Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 305 - CONSOLIDATED PERMITS › Subchapter H - ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR INJECTION WELL PERMITS › Section 305.154 - Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  other standard permit conditions listed elsewhere in this chapter, the
				  following conditions and other applicable standards listed in Chapter 331 of
				  this title (relating to Underground Injection Control) shall be incorporated
				  into each permit expressly or by reference to this chapter. The commission may
				  impose stricter standards where appropriate.
(1) Construction requirements. Section
				  331.62 and
				  §
											331.82
				  of this title (relating to Construction Standards; and Construction
				  Requirements).
(2) Compliance
				  schedule. See §
											305.127(3)(E)
				  of this title (relating to Conditions to be Determined for Individual
				  Permits).
(3) Construction plans.
				  Changes in construction plans shall be approved under §
											331.45
				  of this title (relating to Executive Director Approval of Construction and
				  Completion), or, by minor modification according to §
											305.72
				  of this title (relating to Underground Injection Control (UIC) Permit
				  Modifications at the Request of the Permittee).
(4) Commencing operations. Commencement of
				  injection operations before approval by the executive director of construction
				  and completion is a violation of the permit and may be considered grounds for
				  revocation or suspension of the permit, and for enforcement action. Except for
				  new wells authorized by an area permit under subsection (b) of this section, a
				  new injection well may not commence injection until construction is complete,
				  and:
(A) the permittee has submitted notice of
				  completion of construction to the executive director; and
(B) the executive director has inspected or
				  otherwise reviewed the new injection well and finds it complies with the
				  conditions of the permit; or
(C)
				  the permittee has not received notice from the executive director of intent to
				  inspect or otherwise review the new injection well within 13 days of the date
				  of the notice in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, in which case prior
				  inspection or review is waived and the permittee may commence injection. The
				  executive director shall include in the notice a reasonable time period in
				  which he shall inspect the well.
(D) for Class I wells, submission of the
				  completion report required by §
												331.65(b)(1)
				  of this title (relating to Reporting Requirements) shall constitute the notice
				  required in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(5) Operating requirements. Section
				  331.63 and
				  §
											331.83 of
				  this title (relating to Operating Requirements).
(6) Monitoring and reporting. All permits
				  shall specify requirements concerning the proper use, maintenance and
				  installation, when appropriate, of monitoring equipment or methods including
				  type, intervals, and frequency sufficient to yield data which are
				  representative of the monitored activity including when appropriate, continuous
				  monitoring. Reporting shall be no less frequent than specified in the
				  appropriate sections of Chapter 331 of this title: Section
				  331.64
				  of this title (relating to Monitoring and Testing Requirements and §
											331.65 of
				  this title; §
											331.84
				  and §
											331.85 of
				  this title (relating to Monitoring Requirements; and Reporting Requirements);
				  or Chapter 331, Subchapter F of this title (relating to Standards for Class III
				  Well Production Area Development).
(7) Closure. The permittee shall notify the
				  executive director and obtain approval before plugging an injection well. After
				  failing to operate for a period of two years, the owner or operator shall close
				  the well in accordance with an approved plan unless:
(A) notice is provided to the executive
				  director; and
(B) actions and
				  procedures are described, satisfactory to the executive director, that the
				  owner or operator will take to ensure that the well will not endanger
				  underground sources of drinking water during the period of temporary
				  abandonment. These actions and procedures shall include compliance with the
				  technical requirements applicable, unless waived by the executive
				  director.
(8) Corrective
				  action requirements. Section
				  331.44
				  of this title (relating to Corrective Action Standards) and §
											305.152 of this
				  title (relating to Corrective Action).
(9) Financial assurance requirements. The
				  permittee is required to demonstrate and maintain financial responsibility and
				  resources to close, plug, and abandon in accordance with Chapter 37, Subchapter
				  Q of this title (relating to Financial Assurance for Underground Injection
				  Control Wells). The permittee shall show evidence of such financial
				  responsibility to the executive director.
(10) Post-closure requirements. Section
				  331.68 of this
				  title (relating to Post-Closure Care).
(11) Liability coverage requirements. The
				  permittee of hazardous waste injection wells shall maintain sufficient
				  liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage to third parties that
				  is caused by sudden and non-sudden accidents in accordance with Chapter 37,
				  Subchapter Q of this title.