Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality
Chapter 9 - WYOMING GROUNDWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
Section 9-9 - Special Permit Conditions

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 9-9

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) A permit for a discharge of commercial, municipal or industrial wastes shall include the following requirements, in addition to the requirements of Section 8:

(i) A requirement that the Administrator be notified as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours after either a significant leak in the casing or tubing, or fluid movement out of the discharge zone has been detected and verified.

(ii) A condition that pollution or waste that migrates into an aquifer containing a useable Groundwater of the State is a violation of the permit.

(iii) A condition that the subsurface discharge or operations will terminate immediately if mechanical integrity of the well or system fails and/or a leak or unauthorized fluid movement occurs.

(b) A permit for a discharge for the purpose of artificial recharge or a miscellaneous discharge shall include the following requirements in addition to the requirements of Section 8:

(i) A requirement that the Administrator be notified as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after mechanical integrity of the well or system has failed or groundwater pollution is detected and verified.

(ii) A condition that pollution or waste resulting from a miscellaneous discharge, excepting a discharge or operation of limited time and scope described in Section 3. (c) (iii) (H) of these regulations, that migrates into an aquifer containing useable Groundwater of the State is a violation of the permit.

(iii) A condition that a discharge or operation of limited time and scope be evaluated periodically by the Administrator for permit compliance; non-compliance is a permit violation.

(iv) A condition that the subsurface discharge or operation can be terminated by authority of the Administrator for one or more permit violations.

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