Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 704 - UIC PERMIT PROGRAM
Subpart E - PERMIT CONDITIONS
Section 704.188 - Plugging and Abandonment
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Any permit must include a requirement that, after a cessation of operations of two years, the owner or operator must plug and abandon the well in accordance with the plan unless it does the following:
a) It provides notice to the Agency; and
b) It describes actions or procedures satisfactory to the Agency that the owner or operator will take to ensure that the well will not endanger USDWs during the period of temporary abandonment. These actions and procedures must include compliance with the technical requirements applicable to active injection wells, unless waived by the Agency.
BOARD NOTE: Derived from 40 CFR 144.52(a)(6) (2005).
