Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-54 - Production (Transferred from 1040-04)
Chapter 0400-54-01 - Pollution and Safety Controls (Transferred from 1040-04)
Section 0400-54-01-.10 - DISPOSAL OF SALT WATER

(1) Underground injection is the preferred form of disposal of salt water, provided, however, that such injection is permitted by appropriate State and Federal agencies.

(2) Produced salt water may either be injected into a subsurface formation(s) productive of hydrocarbons, if part of an approved secondary recovery project, into a subsurface formation(s) not productive of hydrocarbons, if through an approved salt water disposal well, or else may be transported off-lease to an authorized salt water disposal facility if prior approval has been granted by the Department.

(3) Produced salt water shall not be put in any unlined pit, pond, lake or depression, or in any other place in a manner that shall constitute a pollution hazard to the waters of the State including ground water. .

(4) No salt water or fracturing liquids shall be discharged to or disposed of at the land surface where they can enter surface water or ground water, unless such discharge is permitted by appropriate State and Federal agencies. Salt water or fracturing liquids discharged to and temporarily stored in lined pits shall be removed before they can leak into underground water.

(5) All pits or ditches used for temporary storage or transport of salt water shall be lined with an impermeable man-made liner in accordance with the liner requirements specified in subparagraph (2)(g) of Rule 0400-53-03-.02.