N.M. Admin. Code § 20.6.2.5360 - INFORMATION TO BE EVALUATED BY THE DIRECTOR
This section sets forth the information which must be
evaluated by the
A. Prior to the issuance of a permit for an
existing Class I hazardous waste injection well to operate or the construction
or conversion of a new Class I hazardous waste injection well , the director
shall review the following to assure that the requirements of
20.6.2.5000 through 20.6.2.5399
NMAC are met:
(1) information required in
20.6.2.5102 NMAC;
(2) a map showing the injection well for
which a permit is sought and the applicable area of review; within the area of
review, the map must show the number or name and location of all producing
wells, injection wells, abandoned wells, dry holes, surface bodies of water ,
springs, mines (surface and subsurface), quarries, water wells and other
pertinent surface features, including residences and roads; the map should also
show faults, if known or suspected;
(3) a tabulation of all wells within the area
of review which penetrate the proposed injection zone or confining zone ; such
data shall include a description of each well 's type, construction, date
drilled, location, depth, record of plugging or completion and any additional
information the director may require;
(4) the protocol followed to identify, locate
and ascertain the condition of abandoned wells within the area of review which
penetrate the injection or the confining zones;
(5) maps and cross-sections indicating the
general vertical and lateral limits of all groundwater of the state of New
Mexico within the area of review, their position relative to the injection
formation and the direction of water movement, where known, in each groundwater
of the state of New Mexico which may be affected by the proposed
injection ;
(6) maps and
cross-sections detailing the geologic structure of the local area;
(7) maps and cross-sections illustrating the
regional geologic setting;
(8)
proposed operating data:
(a) average and
maximum daily rate and volume of the fluid to be injected; and
(b) average and maximum injection
pressure;
(9) proposed
formation testing program to obtain an analysis of the chemical, physical and
radiological characteristics of and other information on the injection
formation and the confining zone ;
(10) proposed stimulation program;
(11) proposed injection procedure;
(12) schematic or other appropriate drawings
of the surface and subsurface construction details of the well ;
(13) contingency plans to cope with all
shut-ins or well failures so as to prevent migration of fluids into any
groundwater of the state of New Mexico;
(14) plans (including maps) for meeting
monitoring requirements of
20.6.2.5358 NMAC;
(15) for wells within the area of review
which penetrate the injection zone or the confining zone but are not properly
completed or plugged, the corrective action to be taken under
20.6.2.5354 NMAC;
(16) construction procedures including a
cementing and casing program, well materials specifications and their life
expectancy, logging procedures, deviation checks, and a drilling, testing and
coring program; and
(17) a
demonstration pursuant to
20.6.2.5320 NMAC, that the
applicant has the resources necessary to close, plug or abandon the well and
for post-closure care.
B. Prior to the director 's granting approval
for the operation of a Class I hazardous waste injection well , the owner or
operator shall submit and the director shall review the following information,
which shall be included in the completion report:
(1) all available logging and testing program
data on the well ;
(2) a
demonstration of mechanical integrity pursuant to
20.6.2.5358 NMAC;
(3) the anticipated maximum pressure and flow
rate at which the permittee will operate;
(4) the results of the injection zone and
confining zone testing program as required in Paragraph (9) of Subsection A of
20.6.2.5360 NMAC;
(5) the actual injection procedure;
(6) the compatibility of injected waste with
fluids in the injection zone and minerals in both the injection zone and the
confining zone and with the materials used to construct the well ;
(7) the calculated area of review based on
data obtained during logging and testing of the well and the formation, and
where necessary revisions to the information submitted under Paragraphs (2) and
(3) of Subsection A of
20.6.2.5360 NMAC;
(8) the status of corrective action on wells
identified in Paragraph (15) of Subsection A of
20.6.2.5360 NMAC; and
(9) evidence that the permittee has obtained
an exemption under 40 C.F.R. Part 148, Subpart C for the hazardous wastes
permitted for disposal through underground injection .
C. Prior to granting approval for the
plugging and abandonment (i.e., closure) of a Class I
hazardous waste injection well , the director shall review the information
required in Paragraph (4) of Subsection A of
20.6.2.5361 NMAC and Subsection A
of 20.6.2.5362 NMAC.
D. Any permit issued for a Class I hazardous
waste injection well for disposal on the premises where the waste is generated
shall contain a certification by the owner or operator that:
(1) the generator of the hazardous waste has
a program to reduce the volume or quantity and toxicity of such waste to the
degree determined by the generator to be economically practicable;
and
(2) injection of the waste is
that practicable method of disposal currently available to the generator which
minimizes the present and future threat to human health and the
environment.
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