(a) It is the
operator's responsibility to make application for and obtain a permit in
accordance with these regulations. Each application must be submitted with all
supporting data.
(b) A complete
application for a Class I well shall include:
(i) A brief description of the nature of the
business and the activities to be conducted that require the applicant to
obtain a permit under this chapter.
(ii) The name, address and telephone number
of the operator, and the operator's ownership status and status as a Federal,
State, private, public or other entity.
(iii) The name address and telephone number
of the facility. Additionally, the location of the facility shall be identified
by section, township, range and county, and whether or not it is located on
Indian lands.
(iv) A calculation of
the area of review, which requires the calculation of the cone of influence and
the area of the ultimate limit of emplaced waste.
(A) The formula for determining the cone of
influence is:
r = 2.25 KHt 1/2
@ @ S10x @
@ @ @ where: x = W - B 4PKH
@ G @ @ 2.3Q @
@r = Radius of the cone of influence of an injection well
(feet)
K = Hydraulic conductivity of the injection zone
(feet/day)
H = Thickness of the injection zone (feet)
t = Time of injection (days)
S = Storage coefficient (dimensionless)
Q = Injection rate (cubic feet/day)
B = Original hydrostatic head of injection zone (feet)
measured from the base of the injection zone
W = Hydrostatic head of underground source of drinking water
(feet) measured from the base of the injection zone
G = Specific gravity of fluid in the injection zone
(dimensionless)
P = 3.142 (dimensionless)
(B) A volume calculation to determine the
maximum area that the injected waste could occupy shall be submitted on all new
Class I wells. This calculation deter mines the total amount of void space
around the well and assumes that the injected fluid completely displaces the
formation water.
(C) A Class I
non-hazardous waste well's area of review shall never be less than one-quarter
(1/4) mile, the cone of influence, or the area of emplaced waste, whichever is
greatest.
(D) A Class I hazardous
waste well's area of review shall never be less than two (2) miles, the cone of
influence, or the area of emplaced waste, whichever is greatest.
(E) All Areas of Review shall be legally
described by Township, Range and Section to the nearest 1/4 1/4 of a
section.
(v) Information
about the proposed facility, including:
(A) A
description of the substances proposed to be discharged, including type,
source, and chemical, physical, radiological and toxic characteristics;
and
(B) Construction and
engineering details in accordance with Section 11 of this chapter.
(vi) Information, including the
name, description, depth and geology of the receiver and confining zone and the
hydrology, fluid chemistry, fluid pressure, temperature, fracture pressure and
the total dissolved solids (TDS) in the receiver.
(vii) Water quality information, including
background water quality data, which will facilitate the classification of any
groundwaters which may be affected by the proposed discharge. This must include
information necessary for the Water Quality Division to classify the receiver
as class VI under Chapter VIII Section 4(d)(9) of the Wyoming Water Quality
Rules and Regulations.
(viii) A
topographic and other pertinent maps, extending at least one (1) mile beyond
the property boundaries of the facility, but never less than the area of
review, depicting:
(A) The facility and each
of its intake and discharge structures;
(B) Each of its hazardous waste treatment,
storage, or disposal facilities;
(C) Each well where fluids from the facility
are injected underground;
(D) Other
wells, springs, and surfacewater bodies, and drinking water wells listed in
public records or otherwise known to the applicant within a minimum one-quarter
(1/4) mile of the facility property boundary, or further, as the administrator
may determine is necessary; and
(E)
General geology and hydrogeology in the area.
(ix) A list of other relevant permits,
whether Federal or State, that the facility has been required to obtain, such
as construction permits.
(x) A
listing of all wells that penetrate the confining zone and are within the area
of review, and records of plugging or completion, sufficient to satisfy the
administrator as to the adequacy of the plugging or completion.
(A) For those wells that the administrator
determines have not been adequately plugged, completed, or abandoned, or for
wells which lack supporting information, the applicant shall also submit a plan
to prevent movement of fluids into Underground Source of Drinking Waters
through these wells, and this plan, after approval or modification by the
administrator, shall be incorporated as a permit condition.
(xi) Detailed plans for:
(A) Monitoring volume and chemistry of the
discharge, and water quality of water wells within the area of
review;
(B) Monitoring injection
and annular pressures in the well, to minimize the potential for fracturing of
the confining zone and below the receiver; and
(C) Corrective action to cope with alarms,
shut-downs, malfunctions or well failures, so as to prevent endangerment of
groundwater.
(xii)
Information sufficient to demonstrate mechanical integrity of the well, and
compatibility between the proposed discharge and the well material.
(xiii) Information sufficient to demonstrate
compliance with Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 of this chapter.
(xiv) All applications for permits shall be
signed by a responsible officer as follows:
(A) For a corporation - by a responsible
corporate officer. For the purpose of this section, a responsible corporate
officer means:
(1) A President, Secretary,
Treasurer, or Vice President of the corporation in charge of a principal
business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision
making functions for the corporation; or
(2) The manager of one or more manufacturing,
production, or operating facilities employing more than 250 persons or having
gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25 million (in second quarter
1980 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to
the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.
(B) For a partnership or sole proprietorship
-- by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively;
(C) For a municipality, state, federal or
other public agency -- by either the principal executive officer or ranking
elected official.
(xv)
The application shall contain the following certification by the person signing
the application:
"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all
attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with
a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and
evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for
gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."
(c) All relevant data used to
complete permit applications shall be kept for a minimum of three (3) years
from the date of signing.
