Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A) No person shall inject sanitary waste,
sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes, into or above a USDW without first
obtaining a UIC permit to drill and a permit to operate in accordance with rule
3745-34-12 of the Administrative
Code. Examples of industrial waste include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(1) Hair salon chemicals.
(2) Surgical or medical wastes.
(3) Chemicals or insecticides used for flea
dips.
(4)
Wastewater resulting from the treatment of drinking water unless authorized
without a permit in accordance with paragraph (E) of this rule.
(5) Contact cooling water.
(6) Fluids and blood from embalming
processes.
(7)
Animal wastes from slaughter houses or food processing operations.
(B) Operation of and injection
into large capacity cesspools is prohibited. All existing large capacity
cesspools shall be closed in accordance with paragraph (O) of this
rule.
(C) Operation of and
injection into a motor vehicle waste disposal well is prohibited. All existing
motor vehicle waste disposal wells shall be closed in accordance with paragraph
(O) of this rule.
(D) The injection
of sanitary waste or sewage into a class V well is authorized without a permit
if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) Only sanitary waste or sewage is
injected. Examples of sanitary waste or sewage include, but are not limited to,
the following:
(a) Wastes from toilets and
showers.
(b)
Fluids from sinks used for food preparation.
(c) Fluids discharged to floor drains during
the cleaning of floors in food preparation areas.
(d) Fluids from sinks or washing machines
used to clean food and beverage serving dishes, glasses, or utensils.
(e) Fluids from the cleaning of animal cages,
kennel runs, or livestock trailers.
(2) One of the following conditions has been
met prior to the commencement of injection:
(a) A permit to install has been issued by
the director in accordance with section
6111.44 or
6111.45 of the Revised
Code.
(b) An
installation permit and operation permit have been obtained in accordance with
Chapter 3701-29 of the Administrative Code.
(3) The information required by paragraph (M)
of this rule is submitted to the director.
(E) The injection of wastewater resulting
from the treatment of drinking water into a class V well is authorized without
a permit if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) For wastewater resulting from ion
exchange treatment:
(a) Less than two thousand
five hundred gallons per month is injected into the class V well.
(b) The information required by paragraph (M)
of this rule is submitted to the director.
(c) The injection of the fluid will comply
with paragraph (A) of rule
3745-34-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(2) For wastewater
resulting from a filter system for removal of iron or manganese or both:
(a) The information required by paragraph (M)
of this rule is submitted to the director.
(b) The injection of fluid will comply with
paragraph (A) of rule
3745-34-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(F) No
person shall inject treated water as part of an aquifer storage and recovery
operation, into or above a USDW without first obtaining a UIC permit to drill
and a permit to operate in accordance with rule
3745-34-12 of the Administrative
Code.
(G) Unless otherwise
authorized under paragraph (C) of rule
3745-34-08 of the Administrative
Code or under paragraph (H) of this rule, a permit to drill and a permit to
operate shall be obtained in accordance with rule
3745-34-12 of the Administrative
Code prior to construction of a class V well and prior to injection of fluids
into a class V well for purposes of remediating ground water or soil
contamination.
(H) Unless otherwise
authorized under paragraph (C) of rule
3745-34-08 of the Administrative
Code, the injection of fluids into a class V well for purposes of remediating
ground water or soil contamination is authorized without a permit if all of the
following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The
injection of the fluid will comply with paragraph (A) of rule
3745-34-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(2) At
least thirty days prior to the commencement of injection activities a work plan
is submitted to the director that includes at least the following information:
(a) A description of the nature of the ground
water or soil contamination.
(b) A
description of the hydrogeology of the injection site.
(c) A detailed description of the proposed
remediation.
(d) A
description of the injection well or well point construction including a
description of all materials used.
(e) A
complete chemical analysis of the fluids to be injected.
(f) The volume of fluid to be injected and
rate of injection.
(g)
Ground water quality analysis results for the aquifer being treated.
(3) The owner submits to the
director all the following information monthly while fluids are being injected:
(a) A description of the fluids injected into
the class V well.
(b) The
volume of fluid injected into the class V well.
(c) The rate of injection of fluid into the
class V well.
(d) Any
monitoring results.
(4)
The owner submits to the director the information required by paragraph (M) of
this rule with the first report required by paragraph (H)(3) of this
rule.
(5) The
owner complies with paragraph (O) of this rule upon cessation of injection
activities.
(I)
Injection of fluids not specified in paragraphs (A) to (G) of this rule into
class V wells is authorized without a permit pursuant to section
6111.043 of the Revised Code.
Such injection is not authorized without a permit until the information
required under paragraph (M) of this rule is submitted to the director.
Authorization expires upon proper closure of the class V well in accordance
with paragraph (O) of this rule.
(J) All class V injection wells used to
dispose of storm water runoff constructed after April 23,
2009 shall be constructed so as to minimize the injection of contaminants
including, but not limited to, sediment, fecal matter, motor vehicle fluids,
fertilizer, and pesticides.
(K) A
class V well is not authorized to operate without a permit if:
(1) The owner failed or is failing to comply
with paragraph (A) of rule
3745-34-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(2) The
director requires a permit in accordance with rule
3745-34-12 of the Administrative
Code or closure in accordance with paragraph (O) of this rule. The
authorization to inject into a well without a permit expires upon receiving the
director's notification of the requirement to apply for a permit unless the
director's notification includes conditions to be followed by the owner for
injecting into the well until a permit is issued. Authorization to inject into
the well without a permit ceases if the director determines that the conditions
issued with the permit application notification are not being followed and
notifies the owner of this determination.
(3) The owner fails to submit the information
about the well in accordance with paragraph (M) of this rule. Authorization for
injection into the class V well without a permit resumes upon submittal of the
information in accordance with paragraph (M) of this rule.
(L) The director may require the owner or
operator of any class V injection well otherwise authorized by this rule to
apply for and obtain an individual or area UIC permit. Cases where individual
or area UIC permits may be required include:
(1) The injection well is not in compliance
with any requirement of this chapter pertaining to class V wells.
(2) The injection well is not or no longer is
within a category of wells and types of well operations authorized in this
rule.
(3) The
protection of the USDWs requires that the injection operation be regulated by
requirements, such as for corrective action, monitoring and reporting, or
operation, that are not contained in this rule.
(4) The injection well is present in the
drinking water source protection area for a public water supply.
(M) The owner or operator of any
class V well shall notify the director of the existence of any well under the
owner's or operator's control meeting the definition of a class V well
contained within paragraph (E) of rule
3745-34-04 of the Administrative
Code. The owner of a new class V well shall submit the notification within
thirty days of installing the well. Unless the owner has previously submitted
inventory information for a class V well to the director prior to
March 11, 2002, the owner shall submit the following
information for each well under the owner's control with the notification:
(1) Facility name, postal address of the well
location, and location of each well given by latitude and longitude to the
nearest second.
(2) Name
and address of legal contact.
(3)
Identification of the owner and operator of the well.
(4) Nature and type of well.
(5) Operating status of injection well.
(6) Date of completion of each well.
(7) Total depth of each well.
(8) Construction narrative.
(9)
Nature of the injected fluid.
(10)
Maintenance and inspection schedule.
(11) Average and maximum injection
rate.
(N) The director
may require the owner of a class V well to collect and submit other information
determined to be necessary to protect underground sources of drinking water.
(1) Such information collection and submittal
requirements may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Analyzing the ground water chemistry from
the underground source of drinking water for constituents that may be elevated
in due to the injection of
fluids into the class V well and periodically submitting the analysis results
to Ohio EPA.
(b)
Analyzing the fluids being injected into the well and periodically submitting
the results of the analysis.
(c)
Describing the geological layers through which and into which the injection is
taking place.
(d)
Conducting other analyses and submitting other information, if needed to
protect underground sources of drinking water.
(2)
Any request by the director
for the collection and submittal of information in paragraph (N)(1) of
this rule
will be in
writing and will include a brief statement on why and when the information is required to be collected
and submitted.
(3) The owner
is prohibited from using the injection well if the information required under
paragraph (N)(1) of this rule is not submitted within the time frame specified
by the director under paragraph (N)(2) of this rule. The owner shall only
resume injection into the well upon receiving a permit under rule
3745-34-12 of the Administrative
Code.
(O) All class V
wells undergoing closure shall be closed in compliance with rule
3745-34-07 of the Administrative
Code. Any soil, gravel, sludge, liquids, or other materials removed from or
adjacent to the well being closed shall be disposed of or managed in accordance
with all applicable federal, state, or local regulations and requirements.
(1) The owner of a class V well shall notify
the director of the intent to close the class V well at least thirty days prior
to commencing closure of the well.
(2) The intent to close notification for
class V wells used to inject industrial or other wastes shall include the
submission of a plan for closing the well that meets the requirements of this
paragraph. The submitted plan shall be followed during closure of the well.
This plan shall include:
(a) A copy of the
information required in paragraph (M) of this rule.
(b) Procedures for the removal of any solids
and sludge from the class V well being closed.
(c) Procedures for plugging the class V well.
This procedure shall be consistent with paragraph (A) of rule
3745-34-07 of the Administrative
Code and all other applicable federal, state, or local regulations and
requirements.
(d) Any
other information deemed necessary by the director to protect underground
sources of drinking water.
(3) Upon completion of closure, the owner of
class V wells that were used to inject industrial or other wastes shall, in
accordance with rule
3745-34-17 of the Administrative
Code, certify to the director in a report that the class V well was closed in
compliance with this rule.