Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 13 - CLASS I HW & NON-HW WELLS UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 13-9 - Permit conditions and contents

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All permits
				issued under this chapter shall be for no more than ten (10) years
				duration.
(b) Each permit shall be
				reviewed at least once every five (5) years for continued validity of all
				permit conditions and contents.
(c)
				Permits that do not satisfy the review criteria are subject to modification,
				revocation and reissuance, or termination pursuant to Section
				8 of this chapter.
(d) All permits issued under this chapter
				shall contain the following conditions:
(i) A
				requirement that the permittee comply with all conditions of the permit, and
				any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of these regulations and is
				grounds for enforcement action, permit termination, revocation, or
				modification.
(ii) A requirement
				that the injection pressure shall be limited to the fracture pressure of the
				receiver, except as necessary during well stimulation, and, within one (1) year
				of the issuance of the permit, the operator shall conduct a step-rate injection
				test to determine the actual fracture pressure of the receiver.
(iii) A requirement that if the permittee
				wishes to continue injection activity after the expiration of the permit, he
				must apply to the administrator for and obtain a new permit.
(iv) A stipulation that it shall not be a
				defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
				necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain
				compliance with the conditions of this permit.
(v) A requirement that the permittee shall
				take all reasonable steps to minimize or correct any adverse impact on the
				environment resulting from noncompliance with this permit.
(vi) A requirement that the permittee
				properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and
				control which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with
				the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance includes
				mechanical integrity of the well, effective performance, adequate funding and
				operator staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls,
				including appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the
				operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems only when
				necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
(vii) A requirement that mechanical integrity
				shall be maintained continuously and be reviewed at least every five (5) years.
				The test used to determine mechanical integrity shall be a two-part test
				approved by the administrator, who shall approve only those tests that have
				been approved first by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of
				Drinking Water.
(A) Part one of the
				mechanical integrity test shall demonstrate the absence of leaks through the
				packer, tubing, casing, and well head.
(B) Part two of the mechanical integrity test
				shall demonstrate the absence of fluid movement behind the casing.
(C) Proposed mechanical integrity tests that
				have not yet been approved shall be submitted to the administrator who shall
				forward the information to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of
				Drinking Water along with a request for approval, if, in the administrator's
				opinion, it will adequately determine mechanical integrity of the well system.
				A previously unauthorized mechanical integrity test submitted for approval
				shall include:
(I) The proposed method for
				demon strating the lack of significant leaks in the well;
(II) The proposed method for showing the
				absence of significant fluid movement; and
(III) Any technical data supporting the use
				of this test.
(viii) A Class I well that cannot demonstrate
				mechanical integrity shall be shut down until such time as the mechanical
				integrity has been restored.
(ix) A
				stipulation that the filing of a request by the permittee, or at the
				instigation of the administrator, for a permit modification, revocation,
				termination, or notification of planned changes or anticipated non-compliance
				shall not stay any permit condition.
(x) A stipulation that this permit does not
				convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive privilege.
(xi) A stipulation that the permittee shall
				furnish to the administrator, within a specified time, any information which
				the administrator may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying,
				revoking and reissuing, or terminating the permit, or to determine compliance
				with the permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the administrator, upon
				request, copies of records required to be kept by the permit.
(xii) A requirement that the permittee shall
				allow the administrator, or an authorized representative of the administrator,
				upon the presentation of credentials, during normal working hours, to enter the
				premises where a regulated facility is located, or where records are kept under
				the conditions of this permit, and inspect the discharge and related
				facilities, review and copy reports and records required by the permit, collect
				fluid samples for analysis, measure and record water levels, and perform any
				other function authorized by law or regulation.
(xiii) A requirement that the permittee
				furnish any information necessary to establish a monitoring program pursuant to
				Section
				13 of this chapter.
(xiv) A requirement that all samples and
				measurements taken for the purpose of monitoring shall be representative of the
				monitored activity, and records of all monitoring information be retained by
				the permittee. The monitoring information to be retained shall be that
				information stipulated in the monitoring program established pursuant to the
				criteria in Section
				13 of this chapter.
(xv) A requirement that all applications,
				reports, and other information submitted to the administrator contain
				certifications as required in Section
				5(c)(14) of this chapter,
				and be signed by either a responsible corporate officer or a duly authorized
				representative.
(xvi) A requirement
				that the permittee give advance notice to the administrator as soon as possible
				of any planned physical alteration or additions, other than authorized
				operation and maintenance, to the permitted facility and receive authorization
				prior to implementing the proposed alteration or addition.
(xvii) A requirement that any modification
				which may result in a violation of a permit condition shall be reported to the
				administrator, and any modification that will result in a violation of a permit
				condition shall be reported to the administrator through the submission of a
				new or amended permit application.
(xviii) A requirement that any transfer of a
				permit must first be approved by the administrator, and that no transfer will
				be approved if the facility is not in compliance with the existing permit
				unless the proposed permittee agrees to bring the facility into
				compliance.
(xix) A requirement
				that monitoring results shall be reported at the intervals specified elsewhere
				in this permit.
(xx) A requirement
				that reports of compliance or non-compliance with, or any progress reports on,
				interim and final requirements contained in any compliance schedule, if one is
				required by the administrator, shall be submitted no later than thirty (30)
				days following each schedule date.
(xxi) A requirement that confirmed
				noncompliance resulting in the migration of injected fluid into any zone
				outside of the permitted receiver must be orally reported to the administrator
				within twenty-four (24) hours, and a written submission shall be provided
				within five (5) days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the excursion.
				The written submission shall contain:
(A) A
				description of the noncompliance and its cause;
(B) The period of noncompliance, including
				exact dates and times, and, if the noncompliance has not been controlled, the
				anticipated time it is expected to continue; and
(C) Steps taken or planned to reduce,
				eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
(xxii) A requirement that the permittee
				report all instances of noncompliance not already required to be reported under
				paragraphs xix, xx and xxi of this section, at the time monitoring reports are
				submitted. The reports shall contain the information listed in paragraph xxi(A)
				through (C) of this section.
(xxiii) A requirement that, in the situation
				where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts
				in a permit application, or submitted incorrect information in a permit
				application or in any report to the administrator, the permittee shall promptly
				submit such facts or information.
(xxiv) A requirement that the injection well
				meet construction requirements outlined in Section
				11 of this chapter, and that the permittee
				submit notice of completion of construction to the administrator and allow for
				inspection of the well upon completion of construction, prior to commencing any
				injection activity.
(xxv) A
				requirement that the packer be set within five-hundred (500) feet of the top of
				the receiver, unless the administrator allows some other specific interval to
				be used to set the packer, but always within the zone covered by excellent
				cement bond as shown by the cement bond log.
(xxvi) A requirement that the permittee
				notify the administrator at such times as the permit requires before conversion
				or abandonment of the well.
(xxvii)
				A requirement that a plugging and abandonment report, detailing the compliance
				abandonment procedures outlined the original permit application, or describing
				any deviations from the original plan, be submitted as soon as practicable
				after plugging and abandonment.
(xxviii) Monitoring results shall be reported
				in the annual reports unless otherwise specified.
(xxix) Injection into a well may not commence
				until construction is complete.