Current through September 21, 2024
(a) No person, except when authorized by a
permit issued pursuant to the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and this
chapter, shall:
(i) Cause, threaten or allow
the discharge of any pollution or wastes into any groundwaters of the
State;
(ii) Alter the physical,
chemical, radiological, biological or bacteriological properties of the waters
of the state; or
(iii) Construct,
install, or operate any discharge system capable of causing or contributing to
pollution of groundwaters of the State.
(b) No person shall:
(i) Conduct any authorized injection activity
in a manner that results in a violation of any permit condition or
representations made in the application. A permit condition supersedes any
application content;
(ii) Conduct
any authorized injection activity in a manner that results in a movement of
fluids out of the receiver, including, but not limited to:
(A) No zone or interval other than that
represented as the discharge zone in the permit shall be used as a receiver for
the discharge;
(B) No uncased hole
may be used as a conduit for the discharge, excepting that portion of a hole in
the discharge zone; or
(C) No
annular space between the wall of the hole and casing in the hole may be used
as a conduit for the discharge, excepting in that portion of a hole in the
discharge zone; and
(iii) Construct, install, modify or improve
an authorized injection facility except in compliance with the permit
requirements.
(c) All
Class IV wells are prohibited.
(d)
No solvent wastes which are listed hazardous waste numbers F001, F002, F003,
F004, or F005 under
40 CFR
261.31 shall be injected underground in any
class I well unless those wastes are waste solvent mixtures that do not exceed
or are treated to not exceed the standards listed in Appendix A.
(e) No dioxin containing wastes which are
listed hazardous waste number F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, F027 or F028 under
40 CFR
261.31 shall be injected underground in any
well unless those wastes do not exceed, or are treated to not exceed the
standards listed in Appendix B.
(f)
Treatment to meet appendix A or B limitations shall be accomplished according
to a state hazardous waste treatment permit issued by the department. Dilution
is prohibited as a substitute for treatment of wastes listed in subsections (d)
and (e) above.
(g) No person shall
inject any hazardous waste which has been banned from land disposal pursuant to
40
CFR 268.41 or department regulations, as
applicable, unless:
(i) The hazardous waste
has first been treated to a concentration of less than the levels specified in
40
CFR 268.41 or 40 CFR 268 Appendix I, or
department regulations, as applicable; or
(ii) An exemption petition has been submitted
and approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under
40
CFR 148.20, or department regulations, as
applicable. After approval of such a petition, the operator is required to
comply with all conditions contained as part of the granting of the
petition.
