Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 45b - UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE WELLS AND ASSOCIATED BRINE PONDS
Section 28-45b-28 - Brine pond closure requirements
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-45b-28
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Each brine pond permittee shall submit a closure plan, including monitoring and testing requirements, to the secretary for review and consideration for approval at least 60 days before the closure of a brine pond. The closure plan shall be approved if the secretary determines that the closure plan is protective of public health, safety, and the environment.
(b) The permittee shall not commence closure activities without the secretary's prior approval.
(c) Each permittee shall include the following information in the brine pond closure plan:
(1) The procedure for deactivating the
various brine lines employed at the facility;
(2) the procedures for the remediation,
removal, or disposal of brine, accumulated sludge in the brine pond,
contaminated soils, and contaminated groundwater;
(3) a description regarding the proposed
maintenance, deactivation, conversion, or demolition of the brine pond
structure; and
(4) procedures
addressing the plugging of any water wells or groundwater monitoring wells
associated with the brine pond.
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