Ohio Admin. Code 3745-34-07 - Prohibition of movement of fluid into underground sources of drinking water
(A) No owner shall
construct, operate, maintain, convert, plug, abandon, or conduct any other
injection activity in a manner that allows the movement of fluid containing any
contaminant into an underground source of drinking water, if the presence of
that contaminant may cause an exceedance in the underground source of drinking
water of any primary drinking water standard established under Chapter 3745-81
of the Administrative Code or may otherwise adversely affect the health of
persons. The applicant for a permit shall
have
has the burden of showing that the
requirements of this paragraph are met.
(B) Injection into a Class V well shall not
cause the migration of contaminants in a manner or at concentrations that cause
an exceedance of water quality standards as established in Chapter 3745-01 of
the Administrative Code.
(C) For
class I wells, if any water quality monitoring of an underground source of
drinking water indicates the movement of any contaminant into the underground
source of drinking water, except as authorized under this chapter, the director
shall
may
prescribe such additional requirements for construction, corrective action,
operation, monitoring, or reporting (including closure of the injection well)
as are necessary to prevent such movement. These additional requirements shall
be imposed by modifying the permit in accordance with rule
3745-34-23 of the Administrative
Code or the permit may be terminated under rule
3745-34-24 of the Administrative
Code if cause exists, or appropriate enforcement action may be taken if the
permit has been violated.
(D) For
class V wells, if at any time the director learns that a class V well may cause
an exceedance of any primary drinking water standard established under Chapter
3745-81 of the Administrative Code or cause an adverse ecological impact per
paragraph (B) of this rule, the director shall
may:
(1) Require the injector to obtain an
individual permit;
.
(2)
Order the injector to take such actions (including where required closure of
the injection well) as may be necessary to prevent or correct the
violation; or
.
(3) Take
enforcement action.
(E)
Whenever the director learns that a class V well may be otherwise adversely
affecting the health of persons, the director may prescribe such actions as may
be necessary to prevent the adverse effect, including any action authorized
under paragraph (C) of this rule.
(F) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this rule, the director may take emergency action upon receipt of information
that a contaminant which is present in or is likely to enter a public water
system may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of
persons.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 6111.043
Rule Amplifies: 6111.043
Prior Effective Dates: 12/15/1982, 07/25/1984, 04/23/2009
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