Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 704.162 - Area Permits
a) The
Agency may issue a permit on an area basis, rather than for each injection well
individually, provided that the permit is for injection wells for which each of
the following is true:
1) The injection wells
are described and identified by location in permit applications, if they are
existing injection wells, except that the Agency may accept a single
description of multiple injection wells with substantially the same
characteristics;
2) The injection
wells are within the same well field, facility site, reservoir, project, or
similar unit in the same state;
3)
The injection wells are operated by a single owner or operator;
4) The injection wells are used to inject
other than hazardous waste; and
5)
The injection wells are other than Class VI injection wells.
b) Area permits must specify both
of the following:
1) The area within which
underground injections are authorized; and
2) The requirements for construction,
monitoring, reporting, operation, and abandonment for all wells authorized by
the permit.
c) The area
permit may authorize the permittee to construct and operate, convert, or plug
and abandon new injection wells within the permit area provided the following
conditions are fulfilled:
1) The permittee
notifies the Agency at such time as the permit requires;
2) The additional well satisfies the criteria
in subsection (a) and meets the requirements specified in the permit under
subsection (b); and
3) The
cumulative effects of drilling and operation of additional injection wells are
considered by the Agency during evaluation of the area permit application and
are acceptable to the Agency.
d) If the Agency determines that any well
constructed pursuant to subsection (c) does not satisfy the requirements of
subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2), the Agency may modify the permit under 35 Ill.
Adm. Code
702.183 through
702.185, seek
revocation under 35 Ill. Adm. Code
702.186, or take
enforcement action. If the Agency determines that cumulative effects are
unacceptable, the permit may be modified under 35 Ill. Adm. Code
702.183 through
702.185.
Notes
Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 1613, effective January 20, 2012
BOARD NOTE: Derived from 40 CFR 144.33 (2017).
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