				  injection pressures;
(B) continuous
				  records of the tubing-long string annulus pressures and volumes;
(C) continuous records of injection flow
				  rates;
(D) monthly total volume of
				  injected fluids;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR CLASS I WELLS OTHER THAN SALT CAVERN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL WELLS › Section 331.68 - Post-Closure Care

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The owner or
				  operator of a Class I hazardous well shall prepare, maintain, and comply with a
				  plan for post-closure care that meets the requirements of subsection (b) of
				  this section, and is acceptable to the executive director. The obligation to
				  implement the post-closure plan survives the termination of a permit or the
				  cessation of injection activities. The requirement to maintain an approved plan
				  is directly enforceable regardless of whether the requirement is a condition of
				  the permit.
(1) The owner or operator shall
				  submit the plan as a part of the permit application and, upon approval by the
				  executive director, such plan shall be a condition of any permit
				  issued.
(2) The owner or operator
				  shall submit any proposed significant revision to the plan as appropriate over
				  the life of the well, but no later than the date of the closure report required
				  under §
											331.46 of this
				  title (relating to Closure Standards).
(3) The plan shall provide financial
				  responsibility as required in Subchapter I of this chapter (relating to
				  Financial Responsibility). The owner or operator shall demonstrate and maintain
				  financial assurance in the amount of the post closure cost estimate to cover
				  post-closure care in a manner that meets the requirements of Chapter 37,
				  Subchapter Q of this title (relating to Financial Assurance for Underground
				  Injection Wells). The amount of the funds available shall be no less than the
				  amount identified in paragraph (4)(F) of this subsection. The obligation to
				  maintain financial responsibility for post-closure care survives the
				  termination of a permit or the cessation of injection.
(4) The plan shall include the following
				  information:
(A) the pressure in the injection
				  zone before injection began;
(B)
				  the anticipated pressure in the injection zone at the time of
				  closure;
(C) 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 or freshwater
				  aquifer;
(D) predicted position of
				  the waste front at closure;
(E) the
				  status of any corrective action required under §
												331.44
				  of this title (relating to Corrective Action Standards); and
(F) the estimated cost of proposed
				  post-closure care.
(5)
				  At the request of the owner or operator, or on his own initiative, the
				  executive director may modify the post-closure plan after submission of the
				  plugging and abandonment report following the procedures in §
											305.72
				  of this title (relating to UIC Permit Modification at the Request of the
				  Permittee).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter E - STANDARDS FOR CLASS III WELLS › Section 331.81 - Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This subchapter establishes criteria and standards that
					 apply to all Class III wells.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter E - STANDARDS FOR CLASS III WELLS › Section 331.82 - Construction Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Casing and
				  cementing. All new Class III wells, baseline wells, and monitor wells
				  associated with the mining operations shall be cased, cemented from the bottom
				  of the casing to the surface, and capped to prevent the migration of fluids
				  which may cause the pollution of underground sources of drinking water (USDWs)
				  and maintained in that condition throughout the life of the well. In addition,
				  existing wells in areas where there is the potential for contamination and
				  other harmful or foreign matter to enter groundwater through an open well,
				  shall also be cemented to the surface and capped. The casing and cement used in
				  the construction of each 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, axial loading,
				  etc.;
(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 fluids and formation fluids;
(6) lithology of injection and confining
				  zones; and
(7) type and grade of
				  cement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter E - STANDARDS FOR CLASS III WELLS › Section 331.83 - Operating Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Injection
				  pressure at the wellhead shall not exceed a maximum, as specified in the permit
				  or commission order, which shall be calculated so as to assure that the
				  pressure in the injection zone during injection does not:
(1) initiate new fractures or propagate
				  existing fractures in the injection zone;
(2) initiate fractures in the confining zone;
				  or
(3) cause the migration of
				  injection or formation fluids into USDWs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter E - STANDARDS FOR CLASS III WELLS › Section 331.84 - Monitoring Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Injection
				  fluid shall be analyzed for physical and chemical characteristics with
				  sufficient frequency to yield representative data on its characteristics.
				  Whenever the injection fluid is modified to the extent that the analysis is
				  incorrect or incomplete, a new analysis shall be submitted to the executive
				  director.
(b) The injection
				  pressure, the injection volume, and the production volume shall be
				  recorded.
(c) Fluid level when
				  required by permit and the parameters chosen to measure water quality in
				  monitor wells completed in the injection zone shall be monitored twice each
				  calendar month. Every sample shall be collected between 10 and 20 days from
				  when the previous sample was collected.
(d) Specified wells within 1/4 mile of the
				  injection site shall be monitored at least once every three months to detect
				  any migration from the injection zone into fresh water.
(e) All Class III wells may be monitored on a
				  field or project basis rather than on an individual well basis by manifold
				  monitoring. Manifold monitoring may be used in cases of facilities consisting
				  of more than one injection well operating with a common manifold. Separate
				  monitoring systems for each well are not required, provided the owner/operator
				  demonstrates that manifold monitoring is comparable to individual well
				  monitoring.
(f) Quarterly
				  monitoring of wells required by §
										331.82(h)
				  of this title (relating to Construction Requirements).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter E - STANDARDS FOR CLASS III WELLS › Section 331.85 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Annual
				  report. The permittee shall submit annually, by January 31st, a report
				  including:
(1) an updated map of the area of
				  review showing locations of newly constructed or newly discovered wells that
				  penetrate the production zone within the area of review, not included in the
				  technical report accompanying the permit application or in later reports;
				  and
(2) a tabulation of data as
				  required by §
											331.122(2)(B)
				  of this title (relating to Class III Wells) for wells within the area of review
				  that penetrate the production zone;
(3) For Class III uranium mining permits:
(A) an update of the cost estimate for well
				  closure and groundwater restoration;
(B) an updated mine map;
(C) an updated mining schedule;
(D) an inventory of all injection,
				  production, baseline, and monitor wells; and
(E) a document, signed by the owner or
				  operator, or his or her designated representative, that the inventory of wells
				  required in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph is true and correct to the best
				  of his or her knowledge.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter E - STANDARDS FOR CLASS III WELLS › Section 331.86 - Closure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Mine
				  facilities. Within 120 days after acknowledgment of completion of mining
				  activities, or if final restoration of the mine area aquifers is required, upon
				  completion of final restoration, the permittee shall accomplish closure of the
				  mining facilities in accordance with approved plugging and abandonment plans
				  submitted as part of the supplementary technical report. An extension of time
				  limit past 120 days must be approved in writing by the executive
				  director.
(b) Acknowledgment of
				  closure. When closure has been accomplished, the permittee shall notify the
				  executive director. The executive director will conduct a final inspection of
				  the site to certify that closure has been accomplished in accordance with the
				  permit terms. If closure is certified by the executive director, he shall issue
				  written acknowledgment and permit cancellation procedures will be
				  initiated.