| (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.
(c) This rule does not limit the authority of the commission
to abate and prevent pollution of fresh water resulting from any injection
activity by requiring a permit, by instituting appropriate enforcement action,
or by other appropriate action.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §331.3 adopted to be effective May 13, 1986, 11 TexReg 1980; amended to be effective August 4, 1989, 14 TexReg 3531; amended to be effective November 23, 2000, 25 TexReg 11433 |
