| (a) The following must be included in an application
for an injection well permit:
(1) for Class I wells, as defined in Chapter 331 of
this title (relating to Underground Injection Control), the information
listed in §331.121 of this title (relating to Class I Wells);
(2) for Class III wells, as defined in Chapter 331
of this title, the information listed in §331.122 of this title
(relating to Class III Wells);
(3) the manner in which compliance with the financial
assurance requirements in Chapter 37 of this title (relating to Financial
Assurance) will be attained;
(4) the manner in which compliance with the plugging
and abandonment requirements of §331.46 of this title (relating
to Closure Standards) will be attained;
(5) the manner in which compliance with the corrective
action requirements of §331.44 of this title (relating to Corrective
Action Standards) will be attained;
(6) the manner in which compliance with the post-closure
requirements of §331.68 of this title (relating to Post-Closure
Care) will be attained;
(7) for Class I wells, a letter from the Railroad Commission
of Texas stating that the drilling of a disposal well and the injection
of the waste into the subsurface stratum selected for disposal will
not endanger or injure any oil or gas formation;
(8) for Class III wells, a description of all liquid
and solid nonradioactive wastes resulting from mining activities;
(9) a complete delineation by a licensed professional
geoscientist or a licensed professional engineer of any aquifer or
portion of an aquifer for which exempt status is sought;
(10) an application for a new, amended, or renewed
Class III injection well area permit for an in
situ uranium mine must contain a range table of pre-mining
low and high values for each groundwater quality parameter listed
in §331.104(b) of this title (relating to Establishment of Baseline
and Control Parameters for Excursion Detection). These values shall
be established from analysis of independent and representative groundwater
samples, collected prior to mining, from:
(A) all baseline wells required under §331.104(c)
of this title that are within the area of review associated with the
existing or proposed permit boundary, as specified at §331.42(a)(4)
of this title (relating to Area of Review); and
(B) all available wells within the existing or proposed
permit boundary, provided the well is completed within the production
zone identified in the existing or proposed permit; and
(11) any other information reasonably required by the
executive director to evaluate the proposed injection well or project,
including, but not limited to, the information set forth in Texas
Water Code, §27.051(a).
(b) An application for production area authorization
shall be submitted with and contain the following for each production
area:
(1) mine plan;
(2) a restoration table;
(3) a baseline water quality table;
(4) control parameter upper limits;
(5) monitor well locations;
(6) cost estimate for aquifer restoration and well
plugging and abandonment; and
(7) other information reasonably required by the executive
director to evaluate the application.
(c) An application under this section shall comply
with the requirements of §305.50(a)(4)(B) of this title (relating
to Additional Requirements for an Application for a Hazardous or Industrial
Solid Waste Permit and for a Post-Closure Order).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §305.49 adopted to be effective June 19, 1986, 11 TexReg 2593; amended to be effective January 5, 1988, 12 TexReg 4860; amended to be effective July 5, 1989, 14 TexReg 3046; amended to be effective November 7, 1991, 16 TexReg 6051; amended to be effective March 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 2368; amended to be effective January 30, 2003, 28 TexReg 705; amended to be effective September 11, 2003, 28 TexReg 7774; amended to be effective March 12, 2009, 34 TexReg 1629; amended to be effective December 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 9581 |
