Code of Colorado Regulations
400 - Department of Natural Resources
404 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
2 CCR 404-1 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Section 914 - CRITERIA TO ESTABLISH POINTS OF COMPLIANCE
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
In determining a Point of Compliance, the Director will take into consideration recommendations of the Operator or any Responsible Party or Parties, if applicable, together with the following factors:
a. The classified use established by the WQCC, for any Groundwater or surface water that was impacted by contamination. If not so classified, the interim narrative standard applies, and the domestic and agricultural uses are to be protected;
b. The geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the site, such as depth to Groundwater, Groundwater flow, direction and hydraulic conductivity, soil types, surface water impacts, and any seasonal hydrologic variability;
c. The toxicity, mobility, and persistence in the environment of contaminants released or discharged from the site;
d. Established wellhead protection areas;
e. The potential of the site as an Aquifer recharge area;
f. The distance to the nearest permitted domestic water well or Public Water System supply well completed in the same Aquifer affected by the event; and
g. The distance to the nearest permitted livestock or irrigation water well completed in the same Aquifer affected by the event.
