Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 45 - UNDERGROUND HYDROCARBON STORAGE WELLS AND ASSOCIATED BRINE PONDS
Section 28-45-23 - Brine pond application and permit
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Each permittee of an existing brine pond and each applicant for a permit for a new brine pond shall submit an application for a permit to the secretary. Upon review of the application, either of the following shall be issued by the secretary:
(b) Each permit for a brine pond shall be authorized for a term not to exceed 10 years.
(c) Each permittee of an existing brine pond shall submit an application, on a form furnished by the department, to the secretary within six months after April 1, 2003.
(d) Each permittee shall submit a completed application to renew a permit not less than 90 days before the expiration date of the permit in effect.
(e) Each applicant for a permit for a new brine pond shall submit a completed application to the secretary not less than 90 days before the construction of the new brine pond commences. Brine pond construction shall not begin until the secretary has issued the permit.
(f) Each permit application for a new brine pond shall include a hydrogeological investigation conducted under the direction of a licensed geologist or a licensed professional engineer.
(g) Each hydrogeological investigation for a new brine pond shall include the following information:
(h) Each permittee shall notify the department at least five days before conducting any field activities for the hydrogeological investigation.