Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations
Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B
Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells
Section XIX-517 - Permit Compliance Review

A. Commercial facility and transfer station permits shall be reviewed at least once every five years to determine compliance with applicable permit requirements and conditions. Commencement of the permit review process for each commercial facility and transfer station shall proceed as authorized by the Commissioner of Conservation.

B. At the commissioner's discretion, any commercial facility or transfer station operator may be required to sample and test facility property and/or equipment for NORM and/or parameters established for "soils" in §549. E.2 to assure compliance with closure requirements of §567. A The commercial facility or transfer station operator must submit a report detailing the results of all onsite sampling and testing in a manner acceptable to the Commissioner of Conservation. Sampling and testing must be performed by an independent professional consultant and third-party laboratory. Testing must be performed by a DEQ certified laboratory in accordance with procedures presented in the Laboratory Manual for the Analysis of E and P Waste (Department of Natural Resources, August 9, 1998, or latest revision).

C. Upon review of the data and as deemed appropriate, administrative steps will be taken to revise or revoke permits.