Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The
permittee shall submit Form 22 - Water Supply Testing Report to the Department,
in accordance with
G.S.
113-423(f) and Rule .0201 of
this Subchapter. The permittee shall also send the Form 22 - Water Supply
Testing Report to the Local Health Director, surface owner(s), and owner(s) of
the water supply within 30 calendar days of testing. The form shall be signed
and sealed by either a Licensed Geologist or Professional Engineer and shall
include the following information:
(1) the
permittee's name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email
address;
(2) the county and nearest
city or town where the oil or gas well is located;
(3) the property street address, or nearest
address to the ingress and egress point leading from a public road to the well
pad;
(4) the API number, the lease
name, and the oil or gas well name and number;
(5) the date the water supply was
sampled;
(6) an indication of which
water supply testing series is being reported as set forth in Rule .1803 of
this Section;
(7) the latitude and
longitude of each water supply within one-half mile of the wellhead reported to
five decimal places of accuracy and precision using the North American Datum of
1983 (NAD83);
(8) the name,
address, and telephone number of the surface owner or owner of the water
supply;
(9) identification of the
certified laboratory at which analyses required by this Section were conducted,
the date(s) on which the analyses were conducted, and identification of the
technical personnel who conducted such analyses;
(10) a description of where and how the
sample was collected and the name of the person who collected the
sample;
(11) field observations
including odor, water color, sediment, bubbles, and effervescence;
(12) a description of the type and age, if
known, of the water supply, and water supply treatment, if any;
(13) the results of the required analyses
listed in Rule .1803 of this Section attached to the report in hard copy, as a
.pdf, and as an electronic spreadsheet; and
(14) any exceedance of applicable Maximum
Contaminant Levels for public drinking water, as set forth in
15A NCAC
18C, which is incorporated by reference
including subsequent amendments and editions, shall be indicated.
(b) Applicants or permittees may
share analytical results in accordance with
G.S.
113-423(f).
(c) The permittee shall provide verbal notice
within 24 hours and written notice within 30 days to the Department, Local
Health Director, surface owner(s), and owner of the water supply if test
results indicate:
(1) the presence of natural
gas constituents;
(2) the dissolved
methane concentration increased by more than 5.0 mg/L between sampling
periods;
(3) the dissolved methane
concentration was detected at or above 10.0 mg/L; or
(4) Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, or Xylene
compounds or TPH exceeded applicable Maximum Containment Levels for public
drinking water, as set forth in
15A NCAC
18C.
Authority
G.S.
113-391(a)(1);
113-391(a)(3);
113-391(a)(4);
113-391-(a)(5)b; 113-391(a)(5)k;
113-423(f);
Eff. March 17, 2015.
