New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14A - NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
Subchapter 8 - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) PROGRAM
Section 7:14A-8.16 - Specific operating criteria and construction standards applicable to Class V injection wells
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) This section establishes the operating criteria and construction standards for Class V wells.
(b) Class V wells shall, at a minimum, be constructed in accordance with the following requirements:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water Supply
Bureau of Water Systems and Well Permitting
PO Box 426
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0426
(c) Operating requirements for Class V wells are as follows:
(d) Plugging and abandonment requirements for Class V wells are as follows:
(e) The UIC permit-by-rule authorization for any Class V well which fails to comply with the requirements of this section automatically terminates.
(f) Injection wells that exert a total pressure that exceeds the pressure exerted by the fluid under the influence of gravity at its height above the point of discharge plus the atmospheric pressure, shall be required to follow the standards described for Class I wells.
(g) Requirements for converting a Class V motor vehicle waste disposal well to another type of Class V well are as follows: