Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL
Subchapter E - STANDARDS FOR CLASS III WELLS
Section 331.85 - Reporting Requirements

Universal Citation: 30 TX Admin Code § 331.85

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) Annual report. The permittee shall submit annually, by January 31st, a report including:

(1) an updated map of the area of review showing locations of newly constructed or newly discovered wells that penetrate the production zone within the area of review, not included in the technical report accompanying the permit application or in later reports; and

(2) a tabulation of data as required by § 331.122(2)(B) of this title (relating to Class III Wells) for wells within the area of review that penetrate the production zone;

(3) For Class III uranium mining permits:
(A) an update of the cost estimate for well closure and groundwater restoration;

(B) an updated mine map;

(C) an updated mining schedule;

(D) an inventory of all injection, production, baseline, and monitor wells; and

(E) a document, signed by the owner or operator, or his or her designated representative, that the inventory of wells required in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph is true and correct to the best of his or her knowledge.

(b) Except for routine monitoring required in § 331.84(d) of this title (relating to Monitoring Requirements), results of required monitoring shall be maintained on site and reported to the executive director upon request or as specified in the permit.

(c) Results of mechanical integrity and any other periodic test required by the executive director shall be reported upon request or as specified in the permit.

(d) Monitoring may be reported on a project or field basis rather than on an individual well basis where manifold monitoring is used.

(e) Routine monitoring data required in § 331.84(c) and (d) of this title shall be reported at least quarterly to the executive director on a form provided by the executive director and in accordance with the form completion instructions. These reports must be postmarked no later than the tenth day of the following reporting period.

(f) In the event an excursion is verified in a designated monitor well, the permittee shall submit a written remedial action report at least every month to include for each well affected:

(1) an explanation of required and other actions since the verifying analysis was taken. The explanation should include the date on which actions were initiated and completed;

(2) a description of actions to be taken during the following report period;

(3) sample analysis results for control parameters;

(4) permittee's efforts to define the extent and probable cause of the presence of mining solutions in a designated monitor well.

(g) The first report required by subsection (f) of this section shall include a groundwater analysis in the manner required by § 331.106(2) of this title (relating to Remedial Action for Excursion). A copy of all reports shall be mailed to the executive director, postmarked within two days of the end of each report period. The first report period shall begin with the day the presence of mining solution in a designated Monitor Well is verified. The permittee shall continue to make remedial action reports until clean-up is accomplished.

(h) Copies of all data required under this section shall be maintained at the permitted facility such that these documents are available for inspection at all times by the executive director.

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