Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-9-C616 - Individual Permits; Application for Individual Permits

A. Unless an underground injection well is authorized by rule under R18-9-I650, all injection activities including construction of an injection well are prohibited until the owner or operator is authorized by permit. Authorization by rule for a well or project that has submitted a permit application terminates for the well or project upon the effective date of the permit. Procedures for applications, issuance, and administration of emergency permits are found exclusively under R18-9-C625.

B. When a facility or activity is owned by one person but is operated by another person, it is the operator's duty to obtain a permit.

C. Any person who performs or proposes an underground injection for which a permit is or will be required shall submit an application to the Director in accordance with the Arizona UIC program as follows:

1. For existing wells, as expeditiously as practicable.

2. For new injection wells, except new wells authorized by an existing area permit under R18-9-C624(C), at a reasonable time before construction is expected to begin.

D. All applicants for Class I, II, III, and V permits shall provide the following information to the Director, using the application form provided by the Director. Applicants for Class VI permits shall follow the criteria provided in R18-9-J657 .

1. Activities conducted by the applicant which require a permit;

2. Name, mailing address, and location of the facility for which the application is submitted;

3. Up to four NAICS codes which best reflect the principal products or services provided by the facility;

4. The operator's name, address, telephone number, ownership status, and status as Federal, State, private, public, or other entity;

5. A listing of all state and federal environmental permits or construction approvals received or applied for and other relevant environmental permits;

6. A topographic map (or other map if a topographic map is unavailable) extending one mile beyond the property boundaries of the source depicting the facility and each of its intake and discharge structures; each of its hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities; each well where fluids from the facility are injected underground; and those wells, springs, and other surface water bodies, and drinking water wells listed in public records or otherwise known to the applicant within a quarter mile of the facility property boundary;

7. A brief description of the nature of the business;

8. A plugging and abandonment plan that meets the requirements of R18-9-B614 and is acceptable to the Director;

9. A listing of any historic property or potential historic property as defined by R12-8-301.

E. Applicants shall keep records of all data used to complete permit applications and any supplemental information submitted under this Section for a period of at least three years from the date the application is signed.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-9-C616

New Section made by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 1903, effective 9/6/2022.