Current through February 27, 2024
(a) Except for an
inactive reserve pit subject to 18 AAC 60.440, the owner or operator of a
drilling waste temporary storage facility shall meet the storage requirements
of this section.
(b) A person who
plans to store drilling waste during drilling operations, in a manner that does
not require a permit under 18 AAC 60.200, must submit a storage plan to the
department not later than 30 days before operations are planned to begin.
Storage may not begin until the department has approved the plan. A plan
submitted under this subsection must include
(1) the name, address, telephone number, and
affiliation of each person responsible for conducting the drilling
activity;
(2) the location and type
of each storage container;
(3)
plans and material specifications to be used in the construction of each lined
containment structure to be used for temporary storage;
(4) methods to be used to prevent the
discharge of drilling waste or leachate to the land or water of the
state;
(5) the name and location of
each facility to which stored drilling waste will be transferred;
(6) the anticipated dates of storage and
waste removal;
(7) the location of
the ultimate disposal of the drilling waste; and
(8) certification that the waste will be
removed from the property not later than one year after the date of issuance of
the approval.
(c) Each
containment structure under (b)(3) of this section must conform to the
following standards unless the department provides written approval of an
alternate plan that will protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and
the environment in a similar manner:
(1) a
containment structure must be sized to contain all the waste and any
anticipated precipitation that may accumulate in the area with a minimum of two
feet of freeboard;
(2) a
containment structure must be leakproof;
(3) liner material must be compatible with
petroleum hydrocarbons, drilling waste, and any other material that might be
deposited into the temporary structure; and
(4) liner material must be a flexible
geomembrane liner that is at least
(A) 30 mils
in thickness; or
(B) 60 mils in
thickness, if it consists of high density polyethylene (HDPE).
(d) After removal of
drilling waste from a storage area, the person conducting the activity shall
(1) conduct a visual site inspection to
verify that all drilling waste has been removed from the site; and
(2) submit written notification to the
department not later than seven days after the final site inspection and
provide information regarding drilling waste volume and the final disposition
of the transferred drilling waste.
Authority: AS 44.46.020
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
AS 46.03.110
AS 46.03.800
AS 46.03.810
