Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-34 - Underground Injection Control Program
Section 3745-34-53 - Corrective action for wells in the area of review
Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
For the purposes of class I hazardous waste wells, this rule applies in lieu of rule 3745-34-33 of the Administrative Code.
(A) As part of the permit to install or operate a class I injection well application, the owner or operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well shall submit a plan to the director outlining the protocol used to do the following:
(B) The owner or operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well shall identify the location of all wells within the area of review that penetrate the injection zone or the confining zone and in accordance with rules 3745-34-13 and 3745-34-59 of the Administrative Code, submit the following:
(C) The owner or operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well, shall as part of the application for a permit to drill or operate submit a plan consisting of such steps or modification as are necessary to prevent movement of fluids into or between USDWs, for wells that the director determines are improperly plugged, completed, or abandoned, or for which plugging or completion information is unavailable. Where the plan is adequate, the director shall incorporate the plan into the permit as a condition. Where the director's review of an application indicates that the permittee's plan is inadequate, the director may do one of the following:
(D) Any permit issued for an existing class I hazardous waste injection well requiring corrective action other than pressure limitations shall include a compliance schedule requiring any corrective action accepted or prescribed under this section. Any such compliance schedule shall provide for compliance as soon as possible but no later than two years following issuance of the permit and require observance of appropriate pressure limitations under paragraph (D)(2) of this rule until all other corrective action measures have been implemented.
(E) In determining the adequacy of corrective action proposed by the applicant under this rule and in determining the additional steps needed to prevent fluid movement into and between USDWS, the director will consider the following from, rule 3745-34-33 of the Administrative Code: