Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality
Chapter 9 - WYOMING GROUNDWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
Section 9-6 - Application Requirements
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 9-6
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) A complete application for a permit for the purpose of underground management of commercial, municipal and industrial wastes shall include the following:
(i) Complete identification including name,
address and telephone number of the owner/operator and the facility, and
location of the facility by section, township, range and county.
(ii) Type, source, and chemical, physical,
radiological and toxic characteristics of the discharge; and the management
procedure.
(iii) The name,
description, depth, geology and hydrology of the receiver; and fluid chemistry
of the receiver, including total dissolved solids.
(iv) A description of groundwater or receiver
testing procedures used.
(v) Water
quality information, including background water quality data, that will
facilitate the classification of any groundwater that may be affected by the
proposed discharge.
(vi) A listing
of the locations of all water wells in the area of review and the status of
each.
(vii) Construction and
engineering details of the facility.
(viii) Operating data.
(ix) Methods and procedures for inspection of
the facility and operations, and for detecting failure of the well(s) and
system in a timely fashion.
(x)
Information that shows that the discharge can be controlled and will not
migrate into other receivers or to the surface, or will not adversely affect
the quality of other water resources.
(xi) Maps and sections:
(A) Location;
(B) General geology;
(C) Area geohydrology.
(xii) Plans:
(A) For monitoring volume and chemistry of
the discharge, and water quality of nearby water wells.
(B) For monitoring injection and annular
fluid pressures of the discharge well and for minimizing the possibility of
fracturing confining strata above and below the discharge zone.
(C) Contingency plans to cope with all
shut-ins, malfunctions or well failures to prevent endangerment of
groundwater.
(xiii)
Documentation to show that the discharge will not impair existing water supply
sources or rights, be hazardous to public health or eliminate an opportunity to
economically recover or store valuable minerals or groundwater in the
receiver.
(xiv) The applicant will
affirmatively demonstrate or document mechanical integrity of the well or
system; and that the discharge is compatible with the receiver and fluids in
the receiver and the operation is in conformity with provisions and standards
of Quality Standards for Wyoming Groundwaters and
these regulations.
(xv) The
applicant will provide a written evaluation of alternative disposal practices
demonstrating that subsurface discharge is the best management
alternative.
(b) An application for a permit for the purpose of a special process discharge may be a copy of the application for an in situ mining permit meeting the requirements of Land Quality Rules and Regulations, Chapter 18, Section 2(a), and shall include but not be limited to:
(i) Complete
identification including name, address and telephone number of the
owner/operator and the facility, and location of the facility by section,
township, range and county.
(ii) A
site facility description and engineering and operating data, including:
(A) A map that accurately locates and
identifies the area and shows the discharge area boundaries and the locations
of all wells installed and planned by the owner/operator.
(B) Construction and engineering details of
the facility.
(C) A description of
the special process technique and method of operation to be used, and the fluid
to be injected.
(iii)
The name, geology, description and depth of the receiver; hydrologic
information including, but not limited to, direction and rate of water movement
in the receiver; and fluid chemistry of the receiver, including total dissolved
solids.
(iv) The location and
identification of each underground water use in the area of review.
(v) Water quality information, including
background water quality data, that will facilitate the classification of any
groundwater that may be affected by the proposed discharge.
(vi) Plans to monitor:
(A) Discharge operations;
(B) Quality parameters and fluid levels of
Groundwaters of the State in the vicinity of the discharge operation;
(C) Groundwater flow in the receiver in order
to promptly detect the arrival of waste or pollution at a monitor well
installed for this purpose.
(vii) Information that shows that the
proposed discharge can be controlled and will not migrate into other receivers
or to the surface through previously drilled wells; and will not migrate into
the water source area for any water supply well.
(viii) Methods and procedures for inspection
of the facility and operations, and for detecting failure of the well(s) and
system as required by the permit.
(ix) The applicant will affirmatively
demonstrate or document mechanical integrity of the well or system; and that
groundwater pollution that may result from a special process discharge can be
eliminated or reduced to an appropriate level, in conformity with provisions
and standards of Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations.
(c) A complete application for a permit for the purpose of artificial recharge or a miscellaneous discharge shall include the following:
(i) Complete
identification including name, address and telephone number of the
owner/operator and the facility, and location of the facility by section,
township, range and county.
(ii) A
map of the area showing the location of the discharge facility in relation to
nearby communities and residences, water wells and other pertinent features,
and geology.
(iii) The name, depth,
geology of the receiver; hydrology of an aquifer-receiver; and fluid chemistry
of the receiver, including total dissolved solids.
(iv) Type, source, and chemical, physical,
radiological and toxic characteristics of the discharge.
(v) Water quality information, including
background water quality data, that will facilitate the classification of any
groundwater that may be affected by the proposed discharge.
(vi) Construction and engineering details of
the facility, and operating data.
(vii) Other relevant information that the
Administrator determines necessary as would be required for an application of
Section 6. (a) or (b)
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